Topic: consumer-technology

Digital detox may be toxic for advertising

Digital detox may be toxic for advertising

Tiffany Hsu, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 09 03:44 PM

As digital culture moves out of its honeymoon phase, a backlash industry has sprung up, with coaches to help people break up with their devices, digital detox camps and tech diets. Mindful of the new mindfulness, Apple and Google have incorporated screen time monitors into their products. Read more »

Samsung to unveil Galaxy S10 successor in February

Samsung to unveil Galaxy S10 successor in February

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 12:17 PM

It is not immediately clear whether the successor to 2019's Galaxy S10 will be called the S11. The world's largest smartphone maker could reboot the name to Galaxy S20 to mark the start of a new decade, according to some tech blogs. Read more »

Tap to delicious: How tech disrupted business in the last decade

Tap to delicious: How tech disrupted business in the last decade

Joel Guinto and Jessica Fenol ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 07:57 AM

With millions of smartphones and acknowledged as one of the world's social media capitals, the Philippines is a prime market for e-commerce. Apps on smartphones have given rise to sharing instead of ownership, and virtual currencies in place of bills and coins.   Read more »

Record tech spending expected in US, show organizers say

Record tech spending expected in US, show organizers say

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 03:25 PM

Kicking off the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, organizers said they expect $422 billion in sales of some 300 kinds of consumer tech products and services in the US market, a gain of 4 percent from last year. Read more »

Huawei Mate 30 review: Premium economy for flagship phones

Huawei Mate 30 review: Premium economy for flagship phones

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:16 AM

The Mate 30 packs the same Kirin 990 processor, Leica-engineered cameras and EMUI 10 based on Android 10 as the pro version. What it lacks, though, is the fourth rear shooter and the curved "horizon" display that wraps around the sides of the device. Read more »

Turn off your phones during holiday gatherings. You'll like it.

Turn off your phones during holiday gatherings. You'll like it.

David Leonhardt, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 25 12:49 PM

Many of us have a complicated relationship with our phones. We enjoy them in the moment. Yet when we reflect on all the time we spend looking at a tiny screen, we feel lousy about it. We pine for a less addictive relationship with the online world. Read more »

Microsoft granted license to export 'mass-market' software to Huawei

Microsoft granted license to export 'mass-market' software to Huawei

Stephen Nellis and Alexandra Alper, Reuters
Posted at Nov 22 08:44 AM

The Commerce Department confirmed it had begun issuing licenses for some companies to sell goods to Huawei, expanding the company's supplier base and providing long-awaited clarity to the industry that once sold it billions of dollars worth of goods. Read more »

How iPhone, Apple Watch can help reshape health research

How iPhone, Apple Watch can help reshape health research

Natasha Singer, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 15 08:47 PM

The Harvard study is just one of three new large research efforts that Apple is working on with leading academic research centers and health organizations. Together, the studies, which Apple is paying for, show how the Silicon Valley giant and its popular products are reshaping medical research. Read more »

Check by Google: Internet giant wants to make banking smart

Check by Google: Internet giant wants to make banking smart

Stacy Cowley and Tara Siegel Bernard, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 14 08:10 AM

Google is teaming up with two banks, Citigroup and the Stanford Federal Credit Union, to begin offering a “smart checking” account next year. What fancy new features will “smart checking” include? The search giant isn’t sure. Neither are its partners. Read more »

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