#Startup teaches young Nigerians to code on smartphones

#Startup teaches young Nigerians to code on smartphones

“#Startup teaches young Nigerians to code on smartphones” Samuel Anyaele regularly tells his students that everything they need to write a software code can be found on their mobile phones. He writes HTML codes on his phone, which are displayed on a monitor in a tiny classroom in Lagos, Nigeria’s megacity. His students look up…

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#Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones

#Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones

“#Singapore researchers control Venus flytraps using smartphones” Researchers in Singapore have found a way of controlling a Venus flytrap using electric signals from a smartphone, an innovation they hope will have a range of uses from robotics to employing the plants as environmental sensors. Luo Yifei, a researcher at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), showed…

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#LG to stop making smartphones after years of losses

#LG to stop making smartphones after years of losses

“#LG to stop making smartphones after years of losses” Electronics giant LG plans to stop making smartphones after struggling for years to compete in a market where it was once a leading player. The South Korean conglomerate will shut down its mobile phone business and exit the “incredibly competitive” industry by July 31, it announced…

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#Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world

#Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world

“#Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world” The images ricochet across the planet, as so many do in this dizzying era of film it, upload it, tell it to the world: scenes from a protest-turned-government crackdown, captured at ground level by smartphone users on the streets of Myanmar. Images shot across barricades and furtively…

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#Samsung may discontinue Galaxy Note as COVID-19 hurts demand

#Samsung may discontinue Galaxy Note as COVID-19 hurts demand

“#Samsung may discontinue Galaxy Note as COVID-19 hurts demand” Samsung’s priciest smartphone may be the next victim of the coronavirus pandemic. The South Korean tech giant is reportedly considering discontinuing the Galaxy Note — known for its large size and stylus for note-taking — as COVID-19 has dented demand for ultra-expensive phones. Instead, Samsung will…

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