Biztech news Apple bows to pressure and allows self-repairs to iPhones and MacBooks "New phones are expensive, and people who buy them should be able to repair them," senior policy analyst Maureen Mahoney said. 18/11/2021
Home Can Britain's iconic phone boxes be saved? Today, the red kiosks see more use as props in holiday photos than as communication devices, but the UK's telecoms regulator thinks some may be worth saving. 10/11/2021
Biztech news Your Android smartphone is spying on you, a new study claims Did you think you can trust your Android smartphone with your data and personal information? This latest study will make you think twice. 15/10/2021
Eco-Innovation Pay for your drinks with old iPhones at this unique London pub This International E-waste Day, pub-goers can get rewarded for the unwanted tech in their drawers at home. 14/10/2021
Biztech news Apple loosens its grip on App Store in €85 million legal offer The tech giant says developers will be able to tell its iPhone and iPad customers about ways to pay outside the App Store. 27/08/2021
Work Swiss start-up rivals Google with '100% secure' smartphone keyboard Swiss start-up Typewise has developed an AI keyboard for your phone that is better at correcting typos and more secure. Can it rival the US giants? 23/08/2021
Eco-Innovation This device produces energy from your sweat while you sleep A breakthrough for self-made sustainable power that requires nothing but a good night’s sleep to harvest energy from your sweat. 16/07/2021
Eco-Innovation Printable smartphones are the latest breakthrough in green tech The fight against gadget waste is being spurred on by new printable electronics made from wood ink. 06/05/2021
The Cube The iPhone shortcut recording when you say 'I'm getting pulled over' The technology has risen in popularity amid widespread protests against police violence. 18/06/2020
world news Europe's coronavirus lockdowns are making phone calls popular again Mobile voice services in France have doubled since the country went into lockdown 25/03/2020
View Our disposable culture must end. We need the ‘right to repair’ not recycle our smartphones ǀ View The Green Deal has paved the way for a sustainable product policy. Now legislators must seize this opportunity to ensure all smartphones sold in the EU are designed to be repaired and last longer. 18/02/2020
world news It's World Day Without Mobile Phones — unless you're a migrant For some, World Day Without Mobile Phones is a chance to forgo a luxury. For others, smartphones are a means of survival. 07/02/2020
View How our phones became our whole lives in just 10 years, from a woman who resuscitates them ǀ View Since we wrapped our fingers around the first touch-screen smartphones a decade ago, the family photo album has all but ceased to exist. But even as we no longer make albums of them, we are even more obsessed with taking pictures. 02/01/2020
View How Netflix, Star Wars and Marvel redefined Hollywood ǀ View In the 2010s, people didn't stop going to the movies. That might be because as the screens got smaller, the movies got bigger. 30/12/2019
Living Gamifying kindness: 'Positive energy can change the world' There’s little the digital age hasn’t turned into a game. From dating to exercise. Now, it's kindness. 13/12/2019
Living Wine adopts augmented reality in fightback against ‘boring’ perception Artificial intelligence is set to stop young people thinking wine is 'pompous'. 29/11/2019
world news One in four young people have smartphone addiction In an analysis of multiple studies, researchers found that smartphone use is correlated with increased depression, anxiety and stress. 29/11/2019
Portugal Tech addiction: ‘Smartphone or cocaine, your brain gets the same hit’ A dating app CEO and former addict says he can control himself better around drugs and alcohol than his smartphone. 07/11/2019
Poland 'Whistleblower' app wants Poles to report local nuisances, petty crime 'Whistleblower' allows users to easily report or document evidence of fly-tipping, illegal parking or animal abuse. 30/08/2019
USA Galaxy Note 10: Five takeaways from Samsung's new smartphone launch Samsung unveiled its new smartphone on Wednesday, but what can we expect to see from it? 08/08/2019
futuris I-React is an app that could save lives during natural disasters With an increase in danger from natural disasters over the last decade - and indications that this will only get worse - a team of developers have created an app that gathers huge amounts of data in emergency situations. 03/06/2019
world news Is your Huawei smartphone useless without Google? Huawei had planned for the possibility of a US ban: the company has been developing its own operating system, it has said. 21/05/2019
no comment Tel Aviv installs 'zombie lights' for pedestrians addicted to mobiles Tel Aviv is trying to catch the attention of people distracted by their smartphones using LED stoplights embedded in its pedestrian crossings. 15/03/2019
world news How much does mobile data cost across Europe? The cost of 1GB of mobile data across Europe has been revealed, with Greeks paying by far the most, and Ukrainians the least. 05/03/2019
world news Disability-themed emojis coming to platforms this year Disability-themed emojis coming to platforms this year. 06/02/2019
Smart Regions In Naples, students look to the future in the world’s oldest public university The Federico II University in Naples is the world’s oldest public university. It also hosts the Developer Academy where students learn to develop apps for iphones. 10/01/2019