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.
Pokémon GO Fest returned to Chicago for the first time since 2019, drawing thousands to Grant Park to mark the app's 10th anniversary — but organizers suspended gameplay near Museum Campus on
Garmin's Q2 2026 software update is rolling out with Recovery Mode, expanded golf tools, and Bosch eBike support — but owners of the Fenix 7, Vivoactive 5, and Forerunner 265 are left
Samsung's Health app overhaul, rolling out June 8, shifts from passive data display to a selective-notification model that interprets biometric signals rather than simply logging them — a structural bet on AI-driven
Thirty years after the original egg-shaped pet colonized schoolbags worldwide, CASETiFY and Bandai Namco have turned Tamagotchi into a numbered collectible you can clip to your phone — and unlike most nostalgia
Samsung has removed the dedicated Lockdown Mode button from the power menu in One UI 9, replacing it with a smarter default: the phone locks itself the moment you open the power
With WWDC 2026 still a week away and iOS 27 not yet public, Apple's engineering teams are already deep into 'Boppy' — the internal name for iOS 28 and macOS 28, software
OPPO's Bubble is a 58mm circular AMOLED screen that snaps magnetically to the back of your phone and mirrors the rear camera's live feed — solving the selfie problem that front cameras
PayPal and British startup Hey Savi have launched what they describe as the UK's first agentic commerce platform, letting women shop across 10,000 brands via screenshot or text without leaving the app
Trade groups representing automakers, telecom vendors, and medical device manufacturers have formally warned the Trump administration that AI data centers are consuming memory chips at a scale that is already raising costs
Google announced at Money20/20 Europe that Google Wallet will bring digital ID passes to select EU countries this summer, while a new Direct Checkout feature and upgraded authentication system aim to eliminate
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