A dramatic claim from Apple for the newly-announced iPhone 7 is that it is now able to work underwater, thanks to the removal of the headphone jack. Removing the headphone socket means the phone casing is more water resistant, and Apple boldly states that the phone can be kept under one metre of water for…
The United States will cease to be in control of the world’s domain names in October, since the US government has agreed to pass full control to ICANN – the body that oversees the Domain Name System. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has been managing DNS for years, but ultimate authority rested…
Android has announced its new operating system for smartphones, called Nougat, with a range of exciting features. LG was the first manufacturer to release a phone running the Android 7 OS. The South Korean firm is hoping its V20 phone with Android 7 Nougat on board will be enough to tempt people away from Samsung’s…
Samsung has stopped selling its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, just weeks after its launch, following 35 cases of exploding batteries. Buyers of the phone have been posting videos and photos showing the device with melted screens and battery packs, reporting that it just caught fire while charging. More than a million Note 7 phones have been sold…