In many schools, pupils’ smartphones have to spend the day in boxes like these. Keystone / Christian Beutler A growing number of Swiss cantons are banning smartphones from schools amid concerns about their impact on concentration and social interaction. Yet the people who stand in classrooms every day are not convinced that blanket bans are

Key Points Electric vehicles reached a record 17% share of new car sales in April 2026, up from 14.6% in March, even as total market volumes fell. BYD Sealion 7 was the top-selling EV with 1,780 deliveries. Tesla Model Y dropped to 822 units, a typical low-delivery month outside quarter-end. The EV FBT exemption extension

Modern smartphones are often packed with unwanted AI and other overrated features you don’t need, inflating their prices. Evolution seems to have stagnated, and smartphone makers, like Samsung, Apple, and Google, provide iterative updates with gimmicky features as selling points rather than committing to real innovation. These overrated phone features often have limited practical use,

Apple has filed an application with the Supreme Court asking it to stay the Ninth Circuit’s mandate, which would send the case back to the District Court to determine what it can charge for purchases made outside the App Store. Here are the details. A bit of context Last year, the U.S. District Court for

Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images Elon Musk has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after a years-long dispute with the regulator over the timing of his disclosure that he had acquired a significant stake in Twitter. Musk agreed to pay a $1.5 million fee without

I used a Samsung Galaxy phone for the past two years, and as much as I loved its hardware, it was the software that I liked most. Samsung apps felt a step above that of most other Android phones—but I’m not so sure how long that will last. Samsung apps are better than Google’s apps.

May 4, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm School cell phone bans may boost student well-being—but not test scores, new study suggests Banning cell phones in schools has been touted as a silver bullet for poor test scores and low student well-being and attendance, but new research suggests the results are more

Aliro-certified smart locks from ULTRALOQ streamline credential management for homeowners, property managers, and commercial operators alike FREMONT, Calif., May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ULTRALOQ, a best-selling smart lock brand under Xthings, a global leader in AIoT solutions, today announced that several of its smart lock models have achieved certification for Aliro, a new open industry standard

Electric Vehicle Power Inverter Market Coherent Market Insights has released a report titled “Electric Vehicle Power Inverter Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2026-2033”, which includes market percentage records and a thorough enterprise-level analysis. This report examines competitive dynamics, regional performance, and long-term growth potential across the global market. This comprehensive study

What you need to know AICore can temporarily use large storage when updating AI models in the background on your device. Google keeps both old and new AI models for up to three days as a fail-safe during updates. Storage used by AICore is automatically freed once the new AI model is confirmed stable. If

Whether Apple releases its first foldable device later this year, or delays it to 2027, I know a lot of people are going to focus on the design of the iPhone Fold. And why shouldn’t they, especially after the ridiculous thinness we saw with the Galaxy Z Fold 7. While I wouldn’t mind an ultra-thin

Office work in 2026 runs through a stack of mobile apps that sit on the same phones people use for banking, messaging family, and tracking their location. Ten of the most common workplace apps in use across U.S. companies, including Gmail, Microsoft Teams, Zoom Workplace, Slack, and Notion, account for more than 12.5 billion downloads

Hankook Tire & Technology’s booth at Everything Electric UK 2026 / Courtesy of Hankook Tire & Technology Hankook Tire & Technology said Monday that it has secured the headline sponsorship for the United Kingdom’s premier electric-vehicle exhibition, Everything Electric UK 2026. The deal represents a significant broadening of the company’s sponsorship footprint as it promotes

Google has been working on a Gemini app redesign for the past few months, and we now have our first look at the full overhaul. The homepage sees Gemini switch to a pill-shaped prompt box. Voice input and Gemini Live are at the right, but there’s otherwise just a ‘plus’ button. This opens a bottom

A shady software developer who wanted the “satanic” Uber to go bankrupt will spend two years behind bars, as will his partner in crime, after helping the rideshare app’s drivers charge customers millions in bogus surge pricing fees. Eliahou Paldiel, 53, of Queens, and accomplice Carlos Arturo Suarez Palacios, 55, of Brick Township, N.J., were

Once you start using a smartphone with a high refresh rate display, it’s hard to go back. After getting used to the smooth animations and UI transitions, the standard 60Hz refresh rate starts feeling really laggy. In fact, it’s pretty much impossible to go back to a 60Hz display today even if you tried. Everything

When Android phones first arrived, there wasn’t a built-in flashlight feature. So, flashlight apps were extremely popular—and profitable. One particular flashlight app got caught doing something not so bright, and the US government had to get involved. This is the story of an app called “Brightest Flashlight Free.” At a time when Android users relied

For most people, the Linux terminal is where you troubleshoot issues or run sudo commands—not a place where you do your day-to-day work. I used to think the same way until I stumbled into the world of TUI (Terminal User Interface) apps—terminal-based tools with real interfaces. I tried a few, and while most didn’t stick,