The Morning After: A smartphone that feels like paper?
Realme, the sister brand of Oppo and OnePlus, has revealed its new flagship GT 2 Pro, and the most notable feature may not be a tech spec, but literally how it feels. The body of the phone uses an eco-friendly bio-polymer material on its back cover. It’s…
‘Problematic’ smartphone use during pandemic linked to lost sense of control, negative thinking
Time spent using digital devices like smartphones has increased exponentially since the start of the pandemic, negatively impacting the physical and mental health of those who engage in “excessive” use, new research has found. A study by researchers in…
What Exactly Is the Metaverse? The Simplest Explanation of What It Means for Fashion
Welcome to the metaverse 101, your lesson in understanding that thing that keeps coming up in the news, as the new icon when you open Facebook and Instagram…and that most are feigning their comprehension of. Sure, Ralph Lauren released a Roblox-only…
Sci-fi Lucid Air offers Tesla performance, European style
Woodside, California — In 2017 I hustled across Skyline Boulevard here in an American-made, electric, 680-horsepower Tesla Model S P100D. The car was hypnotic — a new standard for luxury that blew away rivals like Mercedes S-class and the BMW 7-series in…
2021 Notebook: Redrawing the conversation about race
After 2020 became a year of racial reckoning with the public killing of George Floyd and the protests of injustices against Black people, 2021 offered what can best be described as a follow-up year — a continuation of some familiar story threads with…
Panama City man charged with sex with a minor at department store where he worked
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly having sex with a minor at the department store where he worked in August. According to a Panama City Police Department news release, Kendel Glover, 42, has been charged with unlawful…
PayPal, PACE Enable Mobile Fuel Payments
German-based mobile fuel station payments provider PACE Telematics has joined forces with PayPal to enable mobile payments at fuel pumps with a smartphone or, in Europe, an Apple Watch or Android smartwatch, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 22) press…
GT 2 Pro is the Realme’s First Truly Premium Flagship Phone
Realme may be better known for midrange and budget devices, but it has been teasing the launch of its first premium smartphone, the Realme GT 2 Pro, for a few weeks now. The Realme GT 2 series will be launching on January 4. As per the company, its new…
Microchip implanted under the skin could be your COVID vaccine passport
ORLANDO, Fla. — A rice-sized microchip implanted under your skin could become your vaccine passport. A Swedish tech startup says its device could be customized to display people’s COVID-19 vaccination records, according to a video the South China Post…
Level teases a new keypad that works with its smart lock lineup
Level teased a new keypad product on its website today (via HomeKit News) that will give owners of the company’s elegant and discreet Level Touch smart locks another way to access their homes. The Level Keypad will also apparently work with previous…