Phones
Walking and scrolling right now? Here’s what it’s doing to your health
From a changed gait to “text neck”, walking while looking at your phone has a number of health consequences.
- by Markham Heid
Latest
What students will and won’t be allowed to do with phones at school this year
From Monday, all Qld state school students must have their phone switched off during school hours, but there are exemptions.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Ditch the doomscroll: How to reset your relationship with tech
Experts share their advice on how to rehab a phone addiction (for real this time).
- by Melissa Kirsch
Samsung introduces Galaxy AI, a new suite of smarts for its S24 phones
From instantly translated calls to image generation, the new Galaxy S24 is stuffed with AI-powered features.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Sharemarket
Why Apple faces its biggest crisis since it was saved by the iPod
Wall Street has recently sounded a new alarm on Apple’s business in China – just one of a number of major issues facing the world’s biggest company.
- by James Titcomb
Google Gemini is a game-changer for messages
Gemini will read your messages for you, and suggest replies
How your suburb’s mobile and internet connection compares to the rest of Sydney
For the first time, a NSW government index allows residents to gauge the best and worst suburbs for digital connectivity across the state.
- by Heath Gilmore and Nigel Gladstone
Perspective
Schools
I spend 49 days a year on my phone. It’s not just schoolkids who need a phone ban
It’s time adults had a good hard look at their own screen time and got back to enjoying life’s phone-free pleasures.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Do I need to worry about radiation from my smartphone?
If you’re constantly on your phone, how worried should you be about radiation exposure?
- by Caroline Hopkins
Tony Wright’s Column
Network outage
Smart cards and smarter phones? Stuff and nonsense. Just ask my mother
Credit cards and smartphones are supposed to simplify and streamline our lives. Until the IT dam wall is washed away – and with it our information and cash.
- by Tony Wright
Gimmick or game-changer? How mobile phones are transforming filmmaking
While many traditionalists prefer professional cameras, a smartphone festival has attracted a record number of entries.
- by Garry Maddox