Cellphones

via 20th Century Studios As well as being one of the most notable filmmakers of the modern era with an unstoppable work ethic that shows no signs of slowing down even at 85 years of age, Ridley Scott has also developed a reputation for being one of Hollywood’s most famous curmudgeons, but his criticism of The Last Duel bombing at the box office may have been his grumpiest outburst yet. The acclaimed historical epic won over critics to the tune of an 85 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, and it might just be the…

Texting and driving can be deadly. Holding your phone in your hand to talk and surfing the internet while behind the wheel is dangerous, too. This is widely known, but a new survey finds that about half of all respondents still use an electronic device most or every time they drive. "I'd say it's not as much surprising as it is…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Students around the world are being separated from their phones. In 2020, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that 77 percent of U.S. schools had moved to prohibit cellphones for nonacademic purposes. In September 2018, French lawmakers outlawed cellphone use for schoolchildren…

Fat Joe has some advice for concertgoers: Put down the mobile devices and enjoy yourself.The hip-hop legend explained his position via Instagram Live this week, where he stressed the importance of living in the moment, especially when it comes to events like live concerts.“We live one life … If you go to a show, and you pull your camera out and you’re recording, you’re not really in the moment,” Joe said as he made a morning drive. “You’re recording what’s going on. You’re not enjoying it. If you know how to live in the…

The future depends on connectivity. From artificial intelligence and self-driving cars, to telemedicine and mixed reality, to as yet undreamed technologies, all the things we hope will make our lives easier, safer, and healthier require high-speed, always-on internet connections. To keep up with the demand, the mobile industry introduced 5G—so named because it's the fifth generation of wireless networking technology.5G brings faster speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) to your phone. That's fast enough to…

BlackBerry was once at the top of the smartphone market in the U.S. In 2010, almost half of smartphone subscribers in the U.S. used BlackBerrys, according to Comscore. The phones were well-known for having a tactile keyboard and for BlackBerry's advanced cybersecurity — often favored among businesses and governments.But after its phones fell out of favor with users, BlackBerry altered its course, taking some of the cornerstones of the business with it."After a few years, we realized that we would never get the volume up —…

Photo: Alfonso Bresciani/AMCIf you’ve been enjoying the gothic, horny, campy craziness of AMC’s TV adaptation of Interview With the Vampire, well, so are we. It’s a lot of fun, especially in how wonderfully and accurately it captures the magic of Anne Rice’s 1976 novel while still updating the story. But if the TV show continues and it stays accurate, things are going to get weird. “Alien cellphones from Atlantis” weird. Yes, Anne Rice’s vampires—the moody, tragic, decadent, brooding bloodsuckers that have largely defined…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cellphones—the ultimate distraction—keep children from learning, educators say. But in attempts to keep the phones at bay, the most vocal pushback doesn't always come from students. In some cases, it's from parents. Bans on the devices were on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic. Since schools…

AI is making small cellphones and other machines quite competent and efficient Large-scale artificial intelligence models have become quite popular over the past couple of years. These models can generate articles that are quite similar to the ones written by humans and that can help software developers complete codes. AI models can generate a series of pictures from a sequence of text descriptions to tell stories. The emergence of large-scale AI models has presented researchers with new opportunities for such…

SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc. TMUS -2.75% said they plan to work together to use the rocket company’s satellites to provide connections to T-Mobile cellphones across the U.S., even in remote areas with no current wireless service.The companies said Thursday that the new service would use Starlink satellites that SpaceX plans to launch and provide connections to U.S. consumers using wireless spectrum controlled by T-Mobile. The companies said they plan to start with a test…