At the start of the last decade, smartphones weren’t so expensive. But it was also the same decade that flagship phones crossed the $1000 mark. And the uptrend doesn’t seem set to stop anytime soon. So, sure, flagship phones are getting expensive, but have you ever thought, why is that so? Are there some valid reasons behind it? Here are six key reasons why flagship phones are damn expensive:
NASA scientists have cut down a year of Perseverance’s audio recordings on the Martian surface to a five-hour playlist of the Red Planet’s best hits (you can listen to some here). The sounds are eerily quiet and offer a new way of exploring the Martian environment. They’ve already helped confirm some theories about the way sounds travel on the planet.
In a new lawsuit, Twitter shareholders are suing Elon Musk, alleging that he manipulated the price of the company’s stock for his own benefit in the course of agreeing to buy the company. The lawsuit represents a group of Twitter investors but would allow any shareholders to receive financial compensation. The suit was filed on Wednesday night in federal district court for Northern California and argues that Musk intentionally drove down the company’s stock to secure a better deal.
Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, invented the world’s smallest remote-controlled walking robot, according to research published in the journal Science Robotics. It’s so small that it can crawl along the edge of a penny. Made of an elastic shape-memory alloy, the crab-shaped robot includes no hardware or electrical components. The research team hopes that its robotic design could be used in the future to perform tasks in extremely confined spaces.
After years of resisting advertisements on its streaming services, Netflix is now open to offering lower-priced tiers with ads, co-CEO Reed Hasting said on Tuesday. He said during the company’s prerecorded earnings conference call, however, that it “makes a lot of sense” to offer customers a cheaper option.
According to NASA’s database for near-earth objects, a ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid that’s more than a mile-long is headed our way and makes its closest pass by our planet in centuries on May 27, 2022. The nearest this rock will get to us is at 9:26 AM CST, Friday Morning. The asteroid is labeled ‘potentially hazardous’ because it is an Apollo asteroid meaning it crosses earth’s orbit.
Apple Music currently has four subscription levels available: individual, student, family, and Voice Plan (limited to a few countries). Apple is increasing the price of Apple Music for students, and college students in various regions are receiving an email warning that their discount will be reduced.
Apple’s developer guidelines have been amended to state that subscription-based apps can charge more without informing the user. These auto-renewable subscriptions, according to Apple, are a wonderful way to enable customers to access content, services, or premium features in an app.
The Starliner spacecraft is ready for its first voyage to space, according to Boeing and NASA, with a second uncrewed test mission set for May 19.
According to a new analysis issued by Mozilla’s *Privacy Not Included buyer’s guide, hundreds of mental health apps on the market contain some disturbing information about capitalizing and leaking client data.
Since the launch of AirTags, many criminals are using it to track girls and children by placing them in cars, backpacks, and other places where people might not look or know that they are being tracked or followed.
We all know how far smartphone cameras have come. They are capable of producing high-resolution images and are the cameras of choice for many of us. One industry is finally putting it to the test, determining whether or not a whole wedding can be photographed entirely on a smartphone.
