Can the Minimalist Light Phone 2 Replace my iPhone? I Switched for a Week
The Light Phone 2 isn’t about highlighting the highest-end specs like the iPhone 13 or the Galaxy S22. Instead, it’s all about what it doesn’t have. It purposely lacks many familiar phone tools like a camera and internet browser because…
What the Russian media is saying about the war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — As the invasion of Ukraine continued on Friday morning, including near the capital city, Kyiv, one of Russia’s leading television stations aired a history lesson on an 18th century battle between German and Russian forces in Poland. It was…
Hong Kong starts vaccine requirement for restaurants, stores | News, Sports, Jobs
Residents queue up to get tested for the coronavirus at a temporary testing center for COVID-19 in Hong Kong, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Hong Kong started requiring proof of vaccination on Thursday to enter public places such as…
Firehose of disinformation foreseen by Biden administration appears to have been uncorked amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the messages, videos and photos flying across Twitter TWTR, +0.89%, Facebook FB, +1.39% and Telegram, some are real, horrifying images of this war, while others had been lurking on the internet for years before Russia launched…
Qualcomm’s smartphone SoC market share rises to 30%, but MediaTek still leads
The global smartphone AP/SoC market grew by 5% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to new research from Counterpoint. Unsurprisingly, demand for 5G smartphone SoCs continued to grow and accounted for almost half of the total SoC shipments during…
Paul Bettany Says It Was ‘Embarrassing’ for Texts with Johnny Depp to Be Used in Libel Court Case
Amber Heard Karwai Tang/WireImage; Arthur Mola/Invision/AP/Shutterstock; Daniele Venturelli / Getty From L to R: Amber Heard; Paul Bettany; Johnny Depp Paul Bettany is recalling having his text exchanges with Johnny Depp being gone over by lawyers in the…
The scene at the MLB negotiations: Here’s what it’s like covering the players/owners meetings in Florida
Get 108 StitchesAn email newsletter about everything baseball from the Globe’s Red Sox reporters, in your inbox weekly (and when news breaks) during the offseason. Identities get confirmed (“that’s Lance McCullers, with the ponytail”) and, with…
Data Doctors: Ditch your scanner with these apps
A: The quality of the optics and the power of the processors in today’s smartphones allows them to do extraordinary things, including depositing checks in the bank and various forms of document scanning. Not only can they get the job done, but they’re…
iPhone took 44% of total global smartphone revenue in 2021, Apple’s highest share ever
Apple’s revolutionary iPhone led in 2021 global smartphone market revenue with annual revenue of $196 billion. That’s 44% of total global smartphone revenue in 2021, Apple’s highest share ever. The pro camera system on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max…
2022 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R facelift launched at Rs 5.40 lakh
© Nikhil Puthran 2022 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R facelift launched at Rs 5.40 lakh – Available in 1.0-litre and 1.2-litre petrol engine options in both manual and AGS options – Offers a dual-tone option in the top-spec variant Maruti Suzuki has…