Phones
What is Qi2? Universal wireless charging, with magnets, is almost here
The new standard, based on Apple’s MagSafe, will soon work with iPhones, Androids and other devices.
- by Tim Biggs
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Review
Gadgets
Nubia stacks up as a flip phone with a bargain price
The Nubia Flip 5G isn’t the most value-packed phone, but it is a competent folding device at half the price of the competition.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Children's Health
Should children be on social media? Too late, they already are
Are worsening mental health outcomes and social media related? The timing is suggestive: mental health began to slide just as smartphones and social apps took off.
Opinion
Opinion
Why I’d rather my kids smoked ciggies than used a smartphone
Why do people throw children into the scream chambers of misery and self-loathing that come with smartphones?
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Review
Samsung
Samsung’s latest mid-range phone may be playing it too safe
In an increasingly competitive market the Galaxy A55 doesn’t do much to stand out, despite being an excellent lower-cost Samsung option.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
For subscribers
Gemini iPhone a win-win for cautious Apple and aggressive Google
As with Google Search, a partnership over the AI chatbot could work for both companies, but what would it be like for consumers?
- by Tim Biggs
Apple and Google in talks to bring AI to iPhones
Apple’s delay in releasing an AI product has been costly. Now it is trying to make up ground.
- by Tripp Mickle, Nico Grant and Brian X. Chen
Exclusive
Tragedy
Jon suffered a terrible accident. His wife couldn’t get a signal to call triple zero
Karin Stark has long warned it was only a matter of time until someone died unable to call an ambulance. Now her own family has become the story.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Tinder may be swiping left on its most famous feature
With Tinder and rival Bumble losing more than $60 billion in market value since 2021,the dating apps are looking for ways to claw back customers.
- by J. Edward Moreno
Apple says don’t put your wet iPhone in a bag of rice. Do this instead
Apple has taken a stand on the decades-old remedy that covering a wet phone with rice will save it from water damage. It has offered a much simpler solution.
- by Tim Biggs
Samsung’s latest Ultra is incredible, but not vastly improved by AI
When it comes to hardware, the phone takes small but important steps up from last year, but it also comes with a whole host of AI-powered creativity features.
- by Tim Biggs