After 10 years of steadily declining roaming charges across the EU, the end is finally here. Roaming charges are no more in Europe. If you’ve ever wondered what the EU has done for you, the answer is this: scrap those pesky fees that either mean you can’t use your phone abroad without connecting to Wi-Fi, …
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Sprint only carrier to sell Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone
Now playing: Watch this: Essential Phone heads to Sprint 1:07 Andy Rubin’s recently unveiled Essential Phone will be exclusively available on Sprint in the US, according to USA Today. Rubin, known as the father of Android, worked at Google for the better part of a decade after the tech giant bought his long-ago phone startup. Then in 2015 he launched …
Read More »Melania Trump moves into the White House. See the tweet
The White House got a couple new residents Sunday evening, and if Twitter is to be believed, it looks like moving day went very smoothly. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump‘s wife, Melania, decided to stay in New York rather than follow her husband immediately to Washington, in order to see out the school year with their 11-year-old son, Barron. …
Read More »Here come the Snapbots: Snapchat Spectacles launch in Europe
European capital cities were invaded on Friday morning by an army of friendly yellow vending machines known as Snapbots. That’s right, Snapchat Spectacles have finally made it across the ocean and are available now in London, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona and Venice. Snapchat Spectacles launched in 2016 and when Snapbots appeared in locations around the country they were often mobbed by …
Read More »Apple and Nokia settle patent dispute and forge new partnership
Apple and Nokia officially buried the hatchet on Tuesday. In a joint statement, the two companies announced they have settled all patent disputes and agreed new terms that should see them work together harmoniously for many years to come. Under the new agreement, Nokia will provide network infrastructure products and services to Apple. Apple, for its part, will resume selling …
Read More »Google’s interactive hub explains Syrian refugee crisis
Googling “Syria”? The UN refugee agency has teamed up with Google to create a website that answers your questions. Launched on Monday, the interactive website answers the five most common search queries about Syria and its refugee crisis. In 2016, people searched for information about the crisis tens of millions of times, according to Google. “Searching for Syria” tackles questions …
Read More »Better late than never: Samsung Pay launches in the UK
Samsung Pay finally launched in the UK on Tuesday, just shy of two years after it was first announced. The mobile-payments platform is Samsung’s rival to Android Pay and Apple Pay and lets Samsung phone owners use their device at contactless payment terminals instead of a debit or credit card. The UK is the 18th country globally to get Samsung …
Read More »Twitter would love all world leaders to tweet like Trump
Politicians are to Twitter what Kardashians are to Instagram, and Twitter is loving it. US President Donald Trump has become one of the most prolific tweeters of our times, using Twitter for everything from sounding off about news outlets he disagrees with to announcing policy decisions and key personnel appointments. It’s conversation starters like these generated by influential figures that …
Read More »Paris says bienvenue to Apple Maps transit mode
On y va! Let’s go! Why? Because it’s now easier to find your way between Montmartre and Montparnasse with an iPhone. Apple confirmed Monday that it has launched transit mode in Paris on Apple Maps, allowing you to plan journeys crisscrossing the Seine using the city’s public transportation options. Apple has been slow to roll out the feature, which has …
Read More »Parents, your phone use is annoying your teens
Mums and dads, step away from your phones. It turns out that as much as parents worry about their children’s internet use, children worry about their parents’ habits. Thirty-six percent of children between 11 and 18 have asked their parents to stop checking their mobile devices, according to a survey of 2,000 students and 3,000 parents carried out by nonprofit …
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