[Link] Stop Leaving Your Smartphone's Bluetooth On

Read: 8/2/2022 lifehacker.com

Bluetooth is a handy feature that allows you to easily connect up your various devices, whether you’re trying to get your new wireless headphones to talk to your Android phone or connecting your Apple Watch to your iPhone.

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[Link] Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your phones: how tech and shock jocks hacked Julius Caesar

Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

The new Sydney Theatre Company production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a “mad ride”, according to Guardian Australia reviewer Steve Dow – a production fizzing with viral imagery, TikTok rightwing conspiracy theorists, smartphone tech, Instagram wellness gurus and the unpredictable energ

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[Link] The iPhone 13 Screen Is a Repair Nightmare That Could Destroy Repair Shops Forever

Read: 7/11/2021 www.vice.com

A tweak to the iPhone’s repairability that has been long prophesied and feared has finally come to pass, giving staggering new urgency for legislation that makes repair more accessible: The iPhone 13’s screen cannot be replaced without special software controlled by Apple.

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[Link] European Union announces plans to require all mobile devices to use USB-C

Read: 14/10/2021 arstechnica.com

The European Commission has announced its intent to enact legislation that would mandate all consumer electronic devices sold in the European market within certain categories have a USB-C port for charging.

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