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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email England’s Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has reportedly written to headteachers, advocating for schools to be entirely phone-free throughout the school day. In the letter, reportedly seen

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Samsung’s hidden “Connectivity Labs” unlocks secret Wi-Fi tools. Features include Wi-Fi inspection, faster data switching, and more. Works on newer Samsung Galaxy phones with OneUI 6 or later. Did someone on Reddit uncover one of the best-kept secrets of Samsung Galaxy

US Electric Vehicle Market US Electric Vehicle Market Poised for Exponential Growth, Expected to Reach USD 233.46 Billion by 2030 The United States Electric Vehicle (EV) Market is witnessing a transformative phase, driven by technological innovation, favorable government policies, rising environmental awareness, and expanding charging infrastructure. Valued at USD 38.18 Billion in 2023, the market

Never underestimate the chilling powers of grainy grayscale imagery and ethereal whooshing sounds. Outside Parties asks, “What if I Spy, but in an alien hell dimension?”, and it is impressively unnerving despite the fact that nothing’s really happening at any given time. It goes all in on atmosphere, to great effect. This is the Playdate

Nathan StandleyEducation reporter PA Media All schools in England should follow new government guidance and be phone-free for the entire school day, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said. In a letter to schools seen exclusively by the BBC, she said it was “not appropriate for phones to be used as calculators, or for research during

A major ice and snow storm is hitting huge parts of the United States this week, and in preparing for the storm, I was watching the forecasts closely across a slew of different weather apps for Android. And, sadly, Pixel Weather was perhaps one of the least accurate I was using. Millions are being affected

Since the launch of Apple Intelligence over a year ago, Apple has added very few new AI features to its apps. Some recent additions are Apple Music’s AutoMix and Apple Watch’s Workout Buddy. However, that is set to change this year. According to Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter, Apple is planning to integrate

As a retro gaming fan, I was thrilled when Apple opened its App Store to emulators in 2024, but I’ve yet to find a controller that makes me want to fully embrace retro gaming on my phone. Clamp-on controllers like the Backbone Pro are a bit too bulky, and I don’t want to prop my

I use free apps every day, and I write about them constantly. In many cases, they’re genuinely great. Some of the most useful software on my phone and computer doesn’t cost me a cent upfront. But that doesn’t mean it’s actually free. That’s one reason I’ve become such a fan of active, well-supported open source

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority It’s excessive, isn’t it? All those apps we use daily have way too many features, with new ones being added all the time. Going back to the basics isn’t just good for your stress levels; it can also make you more productive. Take me, for example. I use Notion

There are plenty of subscriptions I can’t believe people pay for; one of the top categories of these is expensive phone plans. I regularly hear friends and acquaintances mention that they pay close to $100/month per person for their phone service. I’ve never paid even half that in a given month, thanks to using lower-cost

Marc AshdownBusiness correspondent Getty Images Some artists have banned filming on phones at their concerts When Sir Paul McCartney performed at the Santa Barbara Bowl, he promised fans an intimate gig. But the former Beatle went a step further than most by agreeing to engineer a makeshift “lockdown” on selfies and filming at the concert.

Soon after the photo and video sharing platform officially transitioned to American-led ownership, to avoid a permanent nationwide ban., TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew sent an internal memo to company employees, sharing the “good news”. The deal establishes, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, a new entity that will keep the platform up and running for

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Everyone has thousands of photos in their iPhone’s photo library, but you might not necessarily go back and rediscover them often. In

Summary SMS messages don’t need a data or Wi-Fi connection. RCS texts are more modern and can work over Wi-Fi. The Google Pixel 9 series phones have a “Satellite SOS” feature for emergencies. Satellite SOS allows users to contact emergency services and send alerts in areas with no signal. Imagine yourself lost in the wilderness,

Aspire, Microsoft’s open source, cloud native development platform, now supports JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and Java as first-class citizens. “With Aspire 13, JavaScript and TypeScript developers get to join the party — and I’m not talking about some half-baked afterthought integration,” wrote Microsoft Senior Software Engineer David Pine on Microsoft’s developer blog. “This is first-class, full-featured