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  • ‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use

    Authorities in Japan are taking action against excessive phone time – but what is it like to restrict scrolling to 120 minutes a day? Despite working full-time for a company in Tokyo, Shoki Moriyama manages to eke out eight hours a day to devote to his smartphone. “I need my phone to navigate my way…

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  • Apple iPhone 17 Pro review: different looks but still all about the zoom

    First new design in ages, upgraded camera, serious performance and longer battery life make it a standout year The 17 Pro is Apple’s biggest redesign of the iPhone in years, chucking out the old titanium sides and all-glass backs for a new aluminium unibody design, a huge full-width camera lump on the back and some…

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  • Pixel 10 Pro XL review: Google’s superphone gets AI and magnetic upgrades

    Top camera, great software, solid battery life and huge screen bolstered by helpful Gemini and Qi2 support Google’s Pixel superphone is back, packed with a bigger battery, faster charging, magnetic accessories and even more cutting-edge AI tools to try to usurp Apple and Samsung as the monarchs of really big phones. The Pixel 10 Pro…

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  • Google Pixel 10 Pro review: one of the very best smaller phones

    Top-spec cameras, cutting edge AI, great software and stunning screen squeezed into a more manageable frame The Pixel 10 Pro is Google’s best phone that is still a pocketable, easy-to-handle size, taking the excellent Pixel 10 and beefing it up in the camera department. That makes it a contender for the top smaller phone with…

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  • Apple debuts thinner, $999 iPhone Air at ‘awe-dropping’ annual product event

    Company also augments AirPods earbuds with live translation and reveals upgrades to Apple Watch Apple debuted its latest iPhone on Tuesday, trumpeting the smartphone’s slimmest design yet. The device, named the iPhone Air, is one of several upgrades the company unveiled at its annual product showcase, promoted with the title “awe-dropping”. The event kicked off…

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  • Apple to debut new, thinner iPhone at ‘awe-dropping’ annual product event

    Company also planning to reveal Apple Watch series 11 and update to AirPods earbuds Expect Apple’s latest iPhone to look slimmer when it debuts on Tuesday. The company is slated to unveil its thinnest iPhone yet at its annual product showcase, promoted with the title “awe-dropping”. The event will take place at its Cupertino headquarters…

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  • Google Pixel 10 review: the new benchmark for a standard flagship phone

    Additional 5x telephoto camera, actually useful AI tools, Qi2 support and slick software make for a quality Android Google’s new cheapest Pixel 10 has been upgraded with more cameras, a faster chip and some quality software that has brought it out of the shadow of its pricier Pro siblings to set a new standard of…

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  • Russia orders state-backed Max messenger app to be pre-installed on new phones

    Critics say Max, a WhatsApp rival, could be used to track users, though state media says it is not a spying app A Russian state-backed messenger application called Max, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets bought in the country…

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  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 review: great-looking and fun, but iterative Android

    Flagship flip folder fits even bigger screen in pocketable clamshell, with a larger cover display, slightly slimmer design and faster chip Samsung’s seventh-generation Flip phone trims the fat, gains a bigger cover screen on the outside and a larger folding display on the inside, but fundamentally doesn’t reinvent the wheel. The Galaxy Z Flip 7…

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