Smartphones

NTSB: Tesla Autopilot, distracted driver caused fatal crash

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla’s partially automated driving system steered an electric SUV into a concrete barrier on a Silico...
23:46 25 February 2022

China’s Huawei debuts latest version of folding phone

LONDON (AP) — China’s Huawei unveiled its latest folding smartphone Monday and its first such device to be available int...
13:38 24 February 2022

Shift to digital census raises fear of Iowa-like breakdown

ORLANDO, Fla. — The stakes are high when a major civic exercise involves a large population, new technology that has not been thoroughly tested and an...
14:07 15 February 2022

Businesses struggle to fix supply chains disrupted by virus

WASHINGTON — Chinese authorities are struggling to strike a delicate balance between containing a viral outbreak and restarting the world’s second-big...
23:00 11 February 2022

Samsung’s new foldable phone: Cheaper, but still a novelty

SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable scre...
21:32 11 February 2022

Californians can now check legal pot dealers using QR codes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California marijuana users can now turn to their smartphones to find out if a dispensary is legit.
0:32 20 December 2021

Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuries

Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them.
16:19 5 December 2021

No cash? Salvation Army now accepting mobile donations

CHICAGO — Carolyn Harper made her pitch for donations to the Salvation Army with a smile on her face and a bell in her hand, trying to convince shoppe...
5:33 27 November 2021

Where parents feel like chauffeurs, companies step in

NEW YORK — When Deb Fink heard about a company that could drive her 9-year-old son to his after-school program, she balked at the idea of putting him ...
12:50 21 November 2021

Motorola flips for its futuristic foldable phone

NEW YORK — Motorola is bracing for the future by returning to the past. The company is adapting its historical flip-phone design for a smartphone with...
4:24 14 November 2021

Huawei giving employees bonus for coping with US sanctions

BEIJING — Huawei is paying its employees bonuses totaling more than $285 million as thanks for helping the Chinese tech giant cope with U.S. sanctions...
11:56 12 November 2021

Is the stethoscope dying? High-tech rivals pose a threat

CHICAGO — Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis.
5:37 23 October 2021