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Carl Pei Says ‘Apps Are Going to Disappear’ as Smartphones Become More Agentic
Nothing CEO Carl Pei predicted that in the future, apps on smartphones will be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Speaking at South by Southwest (SXSW), the executive suggested that the current app-centric model is “boring” and largely unchanged for 20 years. He highlighted that using a smartphone to complete a task today feels li...
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Centre Orders Preloading Smartphones With This App For Cybersecurity: Report
India's telecom ministry has privately asked all smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cybersecurity app, a government order showed, a move set to spark a tussle with Apple, which typically dislikes such directives.
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Google Play Store Reportedly Developing Feature to Automatically Open Apps After Installation
Google Play Store may be developing a new feature which enhances the app installation experience, according to a report. The feature, dubbed ‘auto-open’, is said to automatically open apps on the Android smartphone once they are installed from the Play Store, eliminating the need for manually searching for them.
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Google Play Store Now Supports Three App Downloads and Updates Simultaneously on Android
Android users are set to benefit from a Google Play Store change that aims to enhance the entire app download and updating process. Following this change, the store can download up to three apps or app updates simultaneously. It builds upon the functionality that the platform introduced in April, which allowed users to download up to two apps at on...
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Deutsche Telekom Showcases App-Less AI Smartphone Concept at MWC 2024
Deutsche Telekom on Monday showcased a futuristic smartphone concept that relies on artificial intelligence rather than applications (apps) to handle users' specific needs. Smartphones today typically use apps for everything from messaging and social media to video games and banking.
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Smartphone vs Virus, Is Privacy Always Going to Be the Loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Novel Smartphone App Can Detect Anaemia Without Blood Test
The app uses photos of a person's fingernails taken on a smartphone to accurately measure how much haemoglobin is in their blood
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This App On Your Smartphone Can Detect If You're Having A Heart Attack
If a recent study is to be believed, a smartphone app can help in detecting troubles with heart rhythm and can also tell if a person is having a ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) heart attack.
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An App May Relieve You From Menstrual Cramps; These Home Remedies May Help Too!
According to the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, researchers have developed a new app with acupressure based features that could help mitigate the pain and cramps women experience during menstruation
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Indians Are Spending Over Four Hours a Day Staring at Mobile Apps: App Annie
About 20 percent of Android smartphones users in India are spending over four hours going through different apps and mobile games on their phones.
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Drones Used to Deliver Hot Food, Medicines in US
A US-based drone delivery service has completed its first month in operation, successfully sending over-the-counter medicines, hot food items and cold beverages to customers' homes using GPS-enabled autonomous flying vehicles.
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Wife Fell To Death As Husband Used Smartphone App For Navigation
A 53-year-old woman was killed while descending a 3,000-feet mountain after her husband used a smartphone app to navigate instead of a paper map which apparently showed the wrong path, the media reported.
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Want Discount on Your Moto G? Let Amazon Show You Ads on the Lock Screen
This is a strategy Amazon already uses to knock some extra dollars off the price of some of its tablets and Kindle readers.
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France To Launch Smartphone 'Terror Alert' App
A new smartphone app designed to alert users to possible terror attacks will be launched by the French government today, amid growing security concerns over the Euro 2016 football tournament.
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Pedometer Smartphone Apps May Be Inaccurate: Study
Several popular free pedometer apps which are designed to track your fitness are seriously flawed and have "an unacceptable error percentage", a new study has claimed.
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Carl Pei Says ‘Apps Are Going to Disappear’ as Smartphones Become More Agentic
Nothing CEO Carl Pei predicted that in the future, apps on smartphones will be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Speaking at South by Southwest (SXSW), the executive suggested that the current app-centric model is “boring” and largely unchanged for 20 years. He highlighted that using a smartphone to complete a task today feels li...
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Centre Orders Preloading Smartphones With This App For Cybersecurity: Report
India's telecom ministry has privately asked all smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cybersecurity app, a government order showed, a move set to spark a tussle with Apple, which typically dislikes such directives.
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Google Play Store Reportedly Developing Feature to Automatically Open Apps After Installation
Google Play Store may be developing a new feature which enhances the app installation experience, according to a report. The feature, dubbed ‘auto-open’, is said to automatically open apps on the Android smartphone once they are installed from the Play Store, eliminating the need for manually searching for them.
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Google Play Store Now Supports Three App Downloads and Updates Simultaneously on Android
Android users are set to benefit from a Google Play Store change that aims to enhance the entire app download and updating process. Following this change, the store can download up to three apps or app updates simultaneously. It builds upon the functionality that the platform introduced in April, which allowed users to download up to two apps at on...
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Deutsche Telekom Showcases App-Less AI Smartphone Concept at MWC 2024
Deutsche Telekom on Monday showcased a futuristic smartphone concept that relies on artificial intelligence rather than applications (apps) to handle users' specific needs. Smartphones today typically use apps for everything from messaging and social media to video games and banking.
-
Smartphone vs Virus, Is Privacy Always Going to Be the Loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread of the new coronavirus.
-
Novel Smartphone App Can Detect Anaemia Without Blood Test
The app uses photos of a person's fingernails taken on a smartphone to accurately measure how much haemoglobin is in their blood
-
This App On Your Smartphone Can Detect If You're Having A Heart Attack
If a recent study is to be believed, a smartphone app can help in detecting troubles with heart rhythm and can also tell if a person is having a ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) heart attack.
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An App May Relieve You From Menstrual Cramps; These Home Remedies May Help Too!
According to the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, researchers have developed a new app with acupressure based features that could help mitigate the pain and cramps women experience during menstruation
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Indians Are Spending Over Four Hours a Day Staring at Mobile Apps: App Annie
About 20 percent of Android smartphones users in India are spending over four hours going through different apps and mobile games on their phones.
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Drones Used to Deliver Hot Food, Medicines in US
A US-based drone delivery service has completed its first month in operation, successfully sending over-the-counter medicines, hot food items and cold beverages to customers' homes using GPS-enabled autonomous flying vehicles.
-
Wife Fell To Death As Husband Used Smartphone App For Navigation
A 53-year-old woman was killed while descending a 3,000-feet mountain after her husband used a smartphone app to navigate instead of a paper map which apparently showed the wrong path, the media reported.
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Want Discount on Your Moto G? Let Amazon Show You Ads on the Lock Screen
This is a strategy Amazon already uses to knock some extra dollars off the price of some of its tablets and Kindle readers.
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France To Launch Smartphone 'Terror Alert' App
A new smartphone app designed to alert users to possible terror attacks will be launched by the French government today, amid growing security concerns over the Euro 2016 football tournament.
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Pedometer Smartphone Apps May Be Inaccurate: Study
Several popular free pedometer apps which are designed to track your fitness are seriously flawed and have "an unacceptable error percentage", a new study has claimed.
