The Eastern Herald’s Technology Desk covers technology companies, consumer electronics, digital products, emerging technologies and major developments shaping the global technology industry.
Google Wallet home keys are rolling out in Google Home Public Preview, enabling NFC door unlocking and hands-free access with compatible Aliro hardware.
Valve has confirmed it will stop restocking physical Steam gift cards at retail stores by year-end, citing an unwinnable battle against scammers who adapted faster than every safeguard the company deployed. The
iOS 27 delivers AutoMix and faster AirPlay to existing HomePods — but the Siri AI upgrade that would make the speaker genuinely smarter appears tied to new hardware Apple hasn't announced yet.
Apple unveiled sweeping child safety tools at WWDC 2026, including Ask to Browse and AI-powered gore blocking — but its philosophy of parental choice, not mandatory enforcement, is already drawing scrutiny as
Apple buried CarPlay's most consequential iOS 27 feature inside a developer session rather than the WWDC keynote — and the reason is simple: the native video app SDK only works in vehicles
A new NBER study by Middlebury College economists finds that the iPhone's 2007 rollout explains up to 52% of the U.S. fertility decline — exposing a fundamental gap in the pronatalist policy
Hidden fold-state code in iOS 27 got the headlines, but Apple did something more deliberate at WWDC 2026: it briefed thousands of third-party developers on how to build apps that adapt to
Microsoft released its largest-ever Patch Tuesday update on Tuesday, fixing 206 flaws including three publicly disclosed zero-days in Windows BitLocker, HTTP.sys, and CTFMON — while security experts warn AI-assisted vulnerability discovery is
Nintendo is running a rare two-stage marketing campaign for Splatoon Raiders: a teaser at its June 9 Direct followed by a dedicated franchise showcase on June 30, signaling the company's most concentrated
Apple says the European Commission rejected every proposal it made to bring Siri AI to EU iPhones. The European Commission says the decision not to launch is Apple's alone. Both accounts cannot
Nine months after its last major showcase, Nintendo spent 50 minutes on June 9 building an identity for the Switch 2's second year — anchored by the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake,
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