Today
Meet Samsung’s new Ring, Watch Ultra and not-so-new folding phones
At its biggest gadget launch of the year, the Korean tech giant finally launched its finger-worn health tracker and a new outdoors-oriented watch.
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- John Davidson
This Month
What to expect from Samsung’s biggest launch of the year
An outdoorsy Galaxy Watch Ultra could be the biggest news at this week’s Unpacked, alongside the usual artificial intelligence announcements.
- John Davidson
June
Stonepeak’s got company in final furlong of Global Switch auction
Stonepeak’s local dealmakers, led by Darren Keogh, have participated in several auctions for infrastructure and energy assets.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
What Apple Intelligence means for you
Though the “where” and “when” of Apple’s new AI system are still a mystery, we do know a lot about the “who”, “what” and “why”.
- John Davidson
Apple retakes crown as world’s most valuable company
The stock surged for a second session on optimism about its AI-integration plans, dethroning Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company.
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- Sruthi Shankar
Life360 launches Nasdaq IPO, terms sent to investors
The deal, which looks to have occurred more quickly than some local fund managers had anticipated, is due to price on June 5.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Analysis
- AI
Apple’s Siri to get its shot at AI redemption
Once the best (and only) AI assistant on phones and other devices, Siri has fallen into disrepair. Next week, Apple is expected to announce a host of improvements.
- John Davidson
May
Children glued to their phones at meal time face obesity risk
Experts say letting youngsters scroll social media, watch videos or eat in front of the TV is “dangerous” and may be fuelling a growing obesity epidemic.
- Laura Donnelly
For the Taliban, Afghans’ best status symbol is a $2120 iPhone
Commerce is thriving for some entrepreneurs despite the difficulties imposed by the country’s rulers.
- Riazat Butt
Apple will revamp Siri to catch up with chatbot competitors
Apple is expected to release an improved Siri that is more conversational and versatile at its developer conference in June.
- Tripp Mickle, Brian X. Chen and Cade Metz
Inside the fight for smartphone-free childhoods
A rising number of parents around the world, who have become addicted to handheld devices themselves, want to ban under-16s from having them.
- Pippa Bailey
Apple’s shares rally after return to sales growth forecast
The tech giant announced $US110 billion in share buybacks and raised the quarterly dividend by 4 per cent.
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- Mark Gurman
- Opinion
- Apps
Apple banned this app for years. It’s now America’s No. 1 iPhone app
Delta is an app that lets you play old-fashioned video games on your iPhone – and Apple had refused to let it on the app store. Until a government crackdown.
- Shira Ovide
April
Why Apple has a $US300b ‘Made in China’ problem
Apple is gradually weaning itself off China as a longstanding and mutually-beneficial relationship between the corporate giant and the country begins to fray.
- James Titcomb
The right shortcuts can give your iPhone superpowers. Here’s how
A free app preinstalled on Apple handsets since 2019 is easy to overlook, since its name doesn’t tell you much, but it could make your life far easier.
- Chris Velazco
The kids aren’t all right. Are phones really to blame?
In his new book Jonathan Haidt claims phones are the cause of the international epidemic of adolescent mental illness. And with that one tricky word, “cause,” he opens himself up to what’s likely to be a world of pain.
- Judith Warner
March
iPhone will be ‘degraded’ if Epic wins court case, Apple warns
New laws in Europe mean iPhone users there are already facing all manner of new threats to their safety.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Social media
I switched my phone off for the weekend. Here’s what happened
Having all the products of human civilisation at your fingertips can feel overwhelming.
- Jemima Kelly
What peanut butter has to do with what’s available in the App Store
Epic Games’ landmark lawsuit against Apple has heard that it’s impossible to tell how profitable the App Store is because of something named after the spread.
- John Davidson
Judge led through ‘sideloading’ Fortnite – and finds it all too hard
Justice Jonathan Beach hadn’t even got to the scary stuff yet, when he said he would have already given up trying to install an app on an Android phone without using Google’s Play Store.
- John Davidson