AppleCare+ will ditch the fixed-term plan and will move to subscription-only. The report came from Mark Gurman this past weekend, and Apple is already making the decision. According to a report, third-party retailers are no longer offering the prepaid model, and it remains available only on Apple’s website, where we expect it to disappear shortly.

Restricting phone use at school does not improve grades or mental well-being in young people, a landmark study has found. File photo of social media apps displayed on a mobile phone screen.(File Photo) The University of Birmingham study found students’ sleep, exercise, academic record, and exercise did not differ between schools with and without phone

Verizon has just announced “another epic deal” for its mobile and home customers. Starting on February 6, customers on a myPlan (mobile) or myHome (internet) plan will be able to get Google One AI Premium for just $10 per month on their Verizon bill. That’s half the price that Google charges for the same subscription

Earlier today vivo revealed the upcoming V50‘s design and key specs, but the brand stopped short of giving us an actual launch date for the phone. That’s where a new rumor comes in, saying that the V50 will actually launch on February 17 in India. That may or may not be accurate, the only way

Getty Images Banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental wellbeing, the first study of its kind suggests. Students’ sleep, classroom behaviour, exercise or how long they spend on their phones overall also seems to be no different for schools with phone bans and schools without, the

Timothy Callahan knew his colleagues at the North Adams school district in Massachusetts were nervous about banning cellphone use in their schools. But Callahan, an assistant superintendent at the district, was confident there’d be a “reasonable” improvement in student discipline if they implemented the ban well. But even Callahan couldn’t have predicted what the data

The Asus ROG Phone 9 family has just grown today, as the ROG Phone 9 FE is now official. It was quietly launched by the brand in Thailand, where it’s available to purchase for THB 29,990, which at the current exchange rates translates into $890 or €857. For that amount of cash, you’re getting a

Samsung infamously removed Bluetooth capabilities from Galaxy S25 Ultra’s S Pen. The official reasoning is that only 1% of S24 Ultra users were using the Bluetooth-related features on their phones but a lot of long-time Ultra and formerly Galaxy Note users are not too happy with the change. Galaxy S25 Ultra S Pen

Newsom wants smartphone ban in California schools Titania Jordan, Chief Parent Officer at Bark Technologies, joins LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall to tackle the discussion of schools banning cell phones. A new study found that adolescents spend 90 minutes on average on their smartphones during school hours, which is typically 6.5 hours.  What we know: The study,

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 are expected to launch this summer, and today a tipster over on X has shared more details about what we can expect from them. Both devices are allegedly getting larger vapor chambers than their predecessor, to help with heat dissipation. They are both getting a smoother and more

The Realme P3 series is launching soon in India and the non-Pro variant just appeared on Geekbench. The device (RMX5070) was spotted with an unfamiliar chipset, which appears to be an underclocked version of the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 or an entirely new SoC. Realme P3 (RMX5070) on Geekbench The listing shows a

Samsung Wallet was already available in parts of Europe, but not everyone on the Old Continent has access to it. Starting on Friday, folks from three more countries will join the “in” crowd as Samsung just announced that Wallet is coming to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (aka Benelux). If you haven’t heard of Samsung

Opera may have a cure for you doomscrollers out there – the new Opera Air browser. This is a browser built with mindfulness, relaxation and exercise in mind. The first feature is called Take a Break. This has four modes, starting with breathing exercises, which can help reduce stress and your blood pressure. How’s your

The vivo V50 is launching in India soon and the teaser campaign is now in full swing. The brand revealed several key features, including the phone’s design, cameras, and battery capacity. vivo V50 will feature a similar design to the vivo S20 which launched in China back in November. The teasers showcased the three official

Canberra: A study led by Australia’s nuclear and radiation safety agency has found no connection between mobile phone use and various cancers. Commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), the research, published on Tuesday, concluded that there is no association between radio wave exposure from mobile phones and cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma, and cancers

Smartphone sales grew 7% in 2024 compared to 2023, reaching 1.22 billion units, marking a rebound after two consecutive years of decline, according to Canalys’ latest report. Apple and Samsung were tied in the lead with 18% of the market each, Canalys says, followed by Xiaomi with 14%, Transsion with 9%, Oppo with 8%, vivo

The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is coming soon – this month, most likely. It will also get a global release, and it’s been rumored to sport the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. This has now been confirmed because a prototype has run Geekbench AI. Its listing is now in the benchmark’s online database, and it reveals the

iQOO has been teasing the iQOO Neo 10R since last month, and a recent leak claimed the smartphone will launch in India on February 20. Well, that leak has turned out to be fake since iQOO has announced that the Neo 10R will arrive in India on March 11 and will be sold exclusively through

Realme has announced it will attend the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, next month to showcase cutting-edge mobile technologies. The brand said that “attendees can expect groundbreaking technologies, including cutting-edge optical imaging that elevates mobile photography to DSLR levels.” In addition, Realme will unveil its latest AI innovations from its NEXT AI lab,

For years we’ve been hearing how Apple wants to cut its reliance on China for manufacturing iPhones, and how India would be the next China – in this regard. And while the company has steadily increased the number of iPhones it produces in India, it’s nowhere near the number of iPhones still made in China.