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Say goodbye to cracked screens

IF YOU are constantly dropping your phone then we have some good news for you — researchers may have discovered a way to make smartphone screens smash-proof.

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Phones have gotten a lot better

What the first ever text message said

IT has been 25 years since the first text message was ever sent. It might not have had GIFs or emojis, but it did have good old fashioned words. Here is what the first ever message said.

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Janine Shipton watches her 12 year old daughter Millie use a smart phone, Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Parents downloading apps so they can monitor what apps their kids have on their phones, how much time they spend on their phones. (AAP Image/Brenton Edwards)

The Xmas gifts changing childhood

ALMOST half of all Aussie parents are weighing up whether to give their kids a smartphone this Christmas. But how young is too young, and what rules should you put in place?

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