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The market for used mobile phones is booming.

Thinking of buying a secondhand phone? Here’s what to look for

The market for used mobile phones is booming. In fact, it’s now growing faster than demand for new devices.

  • Kelvin Chan

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‘I fall asleep in class’: New program to tackle teens’ screen habits

A school-based digital wellbeing program created by the Black Dog Institute has been launched in Australia. Can it change the way teenagers use their phones?

  • Sarah Berry
Danish Princess Isabella

Danish princess reveals 18th birthday portrait. One detail sets it apart

The daughter of Australian-born Queen Mary and King Frederik X has caused a stir online after posing for a strikingly modern photograph that breaks with royal protocol.

  • James Rothwell
The US government says Google should be forced to sell its popular Chrome web browser.

Will a US court break up Google in blockbuster case?

The US Justice Department says the best way to address Google’s monopoly in internet search is to break up the $2.8 trillion company.

  • David McCabe
A pocket of Mount Gravatt on Brisbane’s southside where 5G reception struggles.

Brisbane suburbs where 5G struggles – and why your reception bars can’t be trusted

There are dozens of pockets across the city where people have frequent mobile service failure and calls dropping out – and the bars on their phones could be lying to them. Here’s why.

  • Marissa Calligeros and Angus Dalton
Laing O’Rourke is using digital modelling to figure out how it can improve facilities at railway stations.

Ditch the phone: Five healthier ways to spend your time on public transport

Sick of the daily doomscroll on your morning commutes? Here are some other options if you want a digital detox from your phone.

  • Cindy Yin
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Admiring the scenery.

On holiday, it’s time for parents to draw a line in the sand

The Netflix series Adolescence is a warning to parents about kids spending too much time online. A holiday is the perfect circuit-breaker.

  • Lee Tulloch
It doesn’t matter if you’re organising a golf weekend, a hens night, or a tactical strike against Houthi strongholds in Yemen; we must all abide by the unspoken group chat rules.

Whether making weekend plans or war plans, these are the unspoken rules of the group chat

Whether you’re organising a golf weekend or a tactical strike against the Houthis, the rules of the group chat apply to us all.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Pixel 9a

Google unveils its Pixel 9a as budget phone wars heat up

Apple released the iPhone 16e, its less expensive new smartphone, only a matter of weeks ago. It’s a different market now.

  • Tim Biggs
Nothing Phone 3a

Much ado about Nothing: British firm’s new phone is a mid-range marvel

At $600, the Nothing Phone 3a packs a lot more style and capability than most phones - and a lot less AI bloat.

  • Tim Biggs

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