Facebook and TikTok block Russian state media in Europe : NPR
Facebook’s parent company Meta said in a statement that it had received requests from a number of governments and the European Union “to take further steps in relation to Russian state controlled media.” Jenny Kane/AP file photo hide…
Oppo’s New Fast Charger Can Charge Your Phone in Just 15 Minutes
Image: Oppo Batteries still suck, which means that any and all innovations regarding capacity and charging times will always be big news. At Mobile World Congress 2022, which gets underway in Barcelona this week, Oppo will be showing off its new speedy…
Get a 100% charge in under 10 minutes
TL;DR Oppo has announced 240W charging technology at MWC 2022. This delivers a 100% charge in under ten minutes. The smartphone industry has been pushing ever faster charging speeds in the last few years, going from 30W, 50W, and 65W to 80W, 100W, and…
This $300 Phone Made Me More Present Than My iPhone Ever Could
The Light Phone 2 doesn’t highlight the highest-end specs like Apple’s iPhone 13 or Samsung’s Galaxy S22. Instead, its best features are actually what it doesn’t have. It purposely lacks many familiar phone tools like a camera and…
Snapdragon X70 modem connects to every band
TL;DR Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon X70 modem. This tiny chip will allow your future smartphone to connect to every commercial cellular band. Like its predecessor, it has peak speeds of 10Gbps on a 5G connection. When you buy a smartphone in…
Here’s How News Outlets Will Cover President Biden’s State of the Union Address
By A.J. Katz on Feb. 28, 2022 – 3:49 PM All of the major cable and broadcast linear and streaming news outlets will feature live coverage and real-time analysis of President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address and the Republican response…
Cherokee on a smartphone: Part of a drive to save a language
By itself, being able to read smartphone home screens in Cherokee won’t be enough to safeguard the Indigenous language, endangered after a long history of erasure. But it might be a step toward immersing younger tribal citizens in the language spoken by…
OnePlus 10 Pro US release date officially coming at end of March
After two months of waiting, the OnePlus 10 Pro is now officially coming to the U.S., U.K. and many more counties at the end of March, the company announced today at the MWC 2022 conference. The phone’s design, specs and special features were…
How tech could help out endangered languages like Cherokee
By itself, being able to read smartphone home screens in Cherokee won’t be enough to safeguard the Indigenous language, endangered… By itself, being able to read smartphone home screens in Cherokee won’t be enough to safeguard the Indigenous language,…
Comedian Turned President Volodymyr Zelensky Rises to the Moment
When Volodymyr Zelensky was elected President of Ukraine in 2019, a lot of people thought it was a joke. An actor and comedian with no political experience, Zelensky was seen as a lightweight. He had come to national prominence as the producer and star…