LOS ANGELES — In a highly-anticipated testimony Thursday, the plaintiff in a landmark social media addiction trial said using apps like Instagram and YouTube when she was a child fueled her depression and anxiety, leading her to withdraw from her family. Now 20 years old, the plaintiff — identified in court documents by her initials,

Bengaluru: School education and literacy minister Madhu Bangarappa said Thursday that a decision on banning mobile phones for under-16 children in the state will be made after consulting schoolchildren, their parents, and experts.Expressing concern over the role of parents in children becoming addicted to phones, the minister said, “In today’s system, parents themselves hand over

Just as we see in Windows 11, Google is working to give Android apps semantic (programmatic) capabilities so that they can be more easily controlled by AI agents. Today, the online giant gave developers a first glimpse of how that will work. “User expectations for AI on their devices are fundamentally shifting how they interact

We’ve known Apple would follow up its blockbuster film F1: The Movie with live coverage of F1 races in 2026. Now that we’re approaching the first grand prix weekend of the year, the company has provided details on what fans can expect to see inside the Apple TV app and beyond. There’s already a dedicated

Company Logo Key market opportunities in the electric vehicle battery swapping sector include expansion driven by EV adoption in two- and three-wheelers, fleet electrification, and urban mobility growth. Government support, battery standardization, and smart city integration are critical, especially in Asia-Pacific, for rapid station expansion and service models. Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping Market Electric Vehicle

After months of leaks, rumors, and speculation the Samsung Galaxy S26 series is finally here, but were these phones worth the wait? We won’t be able to answer that definitively until we’ve put them through full reviews, but what is clear is that they’re in many ways iterative updates, and with the exception of the

Ottawa, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to Precedence Research, the global electric vehicle charger market size accounted for USD 18.87 billion in 2025 and is predicted to increase from USD 24.16 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 212.18 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 27.38% from 2026 to 2035. The growth

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S26 phones and by far the biggest upgrade is the Privacy Display on the Ultra model. I was sceptical at first, but now I’ve seen it with my own eyes, I can tell you it’s the most innovative piece of phone tech in years.  Sure, none of the S26 phones come with magnetic Qi2 charging to rival

Oftentimes my job leads me to get hold of products well before they’re even officially announced. Case in point: I’ve been secretly donning the Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro for precisely a week ahead of their Unpacked 2026 public reveal. Thing is, when these earbuds landed on my doorstep at home, I was like, “oh“.

Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 lineup is by no means a reinvention of the popular smartphone brand. Instead, it’s a collection of design tweaks and some important, even one-of-a-kind, under-the-hood updates that could change the way you use your phone. The best features, like the actually unique Privacy Display (a first for mobile phones), are confined

Add VegOut to your Google News feed. “So you just… swipe through pictures of strangers?” my mother asked, peering at my phone with the same suspicious expression she reserves for self-checkout machines. I’d been trying to explain Tinder to her for the past ten minutes, and we’d barely scratched the surface. “But honey,” she said,

Samsung is leaning into its AI phone mantra by adding a third integrated assistant to its new Galaxy S26 lineup, with Perplexity joining Gemini and Bixby as part of its AI OS initiative — and it sounds like it won’t be the last such assistant to join Samsung’s AI roster. Launching first on S26 phones

Samsung has announced that its latest flagship phones, the Galaxy S26 series, are getting a price bump over their S25 predecessors — and while Samsung won’t blame the RAM crisis directly, I don’t feel like I’m going out on a limb when speculating that it’s at least partly to blame. The phones were announced at

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Preorders for the new Samsung Galaxy S26 series are officially live today, and as you’d expect, the opening deals are some of the strongest we’ll likely see all year. Whether you’re eyeing the standard Galaxy S26, the larger S26 Plus, or the top-tier S26 Ultra, retailers and carriers are rolling out aggressive incentives to tempt

The pain of higher prices today isn’t limited to things like food and health care costs. Americans now pay nearly 20% more for TV, music, news and other digital apps than they did in 2020. So concludes a recent analysis from DepositAccounts, an online platform owned by LendingTree that allows users to compare bank accounts.

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Tech Advisor reports that Honor unveiled the MagicPad 4, an ultra-slim Android tablet measuring just 4.8mm thick, making it thinner than competing flagship tablets. The device features the first-ever Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip, a 12.3-inch OLED display with 165Hz refresh rate, and a substantial 10,100mAh battery

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Tech Advisor reports that Oura is developing a specialized AI model for women’s health, currently testing in Oura Labs to provide personalized reproductive health advice. The AI chatbot analyzes menstrual cycles, fertility patterns, and biometric data while ensuring user privacy through internal processing without third-party sharing. This

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Tech Advisor highlights Tecno’s innovative modular smartphone concept featuring a sleek 4.9mm aluminum body with magnetic interconnection technology. The device allows ten accessories like power banks and cameras to snap onto eight zones using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mmWave communication. This concept appears more elegant than previous modular