4 things you can plug into your Android phone's USB port (that aren't chargers)

Do pay attention to the USB speeds of your phone, cable, and anything you connect, however. While some phones and accessories ...
IEEE

Classifying Electrical Tree Growth Stages in XLPE Cable Insulation using Vision Transformer with Window Sequence Merging Mechanism

Abstract: The presence of partial discharge (PD) activities deteriorates the high voltage cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) cable due to void, crack, and contamination of impurities. The persistence of ...
MarketWatch

Oracle and Meta to Use Nvidia Ethernet Switches in Data Centers

Nvidia will supply Meta and Oracle with Ethernet switches to speed up their data center networks. Oracle will use the switches in its AI factories, while Meta will integrate them into its Facebook ...
IEEE

Numerical Simulation of a Novel Cargo Handling Strategy: Using a Centralized Cable-Linked Dual-Multirotor System

Abstract: The cable-suspended transportation using multiple UAVs has gradually gained attention in UAV logistics fields over the past decade, owing to their greater efficiency compared to a single UAV ...
Crime

Singer Will Young fined for driving while using his phone

Singer Will Young has been fined £666 for driving while using his mobile phone. The 46-year-old pop star, who went to the University of Exeter, was caught using a handheld device while driving his VW ...
Daily Mail

Wife of top Royal Household adviser weeps in court as she narrowly avoids losing licence for using her phone at the wheel of £60,000 Land Rover

The wife of a prominent member of the Royal Household sobbed in court after she narrowly missed losing her driving licence for using her phone behind the wheel. Kim Todd, 59, was spotted picking up ...
Gizmochina

Vivo OriginOS 6 (Android 16) eligible devices list: check if your phone is getting this major upgrade

OriginOS is finally coming to Vivo and iQOO users outside China, and this could be the biggest software upgrade in recent years. The company has already confirmed that OriginOS 6 will be unveiled ...
ndtvprofit

BytePe Launched — Now Own An iPhone 17 Using Subscription, Not EMI

BytePe, India’s first tech subscription platform, has been launched, aiming to change how Indians access and experience the latest smartphones. Founded by Jayant Jha, entrepreneur and former Flipkart ...
Deccan Herald

October 2025 smartphone lineup: Top launches, upgrades, and what's new this month

This month, OnePlus, Vivo, Motorola, Oppo and others are slated to bring all-new phones in a wide range of price bands worldwide and in India.
Android Authority

Your next phone might come without a USB cable

A post on Reddit shows the Sony Xperia 10 VII doesn’t include a USB cable in the box. Smartphones typically don’t come with chargers anymore, but cables are still standard. We expect more ...
Android

Phone Brands Now Aim to Remove the USB Cable from the Box

Following the removal of chargers, the smartphone industry is starting to omit the USB cable from new phone boxes, led by models like the Sony Xperia 10 VII. Manufacturers cite reduced e-waste and ...