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Honor Announces Integration of DeepSeek-R1 AI Model With Yoyo Assistant in China
Honor, the Chinese smartphone brand, announced the integration of its Yoyo virtual assistant with the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Saturday. The company claimed to have become the first Android manufacturer to offer the AI model in its devices. With this, the company's native assistant will be able to tap into the capabilities ...
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Apple Said to Offer $100 Million to Undo Indonesia iPhone 16 Ban
After Apple submitted its increased offer, Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry, which last month blocked a permit allowing the sale of the iPhone 16, is now demanding that the technology behemoth alter its investment plans to focus more on research and development for its smartphones in the country, the people said.
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Indonesia Bans Sales of Google Phones Days After Blocking Apple's iPhone 16
Indonesia has imposed a ban on the sale of Google Pixel smartphones, citing regulations that mandate the inclusion of at least 40 percent locally produced components. This move comes shortly after the prohibition of Apple's iPhone 16 sales in the country, for a similar reason.
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After iPhone 16, Indonesia Bans Sale Of Google Smartphones
Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components.
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California Passes Law To Ban Or Restrict Smartphones In School
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday a bill that requires schools to limit or ban the use of smartphones, amid a growing consensus that excess usage can increase the risk of mental illness and impair learning.
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Opinion | 'We Lost Her': A Smartphone Epidemic Is Ruining Europe's New Generation
Parent-led movements are pushing for stricter screen time regulations, and even bans in schools, calling for comprehensive policies to protect the next generation's future.
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France Takes Action Against Screen Addiction With Smartphone Ban In Schools
In response to growing concerns about excessive screen time, France has introduced a law banning smartphones and other electronic devices in schools for students up to age 15.
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This Country Is Planning A Complete Ban On Mobile Phones In Schools
However, it's currently up to individual school headteachers in England to decide their policies on mobile phones in schools.
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Woman's Unique Solution To Solve Family's Smartphone Addiction Is Viral
As per the agreement, if anyone fails to abide by the regulations, they will be banned from ordering food through Swiggy or Zomato for a month.
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Canada Bans Chinese App WeChat, Russia's Kaspersky On Government Phones
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
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iPhone 12 Sale Banned in France Over Radiation Issues: What Would Happen Next
France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple's iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European radiation exposure limits. The Agence Nationale des Frequences (ANFR) said on Tuesday the model's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) — a measure of the rate of radiofrequency energy absorbed by the body from a piece of eq...
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iPhone and iPad Use Banned for Work Purposes in Russian Military: Report
Russia's ministry of digital development has banned employees from using Apple iPhones and iPads for work purposes, Interfax news agency reported on Friday citing the minister, Maksut Shadaev. "A ban is imposed on using (Apple) mobile devices — smartphones and tablets — to access work applications and work email exchange," he told reporters at...
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"Put Learners First": UNESCO Calls For Worldwide Smartphone Ban In Schools
A report by the United Nations has recommended that smartphones should be banned from schools in a bid to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from online bullying.
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Huawei Plotting Return to 5G Phone Market Despite US Sanctions, Research Firms Claim
Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a US ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business. Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along with chipm...
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Netherlands' Latest Educational Reform: Ban Phones In Classrooms
The Netherlands said Tuesday it will ban mobile phones from classrooms in a bid to stop tech disrupting lessons.
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Honor Announces Integration of DeepSeek-R1 AI Model With Yoyo Assistant in China
Honor, the Chinese smartphone brand, announced the integration of its Yoyo virtual assistant with the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Saturday. The company claimed to have become the first Android manufacturer to offer the AI model in its devices. With this, the company's native assistant will be able to tap into the capabilities ...
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Apple Said to Offer $100 Million to Undo Indonesia iPhone 16 Ban
After Apple submitted its increased offer, Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry, which last month blocked a permit allowing the sale of the iPhone 16, is now demanding that the technology behemoth alter its investment plans to focus more on research and development for its smartphones in the country, the people said.
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Indonesia Bans Sales of Google Phones Days After Blocking Apple's iPhone 16
Indonesia has imposed a ban on the sale of Google Pixel smartphones, citing regulations that mandate the inclusion of at least 40 percent locally produced components. This move comes shortly after the prohibition of Apple's iPhone 16 sales in the country, for a similar reason.
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After iPhone 16, Indonesia Bans Sale Of Google Smartphones
Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components.
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California Passes Law To Ban Or Restrict Smartphones In School
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday a bill that requires schools to limit or ban the use of smartphones, amid a growing consensus that excess usage can increase the risk of mental illness and impair learning.
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Opinion | 'We Lost Her': A Smartphone Epidemic Is Ruining Europe's New Generation
Parent-led movements are pushing for stricter screen time regulations, and even bans in schools, calling for comprehensive policies to protect the next generation's future.
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France Takes Action Against Screen Addiction With Smartphone Ban In Schools
In response to growing concerns about excessive screen time, France has introduced a law banning smartphones and other electronic devices in schools for students up to age 15.
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This Country Is Planning A Complete Ban On Mobile Phones In Schools
However, it's currently up to individual school headteachers in England to decide their policies on mobile phones in schools.
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Woman's Unique Solution To Solve Family's Smartphone Addiction Is Viral
As per the agreement, if anyone fails to abide by the regulations, they will be banned from ordering food through Swiggy or Zomato for a month.
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Canada Bans Chinese App WeChat, Russia's Kaspersky On Government Phones
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
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iPhone 12 Sale Banned in France Over Radiation Issues: What Would Happen Next
France's radiation watchdog has banned sales of Apple's iPhone 12 after tests that it said showed the smartphone breached European radiation exposure limits. The Agence Nationale des Frequences (ANFR) said on Tuesday the model's Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) — a measure of the rate of radiofrequency energy absorbed by the body from a piece of eq...
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iPhone and iPad Use Banned for Work Purposes in Russian Military: Report
Russia's ministry of digital development has banned employees from using Apple iPhones and iPads for work purposes, Interfax news agency reported on Friday citing the minister, Maksut Shadaev. "A ban is imposed on using (Apple) mobile devices — smartphones and tablets — to access work applications and work email exchange," he told reporters at...
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"Put Learners First": UNESCO Calls For Worldwide Smartphone Ban In Schools
A report by the United Nations has recommended that smartphones should be banned from schools in a bid to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from online bullying.
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Huawei Plotting Return to 5G Phone Market Despite US Sanctions, Research Firms Claim
Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a US ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business. Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along with chipm...
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Netherlands' Latest Educational Reform: Ban Phones In Classrooms
The Netherlands said Tuesday it will ban mobile phones from classrooms in a bid to stop tech disrupting lessons.
