Gadgets

How to make your tech gadgets last longer

Brian X. Chen   Tech companies want us to keep upgrading so they can make a buck. But why throw it out if it ain't broke?

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Phones

Microsoft should stop making phones

Microsoft Lumia 950

Shira Ovide   It's time Satya Nadella quit wasting time and money tilting at smartphone windmills.

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Critical year for Apple, says Barclays

Barclays now forecasts a 1.8 per cent decline in iPhone sales in 2016, lowering previous estimates.

Julie Verhage   For the first time ever, Apple might sell less of its most popular product this year.

Phones

It's time the world learned to say Huawei

The Huawei P8 smartphone.

Tim Culpan   Chinese company continues to grow even as it stays in the shadows.

Melbourne's Channel 31 gets appy

Channel 31's Sputnik TV program is among those now available via app.

Adam Turner   Community broadcasters launch mobile apps as broadcasters leave airwaves.

Phones

Six of the best iPhone SE accessories

A 'wireless' charging solution for the iPhone SE from Dog & Bone.

Tom Pritchard and Campbell Simpson   If you bought or plan on buying Apple's latest phone, you probably want to kit it out with these extra bits and pieces.

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Mobiles

How to free up space on your iPhone without having to delete stuff

In the beginning, the smartphone was fun and cool.

Hannah Francis   One ingenious Redditor shared a simple trick that spring cleans your iPhone or iPad and beefs up its storage capacity.

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Mobiles

iPhone SE is small and blocky, but it has guts where it counts

The iPhone SE looks almost identical to 2013's 5s, inclusing those flat blocky sides.

Tim Biggs   Not actually a new iPhone at all, the SE is a grab bag of features from 2013 and 2015's flagship Apple phones.

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Security

Apple wins in FBI fight, but iPhone security loses

Questions raised over the security of the iPhone after FBI successfully breaks in.

Alex Webb   Apple suffered one major casualty in its legal victory over the FBI: bragging rights over the iPhone's security.

Analysis

Beware! Apple's iOS 9.3 has more bugs

As long as we keep increasing the functionality we expect from our phones, there will be problems.

Tim Biggs   New glitch emerges when some iPhone users with latest update try to click on links.

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Phones

Apple pauses iOS 9.3 rollout after users report 'bricked' devices

iPhone 6s and up were not affected by the bug.

Hannah Francis   Users with older devices report being locked out after updating the operating system.

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Phones

Apple's new iOS dims screens, but can it really improve sleep?

Apple announced the Night Shift feature alongside its new iPhone SE.

Benny Evangelista   Apple doesn't want to be a disrupter - at least when it comes to your sleep.

Phones

Optus customers on hold as Home Zone blackspot base stations abandoned

Optus is replacing its mobile repeaters with the WiFi Talk app.

Adam Turner   Customers in mobile blackspots say Optus' replacement WiFi Talk VoIP app isn't up to standard.

Downsized iPhone SE plays into Trump's (tiny) hands

Apple announced the Night Shift feature alongside its new iPhone SE.

Stephen Hutcheon   Tiny handed people of the world rejoice. Apple feels your pain.

Phones

iPhone SE: how much 'Australia tax' is Apple adding to the price?

Unlike the 5s, the SE is available in rose gold.

Tim Biggs   The new iPhone SE comes with the cheapest launch price of any iPhone yet, but that hasn't changed the pain Australians feel at the checkout.

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Phones

Apple reveals new smaller iPhone SE

The 4-inch iPhone SE

Tim Biggs   At a special 'Town Hall' event in Cupertino, California, Apple unveiled its new iPhone SE, a 4-inch phone with many of the hardware advantages of the latest flagships.

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Mobiles

What to expect at this week's Apple event

An artist's impression of the iPhone SE.

Hannah Francis   Early Tuesday morning the tech giant is expected to unveil a suite of new products, including a compact iPhone.

Why Apple needs a smaller iPhone

Apple chief executive Tim Cook.

Alex Webb   A change in customer behaviour is forcing Apple to re-think it's iPhone strategy.

Phones ruling our lives are killing our imaginations

One study found the average person looks at their smartphone 221 times per day – once every 4.3 minutes.

Kim Arlington   One survey found working from smartphones and tablets adds two hours to the average working day.

Phones

Possible iPhone 7 Plus image shows off dual cameras, mysterious smart connector

iPhone 7 Plus

Tim Biggs   A convincing new image has emerged which could be our very first look at this year's iPhone 7 Plus.

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