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What Tech Writers Said About the iPhone When It Debuted Ten Years Ago
Not everyone thought the sleek phone/browser/music player would have mainstream appeal
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Happy 10th Birthday, iPhone! So What’s Next?
Based on patent documents, here are eight innovations that could become part of the iPhone of the future
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France Says “Au Revoir” to After-Hours Work Email
A new “right to disconnect” law lets employees negotiate communication rules in order to reduce stress and exhaustion from work
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How Chemicals Left Behind on Your Phone Could Identify You
Mass spectrometry is finding a new role in forensic science
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From the Telegram to Twitter, How Presidents Make Contact With Foreign Leaders
Does faster communication cause more problems than it solves?
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What Cell Phone Grime Reveals About Lifestyle
Chemical traces left on cell phones show what people eat, what drugs they take and even what cosmetics they use
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How Pokémon Go Can Save Lives in a Hurricane
Players could mobilize by donating blood, filling sandbags and evacuating threatened areas
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With This Smartphone Microscope, You Can Play Soccer and Pac-Man With Microbes
Stanford engineer Ingmar Riedel-Kruse built a 3D-printed microscope that allows students to not only observe but also interact with tiny creatures
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Can This App Cure Your Fear of Flying?
No, you’re not plummeting from the sky. But the SkyGuru app can help explain why it might feel that way, using real-time flight data
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Five Ways National Parks Are Embracing Technology
Cell phones and other screens don’t have to detract from the park experience
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The Fight for the “Right to Repair”
Manufacturers have made it increasingly difficult for individuals or independent repair people to fix electronics. A growing movement is fighting back
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How Real-time Translation Apps and Online Tools Are Helping Refugees in Turkey Forge New Lives
Refugees and the technology of exile
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How Augmented Reality Will Change How You Buy Furniture
Thanks to a new Google 3D technology named Tango, mobile devices will be able to insert virtual images into a real place
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Using Virtual Reality To Walk in the Shoes of Someone With Alzheimer’s
A British nonprofit has launched an app that simulates life with the neurodegenerative disease
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Smartphone Study Uncovers Why So Much of the World is Short on Sleep
Age, gender and nationality impact how much we sleep, and social pressures rob many of needed rest
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How Machines Are Getting Better at Making Conversation
Digital assistants are developing personalities, with some help from poets and writers
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A German City Installed Traffic Lights For Texters
In Augsburg, distracted smartphone users don’t have to look up to stay safe
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Hosting an Event? Don’t Toss Leftover Food, Donate It
With an Uber-like app, Transfernation is reducing food waste while feeding those in need
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Could This App Replace Your Doctor?
Babylon connects users with doctors for instant virtual consultations, and will soon use artificial intelligence for diagnosing illnesses
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Journey to the Center of Earth
What Are You Flying Over? This App Will Tell You
Flyover Country uses maps and geology databases to identify features of the landscape as a plane flies over them, no Wifi necessary
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