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Nokia sells 51% stake in TD Tech company with Huawei

04/13/202304/12/2023 L. Green

The buyer for the shares was announced as New Oriental Advanced Materials, a Chinese company. Nokia has announced that it has sold its 51 percent stake in the China-based company TD Tech that it founded with Huawei in Beijing in 2005. The company makes a number of products for wireless carriers such as China Mobile. TD Tech has a number of research and development centers and a highly educated workforce focused on studying wireless communication technologies. It also produces a number of wireless products for customers including China Mobile where…

Several governments seek to block ChatGPT’s personal info use

04/12/202304/11/2023 John Montgallo

Regulators in Canada and Italy have already started processes to stop the AI from using personal information. OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT scrapes the open web to help to train it, leading regulators in a growing number of countries to dig in against these actions in order to protect the personal information of their citizens. Italy’s data protection agency has temporarily banned the chatbot while it launches an OpenAI probe. These governments – and several experts in the field – are saying that greater oversight is required over the type of data…

Samsung plans to make its Galaxy Watch 6 better looking

04/11/202304/07/2023 Sam Lambert

The electronics giant is expected to unveil the new and more appealing smartwatch in August. Samsung is expected to show its Galaxy Watch 6 to the world for the first time in August, and speculation about the device suggests that there will be some notable improvements in the way the smartwatch looks. The brand is already well known for quality, attractive devices but the company isn’t stopping there. According to some of the latest Galaxy Watch 6 leaks on sites known for getting it right, the Samsung smartwatch is going…

Apple mobile devices increasingly made with renewable energy

04/07/202304/05/2023 Stephanie Beck

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The iPhone maker said that a rising portion of its supply chain is powered by cleaner sources. Apple recently announced that a growing proportion of its supply chain is making commitments for the use of renewable energy in the production of its mobile devices such as its iPhones, Apple Watches, Macs and others. The company has said that its suppliers are already using a rising amount of alternative clean energy. According to Apple, its suppliers are supporting 13 gigawatts of active renewable energy projects. This represents a notable increase over…

How much has your mobile phone altered your mind?

04/05/202304/04/2023 John Montgallo

Cellular devices have come a long way over the last fifty years, including changing how you think. The mobile phone has become ubiquitous in our society, and their use has gone well beyond simply talking to someone who isn’t physically present. These devices are used for a broad spectrum of purposes, to the point that they are altering the way we think of accomplishing tasks throughout our typical days. That said, many are starting to wonder if these devices are actually changing our brains. Many of us spend far too…