This Month
Apple and Amazon have no idea what’s coming
Big tech earnings are holding up well for now, but it’s clear Amazon, Apple and other tech giants have little idea of how a protracted trade war might hurt them.
April
Your iPhone is a target for thieves. Do this to help protect your data
Taking a few precautions, you can dramatically reduce the fallout that comes with a lost or stolen handset.
How do I make those Trumpet of Patriots spam texts stop?
Everybody’s doing it, and everyone hates them. So why are political parties allowed to send you so many texts?
What’s wrong with Apple?
Even before the threat of Donald Trump’s tariffs, there were questions about the company’s inability to make good on new ideas.
Why is Google’s Pixel 9a so cheap? It just doesn’t add up
Head-to-head with Google’s premium phone, the Pixel 9 Pro, the new mid-tier model is a lot closer than the price difference might suggest.
March
Apple just pulled an iPhone ad. The move shows it’s now in crisis
An AI update to bring Siri into the agentic era has been delayed, placing the tech giant in a bind as it races to make other big changes to its devices.
Apple prepares dramatic software overhaul for iPhone, iPad and Mac
The revamp – due this year – will fundamentally change the look of the operating systems, updating the style of icons, menus, apps, windows and system buttons.
Apple’s quiet pivot to India
The iPhone maker wants to diversify its supply chain beyond China. Can the world’s largest democracy deliver?
The new iPhone raises some questions. The trickiest one is in the name
We put Apple’s entry-level iPhone 16e through its paces, and found it compares pretty well to our iPhone 16 Pro. Here is a kind of alphabetical guide to the device.
February
Apple launches low-cost AI phone for the cost-of-living crunch
The new model will have enough computing power to run Apple Intelligence, and will bring communications in-house for the first time.
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra is a perfect phone, with four slip-ups
Did the company fail to add magnets to its new handset just to be annoying? Maybe not. It could signal a broader trend we like to call “peak phone”.
January
Should you track your kids through their phones?
The combination of new technology and the age-old devotion to keep your children safe is taking “helicopter parenting” to a whole new level.
Smartphones don’t suck. People do
These devices have come to operate a bit like dummies for adults: a temporary distraction from our hunger for connection, meaning and purpose.
October 2024
Did Apple just kill social apps?
The drama demonstrates how powerful gatekeepers like Apple have become and how even minor changes to Apple’s products can create dramatic ripple effects in the rest of the tech industry.
September 2024
Choosing an iPhone 16 is enough to keep you up at night
With the basic iPhone models gaining so much ground on Pro models, picking which one to buy isn’t as simple as it once was. What do you get for your extra money?
iPhone 16 faces challenge from $4220 triple fold phone
Huawei unveiled its world-first innovation, which fits a 10-inch tablet in a pocket, just hours after Apple revealed its latest handset.
Meet the iPhone 16 – and all its new features
Apple’s latest mobile will also be getting a camera button that lets you take photos without ever touching the screen.
Google or Samsung, which folding phone is best?
Google’s folding Pixel phone has finally come to Australia, so we’ve put it head to head with the incumbent.
August 2024
The Pixel 9 Pro features we won’t forget about
Smartphone makers, including Google, are throwing dozens of new artificial intelligence features at us right now. How many of them will stick?
What to expect from Apple’s product reveal next month
Apple is planning to hold its biggest product launch event of the year on September 10, when the company will unveil the latest iPhones, watches and AirPods.