Phone News

• BT pushes digital home phone lines
  
  Money Mail exposed flaws in the 'BT digital voice' rollout a few years ago - that it could leave vulnerable people at risk as they might be unable to call 999.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Guyanese Teenager Is Charged With 19 Counts of Murder in School Dorm Fire
  
  Investigators have accused the 15-year-old student of starting the blaze in anger after her mobile phone was confiscated.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Ericsson (ERIC) Teams Up With MediaTek to Boost 5G Upload Speed
  
  Ericsson (ERIC) partnered with MediaTek to demonstrate a record 5G upload speed of 440 Mbps leveraging RAN Compute Baseband 6648 and a mobile device equipped with MediaTek 5G smartphone chipset.
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Tennessee woman who disappeared during cross-country trip with boyfriend may have been spotted
  
  Family members have feared the worst since they lost contact with Nikki Alcaraz three weeks ago, but now she may have been spotting selling her phone at a Walmart.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• My Tesla was taken on 110mph joyride by rogue airport parking firm while blasting Beyonce
  
  Jemma Whitfield, 39, and husband Scott, 41, were on holiday in Rome for her birthday when the car's app on their phone showed them it was unlocked.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• How to get water out of your iPhone speaker fast
  
  I dropped my iPhone into water. Siri helped me sort out the problem -- and here's how it can help you, too.
  ZDNet.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• iPhone overheating? Here are 8 potential causes and their solutions
  
  I'm hearing from a number of readers who are seeing -- and feeling -- their iPhones overheat since installing iOS 16.5.
  ZDNet.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Video appears to show drone flying over Moscow
  
  Mobile phone footage appears to capture footage of a drone flying in the south west of Moscow.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Girl, 15, charged with murdering 19 people in school fire 'started after phone confiscation'
  
  A 15-year-old girl has been charged - as an adult - with murdering 19 people after she allegedly set fire to a secondary school dormitory in Guyana.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Foxconn: iPhone maker hikes pay ahead of new model launch
  
  Foxconn's move comes ahead of the expected launch of Apple's iPhone 15 later this year.
  BBC News.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Indian official in hot water for draining reservoir to find his phone
  
  The state official was suspended for ordering the entire Paralkot reservoir emptied and accused of wasting 530,000 gallons of fresh water as his region faces a heat wave.
  CBS News.  Monday, 29 May 2023.
• Seizing The Last-Mover Advantage: The Digitalization Of Family Offices
  
  As digital transformation sweeps across industries, even this stalwart sector is feeling the draft, hinting at what could be an 'iPhone moment' for family office ...
  Forbes.  Monday, 29 May 2023.
• Vivo X Flip Review: Another Underrated Gem From The Enthusiast Brand
  
  Vivo's top slab phones are arguably the best smartphones in the world right now for those in the know.
  Forbes.  Sunday, 28 May 2023.
• Commentary: Protect kids from the harms of social media? Parents can't do it alone
  
  It's a struggle to oversee how children are using apps and enforce limits on phone usage. The sooner Congress develops safety standards for platforms, the better.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 28 May 2023.
• Two million litres of water drained from reservoir in search for phone
  
  An Indian government official has been suspended after ordering a reservoir to be drained so he could find his phone. 
  Sky News.  Sunday, 28 May 2023.

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