Taiwan opens first medical training centre for treating combat injuries as cross-strait tensions run high

Taiwan opens first medical training centre for treating combat injuries as cross-strait tensions run high

With tensions running high across the Taiwan Strait and the risk of conflict looming, the island seeks to improve medical training for treating complex injuries like those seen in conflicts including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Gaza war. “The inauguration of the tactical combat casualty care facility represents the overall upgrading of the expertise … Read more

Google Pixel 8 series gaming performance receives big boost, courtesy of first Feature Drop update

Google Pixel 8 series gaming performance receives big boost, courtesy of first Feature Drop update

However, the Mountain View giant is trying to fix the issues to a large extent with the December 2023 Pixel Feature drop. The new update is said to boost the CPU performance significantly. Pixel 8 performance reportedly improved Courtesy of the latest update, Google is updating the ARM Mali’s kernel driver to a more recent … Read more

Android owners receive free phone upgrade as Google releases a ‘Christmas present’ with big camera boost

Android owners receive free phone upgrade as Google releases a ‘Christmas present’ with big camera boost

GOOGLE has released a huge upgrade for millions of Android fans including some big improvements for video and photography. The tech giant described the massive feature drop as a “present” to Pixel owners for Christmas. 2 Before and after shows more detail and colour in Pixel 8 Pro videosCredit: Google Most of the changes come … Read more

Much-desired iPhone feature may not arrive until 2027

Much-desired iPhone feature may not arrive until 2027

We’ve heard a lot in recent years about an iPhone that ditches the Dynamic Island, placing the selfie camera and FaceID technology beneath the glass for a clean, full display. But despite a growing number of Android phones adopting the design, for the iPhone it still seems a ways off. In 2022, oft-reliable Apple analyst … Read more

Samsung’s universal gestures for Galaxy Watch offer more functionality than Apple’s double-tap

Samsung’s universal gestures for Galaxy Watch offer more functionality than Apple’s double-tap

Matthew Miller/ZDNET One of the features that was advertised at the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra Watch 2 launch was the support for a double-tap gesture that launched with WatchOS 10.1. Apple’s S9 chip enables this gesture capability and it can be quite useful for snoozing alarms, playing and pausing audio, and more. However, it … Read more

Finally, a rugged Android phone that doesn’t look and feel like a brick

Finally, a rugged Android phone that doesn’t look and feel like a brick

Matthew Miller/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The AGM H6 is the company’s latest rugged phone, priced at $299. There’s an early-bird deal that discounts it down to $219. The phone passes all rugged protection certifications, has a large capacity battery, and is much slimmer than its competitors. Being a mid-range device, there are some compromises, including … Read more