Technology

Your phone is a ticking time bomb

The fundamental nature of lithium batteries means the potential for 'thermal runaway' is always there.

If you have a consumer electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery there is a very good chance it is a lithium-based battery. Which means that when you toss your kid your phone, you’re tossing them a firebomb too.

What's next for Apple's iPhone?

As Tim Cook hones Apple's smartphone design, what will the next iPhone look like?

With the iPhone 7 no thinner, lighter, taller or sharper than its predecessor, where will Apple look next in order to drive upgrades?

iOS 10 update fails for some iPhone users

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Apple faced an embarrassing technical glitch after some customers reported difficulties updating their iPhone operating system to the latest software, which has just become available.

How technology might save the planet

As the Saudis act urgently to escape the grip of fossil fuel addiction, what is Malcolm Turnbull's "agile and ...

It's a common assumption that the more of us there are on the planet, the more raw materials we extract and consume. In fact, since the year 2000, the opposite has been true in at least one major economy, and it might just save the Earth.