New York has passed the US’ first “right to repair” bill governing electronics, which will force “digital electronic products” manufacturers to supply tools, spare parts, and repair instructions to customers and independent resale shops. Called the Fair Repair Act, the bill passed the state assembly on Friday and is expected to be signed by Governor Kathy Hochul. It will take effect a year... 

A quarter of 3-year-olds in the UK have a social media profile. This is according to a 2021 survey of parents by the UK communications regulator Ofcom. As Statista’s Martin Armstrong details below, despite most social media sites setting their recommended minimum age at 13, as much as 80 percent of 12-year-olds have some kind of profile and, as the infographic below illustrates, at no age from 3... 

The US Food and Drug Administration is colluding with the US Postal Service to intercept inbound international shipments of Covid wonder drug ivermectin, reports circulating on social media claim. According to letters from the FDA being shared online, the federal regulatory agency blocked shipments of ivermectin from reaching their intended recipients as they came through ports of entry. “A shipment... 

What is the purpose or use of 5G? Why does it even exist? Why can’t we stop at 4G which is already fast enough and offering speeds as high as 300Mbps in the case of LTE-A. Despite that, real 4G speeds offered to clients by all major network operators rarely exceeds 50Mbps. Just so you understand 4G hasn’t even been perfectioned yet, its not yet used at its fullest potential, yet the industry... 

Ever since IQ tests were introduced in the 1930s, the intelligence curve has pointed upwards – as societies evolve, people become smarter. In recent years, though, IQ levels have begun to decline at an alarming rate. Swedish brain researcher Martin Ingvar, who has 35 years of experience in neuroscience, ascribed part of the blame for shrinking intellectual capacity to television and the overuse... 

According to a FOX Business Network report Chinese manufacturers loaded over 700 million Android devices with spyware. A software from a Chinese company was found pre-installed in an estimated 700 million Android devices. Pre-installed, meaning it was already on the phone when you bought it. The spyware was loaded on phones, TV, cars, etc. The spyware allowed Chinese officials to listen to your phone... 

The US-based tech giant, Microsoft, has begun rolling out the latest version of its Windows operating system as a free upgrade for computer users in 190 countries. According to company sources, Windows 10, whose release started on Wednesday, is an operating system for both traditional computers and mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. Microsoft is apparently hoping that the new system would... 

Having been fitted onto a PlayStation 4 controller, Sony’s latest smartphones and tablets become capable of streaming videogames. The PS4 Remote Play will be available on Sony’s new Xperia Z3 and Z3 compact phones, plus the company’s Z3 Tablet Compact. The feature enables the gamer to play anywhere at their home. To use it, they would have to attach their Z3 smartphone or tablet to a... 

In recent years a new trend has started to show-up in the gaming community which is affecting everyone… in-app purchases! Games, mostly the ones on mobile platforms such as Android, iOS and Windows Phone these days come disguised as “free” while in fact they are nightmare-impossible to finish without any real money investment in the game. The problem is that this type of games have started... 

After a long court hearing over allegations Samsung violated Apple patents, a US jury has awarded the US tech giant $290 million. This brings the total Apple patent fines against Samsung to $929 million. The South Korean manufacturer intends to appeal. The sum was lower than the initial $379.8 million asked by Apple’s advocates. The federal court of San Jose, California requires the South Korean... 

The Russian online video game industry is valued at $1.3 billion, and is rapidly rivaling western counterparts. A survey by Mail.ru shows gaming has increased over 240 percent in the last two years, and has reached a market value of $900 million. Profits in the Russian game market reached $1.3 billion in 2012, with the bulk stemming from online services ($900 million) and a slight decrease of 12 percent...