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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The weird way Alabama’s embryo ruling takes on artificial wombs A ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court last week that frozen embryos count as children is sending “shock waves” through the fertility industry and stoking fears that in vitro fertilization is getting swept up into the abortion debate. The Alabama legal ruling is clearly animated by religion. But what hasn’t gotten much notice is the court’s specific argument that an embryo is a child “regardless of its location.” This could…
Jealous much? I’m addressing iPhone 14 owners. I realize this may sound like I am scoffing at them, but I’m not.It’s just that in the last couple of days, there’s a thing that might get iPhone 14 owners somewhat irritated and angry. This time, the menace comes from the last place one could expect – from within. See, it’s not about Android or what Google said; the blow comes from Apple itself.Apple delivers huge post-release iPhone 15 surprise that’ll make iPhone 14 users jealous – this is what I’m referring to.Apple said the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Pro’s battery…
Apart from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) and some Pink Floyd albums, AI is as close to magic as we can get right now as a civilization. But for the magic to happen, we need AI chips – there’s a whole AI infrastructure that keeps the AI lights on and ensures that the Galaxy AI tools in our Galaxy S24, for example, work properly.Currently, Nvidia dominates the AI market, but there’s competition ahead.Nvidia identifies Huawei as a top competitor in the AI chips production field (and several more areas) for the first time in a filing with the Securities…
It’s Friday once again, so happy Friday! Yep, for most of us, regular, not workaholic people, Friday is probably the most anticipated day of the week. We even bet some people have been waiting for Friday ever since they went to bed on Sunday night. After all, Friday is the beacon of hope, signaling that you are mere hours away from reclaiming your freedom from your mundane 9-to-5 job or school.But you know what would make this Friday even more special? And no, ‘more beer’ is not the answer we were looking for, although it’s an extremely incredible and valid…
The judges pounced on what they called the “latent implication” of the defense’s argument. What about a baby growing in an artificial womb? Would it also not count as a person, they asked, just because it’s not “in utero”? According to their ruling, the wrongful-death act “applies to all unborn children, regardless of their location,” and “no exception” can be made for embryos regardless of their age, even if they’ve been in deep freeze for a decade. Nor does the law exclude any type of “extrauterine children” science can conceive. It’s common for judges to wrestle with complex questions as…
MacRumors reports that several of its readers have reported that Bluetooth is spotty on the iPhone 15. Complaints can also be found on Reddit and Apple Community forums regarding the problem.Since ios 17 I have been having frequent disconnects in my car (no carplay. BMW 2014) bluetooth for calls. I make a hands free call in my car and after a few seconds bluetooth disconnects and I have manually switch to the speaker in my Iphone. I have had this car since new and I switch iphones almost every year and usually the release x.0 has some bluetooth problems, but…
Mariam, one of the mothers in the camp, has two girls, five and four years old, and her greatest wish is that they get an education. She herself stopped her schooling at the sixth grade. “Reading and writing,” she said through an interpreter, “is the most important thing in life.” A focus on resilience Sesame Street premiered in the United States in 1969 with a social mission born out of the civil rights movement and President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society: to level the playing field for poor kids by bringing early learning into the home for free. The show debuted…
The most grandiose mobile technology expo in nearly upon us and PhoneArena’s team on the MWC 2024 showfloor will be relaying all of the groundbreaking announcements and device demonstrations back to you!After a brief hiatus, the Mobile World Congress was back in full force in Barcelona last year and we had a fun time exploring all the booths and surprise technology coming both from the big brands and from small but innovative shop announcements. This year, the MWC 2024 expo is shaping up to be even more exciting, riding on the wave of the AI revolution that promises to make lives…
Xiaomi 14 Ultra is one of the newest flagship smartphones revealed in China. Coincidence or not, Huawei also had a similar event scheduled for February 22 where it introduced its new foldable smartphone, the Pocket 2.Although both devices are certainly the stars of the month, there’s one other device that’s worth our attention, the Xiaomi Pad 6S Pro. Fans of the brand will immediately recognize the familiar shape, as the tablet retains the design of the Pad 6 series tablets.What’s important is that this is actually a flagship tablet with a very good price. Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen…
Google has updated the user interface for signing in to or signing up for Google Accounts, the search giant announced this week. The new Google sign-in page on web and mobile features a new design that comes in line with the Material Design language specific to the company’s other products.According to Google, no changes have been implemented apart from those in visual appearance, so there are no functionality impacts or other changes of that nature.The visual changes aren’t as big as one might expect, but that’s a good thing considering how easy is to confuse someone who has been using…
Spring is not yet here, but the rumors are becoming wilder and wilder. First, the OnePlus, Oppo partnership with Hasselblad was allegedly to be ending (the vivo/Zeiss collaboration was also said to be done), which sparked many discussions on the topic.Now, someone on X/Twitter claims that Gmail, of all things, is shutting down (via Android Central). There’s a viral post that shows a message relaying that Google will sunset Gmail later in 2024:“As of August 1, 2024, Gmail will officially be sunsetted, marking the end of its service. This means Gmail will no longer support sending, receiving, or storing emails”,…
A couple of weeks back, we told you about a top Amazon deal on the Bang & Olufsen Beosound Explore. Back then, you could save $119 on this amazing 2021-released speaker in Black Anthracite. Fast forward to today, the time-sensitive deal keeps rolling, allowing you to score $115 in savings on the speaker in Navy. As a limited-time deal, this might go poof before we know it. So, if you’d like a portable Bluetooth speaker with a premium design, 360-degree sound, and ultra-portable form, know that you can’t go wrong by picking this B&O gem. Savings-wise, this 46% markdown seems…
There’s no doubt that the big news of the day was the outage that took AT&T down early in the morning on Thursday. Subscribers of MVNOs using AT&T’s network to deliver service, such as Cricket, also found themselves having to deal with the great wireless outage of 2024. While Verizon and T-Mobile stated that their networks were up and had never gone out, subscribers of the pair were unable to connect to friends and family using AT&T. That gave the illusion that all three major carriers were out.Consumers were so worried about not being able to make a 911 call…
The camera is one of the most important features in a smartphone — we use it to capture memorabilia, to video chat, to share funny sights in our Instagram stories, show off the ‘fit, or whatever else. Sure, some users have other priorities — camera often ranks third on the importance list, behind battery life and display. But, it’s a huge part of the device, and there’s a good reason why most of us no longer own a point-and-shoot camera.But what are we even looking for? What makes a bad smartphone camera bad and a good smartphone camera good? Don’t…
Customers of numerous U.S. cell service providers reported outages and other service problems early Thursday morning, according to the website Downdetector.com, which tracks such reports. AT&T had the most by far, with tens of thousands of customers telling Downdetector they had no service.Customers of T-Mobile, Verizon, UScellular and Consumer Cellular were also reporting issues, though far fewer. T-Mobile and Verizon told CBS News that their networks were operational, although some customers may be encountering problems when trying to reach people on another network.The reports of AT&T outages appear to have started at around 4 a.m. EST, Downdetector said, then seemed to…
One of Garmin’s most advanced premium smartwatches, aptly named Epix Gen 2, is once again becoming a tempting choice for fitness enthusiasts who don’t mind spending the extra dough. This top-of-the-line timepiece is again available at a much lower price, boasting a sweet 28% markdown, landing it under the $570 mark. We should note that this isn’t the first time we’ve seen the epic wearable boasting such a generous discount. Still, a deal is a deal, and saving $226 on such a premium GPS smartwatch seems like a pretty good one at that. To add an extra layer of awesomeness…