ZTE Corp. showcased for the first time a lineup of co-designed smartphones with built-in AI services, joining a growing number of Chinese companies trying to reimagine mobile devices with artificial ...

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Two years, three months and seven days. I’m 24, and that’s the amount of my life I’ve already spent on my phone, according to a screen time calculator. The statistic is sobering. And yet, as I spent ...

So you paid a few hundred bucks for a neat little gadget and think you're good to go. But it turns out you'll need to subscribe to a monthly plan to unlock all its advanced features. That where ...

A version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. Medicare has ...

A veteran from the Lakers will set the tone on both sides of the ball for the Houston Rockets next season. LeBron James’ seismic departure to Philadelphia provided the financial clarity for Los ...

Revamp your repair skills with these quick and clever solutions! Discover how to tackle common household issues with ease and efficiency. Whether it's a squeaky door or a wobbly table, these smart ...

College basketball players who just finished their fourth and final year of eligibility might now be in line for another season in 2026-27 if a legal challenge being raised against a new NCAA rule is ...

Cracked your laptop screen? Discovered your phone no longer gets software updates? You’re now facing a stiffer penalty than before, as device prices go anywhere but down. The global memory-chip ...

President Donald Trump has gilded the White House interiors in mountains of fake, tacky gold. Trump’s family, in similar fashion, plastered gold-colored aluminum onto an old foreign-made phone, the ...

It may not be your first thought, but your sprinkler system is an excellent subject for a smart home upgrade. You won’t believe how useful it is to have irrigation that you can control by app no ...

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. Code ...