Helpdesk: Should you charge your phone overnight? Will ‘overcharging’ make it explode? Common battery myths debunked
RITESH CHUGH, of CQUniversity Australia, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation, at what the evidence shows about mobile phone batteries…
Lebanon in crisis: Emergency numbers and suicide hotlines falter
TALA RAMADAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the impacts of Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis with people there now at risk losing access to two more essentials – their mobile phones and the internet…
Sight Helpdesk: Do you use predictive text? Chances are it’s not saving you time – and could even be slowing you down
In an article published on The Conversation, PER OLA KRISTENSSON, professor of interactive systems engineering at the University of Cambridge, says predictive text may not make typing faster or more efficient…
Eliminating inefficiencies: Africa’s farmers click with digital tools to boost crops
NITA BHALLA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how digital technology is transforming the way people are working on the land…
Origins: The first mobile phone call was 75 years ago – what it takes for technologies to go from breakthrough to big time
Professor of electrical engineering DANIEL BLISS, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at where the first mobile phone services began – and how they’ve evolved since…
Sight Helpdesk: Phone wet and won’t turn on? Here’s how to deal with water damage (hint: soaking it in rice won’t work)
In an article first published on The Conversation, RITESH CHUGH of CQUniversity Australia, gives his tips for how to deal with a wet phone…
Trendspotter: The rise of nomophobia
DAVID ADAMS looks at what a new Australian study has revealed about the fear of being without your mobile phone…
STRANGESIGHTS: ‘GHOST SHIP’ GROUNDED; A HORSE TAKES FLIGHT; AND, DON’T DROP THE PHONE…
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…
Mobile phones top the list of tech speeding up aid operations in 2019 – poll
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Mobile technology had the biggest benefit of all technology on aid operations in 2019, according to an exclusive poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Wednesday, with drones and satellites also helping to speed up help to people in need. From drones delivering children’s vaccines in Vanuatu to satellite early warning […]
Netflix-inspired tools can reap rewards for farmers, says Nobel winner
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation What does online streaming giant Netflix have in common with smallholder farmers? Both can benefit from sharing data, according to one of this year’s Nobel prize winners. Much as entertainment service Netflix bases recommendations on what viewers have watched, mobile phone-based tools could be used to mine information from some of […]