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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

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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
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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Apple Iphone 16e

The latest budget iPhone cuts a few corners, but is it still worth buying?

Apple’s new phone – the iPhone 16e – doesn’t have the latest cameras, faster charging or a brighter display, but it will leave you with an extra $400 in your pocket.

  • Tim Biggs
Apple Iphone 16e

Apple unveils new low-cost iPhone 16e

The new device is presented as having most of the features available in the iPhone 16, but for $400 less.

  • Tim Biggs
Apple chief Tim Cook made the announcement on his X account.

‘Get ready’: New iPhone could be revealed in days after Apple CEO’s cryptic post

The highly anticipated new low-end iPhone could be days away after the Apple chief announced a product launch for next week.

  • Mark Gurman
Rory Marples in Gome in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

‘On the streets I once walked dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten’

I’m heartbroken by the violence that erupted in the vibrant city where I treated patients only last year.

  • Dr Rory Marples

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