(New York) – It wasn’t just the newly released iPhone 12 that helped it reach the holiday season milestone despite disruptions created by the pandemic. Apple finished 2020 with a bang, logging its most profitable quarter ever despite disruptions created by the pandemic. For the three months ending in December, the iPhone maker pulled in
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Marriages ruined by video-game addiction
A woman is at her wits’ end after her husband took over her son’s birthday present and became addicted to gaming, ignoring his family and neglecting his job. Video games are often successful because they have a way of luring you in and enticing you to keep coming back. It may have something to do
Read moreSmartwatch keeps domestic violence victims safe
New technology developed to help women experiencing domestic violence is giving victims an added layer of security, and their abusers more scrutiny. Secret and secure technology that can be programmed to a smartwatch could be the key to helping at risk women stay connected and get much-needed help at the time of crisis. The StandbyU
Read moreWall Street will never be the same again
(New York) – This week, the biggest story in the financial markets is the absurdist, (pretty-sure-I-hallucinated-it) drama involving GameStop, a struggling video game retailer that became the rope in a high-stakes tug of war between Wall Street suits and a crusading internet mob. The simplest explanation for what happened is that a bunch of hyper-online
Read moreI just finished ‘digital detox’; can you?
Switching off was the easy part and I’m seriously glad I did it. But the withdrawals were strong. Lisa Main reports. WHY I DID IT By December just glancing at the Zoom icon on my iphone was like 😫. I took great pleasure in deleting it off all of my devices over the holidays. I
Read moreEGAT partners with Thai Army for solar power projects
The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) plans to install the second 24-megawatt floating solar farm at Ubol Ratana Dam in Khon Kaen as part of its solar energy development expansion. EGAT on Thursday announced a partnership with the Royal Thai Army to conduct a joint feasibility study on the construction of a 300MW
Read moreWho Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us Apart
Something profound is changing our concept of trust, says Rachel Botsman. While we used to place our trust in institutions like governments and banks, today we increasingly rely on others, often strangers, on platforms like Airbnb and Uber and through technologies like the blockchain. This new era of trust could bring with it a more
Read moreSony Xperia Pro, A1 camera announced with massive price tags
Sony has announced a new phone that costs more than almost any other on the market — and our reviewer thinks it’ll only appeal to a niche group. REVIEW Sony has announced the stupidly expensive Xperia Pro, which uses an old version of Android and a processor first launched in 2019. The phone is a
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