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Shocking impact of smartphone use

Shocking impact of smartphone use

A new study has counted how smartphones have reduced the number of hours we spend interacting with people in person – the findings will shock you.

Apple ditches iconic product

The tech juggernaut has made the drastic decision to discontinue one of its best-known and most popular items after 20 long years.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: NOVEMBER 17, 2021: A phone pictured with two bars on 3g at their home in The Ponds in the Blacktown City council area. The Ponds is one of Sydney's fastest growing metropolitan areas with no shortage of schools, hospitals, and shops -- but residents in The Ponds still can't take phone calls in their homesPicture: Damian Shaw

‘Significant stress’: $200k fine for calls

An online retailer has copped a whopping fine for spamming customers, some of whom suffered “significant stress” as a result.

Zuckerberg selfie fuels ‘alien’ rumours

Zuckerberg selfie fuels ‘alien’ rumours

Opening his new Meta store, the Facebook founder posed with his employees – but there was something off about the picture.

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A Telstra Corp. public payphone stands in Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia, on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Telstra Corp. might postpone the break up of its operations until 2018 under the government's plan to force the company to back the A$43 billion ($38 billion) national broadband network, the Australian Financial Review said. Photographer: Jack Atley/Bloomberg

Why we still have payphones in 2017

IN an age with mobile phones and Wi-Fi, there is a very good reason why there are still 24,573 working payphones across Australia.

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Mobile World Conference IN BARCELONA, SPAINLG and Huawei event photos, February 2017

Apple, Samsung rivals plot revenge

YOU don’t have to buy an iPhone or a Galaxy. There are plenty of smartphone options, and Apple and Samsung’s rivals are releasing revenge now.

SAN JOSE, CA - JUNE 05: Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller announces HomePod as he speaks during the opening keynote address the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 5, 2017 in San Jose, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the five-day WWDC that runs through June 9. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

‘Revolutionary’ new Apple gadget

APPLE has unveiled a revolutionary smart speaker and augmented reality for the iPhone as part of a raft of product upgrades.

Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi speaks on stage about CarPlay during Apple's World Wide Developers Conference in San Jose, California on June 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Josh Edelson

iPhones will block calls while driving

ROAD safety experts have praised a potentially lifesaving feature coming to iPhones later this year that will lock drivers out while they are behind the wheel.

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SAN JOSE, CA - JUNE 05: Attendees inspect the new iPad Pro during the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 5, 2017 in San Jose, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the five-day WWDC with announcements of a a new operating system, a new iPad Pro and a the HomePod, a music speaker and home assistant. WWDC runs through June 9. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

The device to condemn the laptop

FOR years Apple has said the iPad was the device to make people ditch their laptop. The new iPad Pro makes that talk more convincing.

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SAN JOSE, CA - JUNE 05: A prototype of Apple's new HomePod is displayed during the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 5, 2017 in San Jose, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the five-day WWDC with announcements of a a new operating system, a new iPad Pro and a the HomePod, a music speaker and home assistant. WWDC runs through June 9. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Our first look at Apple’s HomePod

FOR a hands-on demonstration of the new Apple HomePod, there was a major thing missing: it was look but do not touch.

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SAN JOSE, CA - JUNE 05: Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller announces HomePod as he speaks during the opening keynote address the 2017 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 5, 2017 in San Jose, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the five-day WWDC that runs through June 9. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Apple speaker to ‘reinvent home music’

APPLE has unveiled a revolutionary smart speaker and augmented reality for the iPhone as part of a raft of product upgrades.

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New Apple HomePod smart speaker are on display during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, on June 05, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Josh Edelson

Apple may be late, but it’ll win the race

APPLE’S announcement of its new product may be years behind competitors, but it has some secret weapons that could see it succeed.

Key iPhone 8 feature could be disastrousA leaked image of the iPhone 8 has highlighted one key feature and the fury from some customers is spilling over.

The iPhone 8 just got much better

APPLE might have announced a revolutionary smart speaker and augmented reality for the iPhone, but its biggest development for the iPhone 8 was kept secret.

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iphone6 was released at 8am this morning. Shoppers at Optus stockland line up for the phone.

Optus must repay 45,000 users

OPTUS will offer refunds and credits to 45,000 customers after the consumer watchdog found it short-changed users on some prepaid plans.

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