Phones
Apple unveils faster, more expensive budget iPhone
Apple unveiled a new version of its budget-priced iPhone that’s capable of connecting to ultrafast 5G wireless networks as well as a new desktop in its first product launches of 2022.
- by Michael Liedtke
Latest
Apple update lets you unlock iPhone with face ID while wearing a mask
Apple’s next iPhone software update will address a grumble that’s been bugging users since the COVID pandemic started: You’ll finally be able to unlock your phone without first taking off your mask.
- by Georgina McKay
Samsung’s Galaxy S22 line improves cameras, revives Note
The latest Samsung smartphones add some small tweaks and upgrade incentives, while merging the Ultra and Note lines to create a big, stylus-toting premium option.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Scott Morrison
My sympathies, Gladys. I once sent a screenshot of a conversation about a horrible, horrible person to that horrible, horrible person
The former premier’s reported text exchange with a cabinet minister, condemning Scott Morrison, is a cautionary tale for the digital age. Who among hasn’t vented in a text message?
- by Kerri Sackville
Opinion
Technology & democracy
You’re being watched: How Big Data is changing our lives
It’s not just about personal privacy concerns. Our reliance on data infrastructure and our participation in the digital economy are forming the backbone of new economic, political, and social power.
- by Miah Hammond-Errey
Turning off: The devices that could follow BlackBerry’s fate
Very few gadgets simply stop working like Blackberries have, but all eventually lose support and slowly become obsolete.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Analysis
BlackBerry, smartphone pioneer, finally hangs up on its classic devices
Anyone still holding on to one of the proto-smartphones, with its hardware keyboard and BlackBerry OS software, will be locked out of most functions from this week.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Apple
Why Apple will now let you fix your iPhone
The tech giant, once the arch nemesis to DIY fixing of broken gadgets, is leading a shift to reuse rather than discard.
- by Matthew Field