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Xiaomi 17 Ultra: How its Leica optics and mechanical zoom are pushing smartphone cameras further
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (1167+ words) It has been roughly a decade since smartphone cameras rendered most compact digicams obsolete." In the meantime, sensors have grown larger, low-light performance has improved dramatically, and computational imaging has produced results that seemed improbable, given that the lenses were…...
Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (854+ words) JAKARTA - Indonesia on Saturday (March 28) began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them to pornography, cyberbullying, online scams and addiction." With the move, Indonesia…...
Having a conversation and creating best practices for your child's social media use
1+ week, 1+ day ago (876+ words) Having a conversation and creating best practices for your child's social media use BATON ROUGE, La. - In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week…...
Police warn of scams impersonating SingPost claiming failed parcel delivery, losses over $22k
1+ week, 1+ day ago (198+ words) The police have warned members of the public to be vigilant against a scam variant involving WhatsApp messages that impersonate Singapore Post (SingPost). There have been about 15 cases reported since March 15, with total losses of at least $22,000. In an advisory…...
600,000 Singtel users affected by March 16 outage, caused by 'mechanical fault"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (238+ words) About 600,000 Singtel users faced mobile connectivity problems on Monday (March 16) after a "mechanical fault" occurred at one of its network facilities, reported The Straits Times. A day later on Tuesday (March 17), some customers experienced connectivity issues again. CEO of Singtel…...
'Small number' of Singtel customers facing connectivity issues unrelated to March 16 disruption
2+ week, 4+ day ago (170+ words) 'Small number' of Singtel customers facing connectivity issues unrelated to March 16 disruption Some Singtel customers reported facing connectivity issues on Tuesday (March 17), after an eight-hour-long disruption the previous day was resolved. In a Facebook post at 11.30am, the telco said that…...
Singtel fined $1m for outage that lasted over 4 hours, disrupted calls to emergency services
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (432+ words) Singapore's largest telco Singtel has been hit with a $1 million fine for a nationwide landline outage that disrupted calls to public institutions and emergency services on Oct 8, 2024." The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said on Thursday (Dec 11) that it has…...
Singtel mobile service disruption: Downdetector shows over 5,300 reports, telco activates 'rectification measures"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (293+ words) [UPDATE: 3.28pm on March 16]" Singtel said in an updated statement at 3.28pm that it has encountered "some technical issues", which has resulted in a delay to full restoration of services. It added that there is no evidence to suggest that the disruption…...
British teens resist Australian-style social media ban
2+ week, 5+ day ago (922+ words) LONDON " British teenagers, like their peers abroad, have a conflicted relationship with social media. They know it can feed them a diet of "brain rot" content that keeps them glued to their phones while making money for big tech." Yet…...
One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, Snapchat after social media ban
3+ week, 1+ day ago (442+ words) SYDNEY " One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data showed, raising questions about the effectiveness of their age-gating methods. The number of 13-to-15-year-olds using TikTok…...