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Behind teenagers’ refusal to answer the phone lies a global transformation in communication norms. Here are some explanations for parents… and everyone else.
Legislation meant to improve cybersecurity could be difficult to implement and might create incentives for riskier digital behavior.
The latest system updates are not written to make your device slower. But because they’re written for new hardware, there’s a good chance they will end up running slower on an older device.
The upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 2 is almost three-quarters screen. And while that’s convenient, it’s important to actually be able to hold the phone. As design evolves, how do manufacturers adapt?
The NZ COVID Tracer app helps you keep track of places you visit in New Zealand, in case anyone infected also visited. But the app has some shortcomings that won’t be fixed until June at the earliest.
The technology behind the new OS certainly looks promising. But it’s no magic solution to the US trade ban.
Silicon Valley’s chip supplier de choix scored a massive own goal with smartphones. If it has got driverless cars wrong too, it could be goodnight Santa Clara.
Scholars dig in to the debate on whether police should be able to defeat or circumvent encryption systems.
Why do roboticists dream of electric women?
The automation wave is coming for computer programmers – up to a point.
It’s not safe out there for an app.
There are plenty of apps that people with autism can use for learning, play and communication. Not all are designed with autism in mind, so what can we learn from any online user feedback?
The iPhone mobile revolution put powerful computers in our pockets, but took away our rights to control them. Is that worth celebrating?
Smartphone apps can help people cut back on the amount of alcohol they drink. But is it nagging apps or gentle persuiasion that people prefer?
Apple has announced its next generation iOS 10, but how does it stack up to the latest Android offering from Google?
Google saves $9 billion, programmers and users get to keep a popular language and its apps – and a key Oracle product stays alive.
European Commission fires a broadside at Google for using Android to enforce its dominant position.
PIN codes, passwords, swipe patterns and biometrics can help secure your smartphone, but they’re far from foolproof.
The FBI has accessed the data on a shooter’s iPhone. What if the device had been running Android?
After Windows 8 flopped, Microsoft is betting big with a free upgrade to Windows 10 and a new strategy to keep the brand alive in a changing technology landscape.


















