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Google’s latest Pixel pops with AI tricks at budget price
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Google

Google’s latest Pixel pops with AI tricks at budget price

Whether you want powerful AI image editing or not, the Pixel 8a is a very impressive smartphone for $850.

  • by Tim Biggs

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What is Qi2? Universal wireless charging, with magnets, is almost here

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
Nubia stacks up as a flip phone with a bargain price
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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
Should children be on social media? Too late, they already are

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.

Why I’d rather my kids smoked ciggies than used a smartphone
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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
Samsung’s latest mid-range phone may be playing it too safe
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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
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Gemini iPhone a win-win for cautious Apple and aggressive Google

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 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
Jon suffered a terrible accident. His wife couldn’t get a signal to call triple zero
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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

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 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