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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

Tech 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

Tech 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

Europe Decoded

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

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Euroviews. 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

USA

Euroviews. 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

USA

Euroviews. 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