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Teens, Tech and Tapping Out

The unprecedented teen mental health crisis, coupled with the toxic and addictive nature of social media, may be inspiring a grassroots movement of...

Technology : Identities : Youth

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HMD and Nokia promote digital detox with new pocketable phones

HMD, the largest European manufacturer of smartphones and makers of Nokia phones since 2016, launched a trio of compact 4G phones in April 2024 to ...

Technology : Pop-culture & Media : Youth

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Heineken and Bodega unveil The Boring Phone to encourage offline social connections

In response to smartphones’ growing dominance and impact on real-life interactions, beer specialist Heineken and Bodega, a conceptual retail space ...

Technology : Youth : Design

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Stat: Gen Z crave phone breaks more than Boomers

According to a new study by website-building company Squarespace, digital natives Gen Z are more willing to take a break from their devices than Ba...

Iphone : Iphones : IPhone App

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Six Tech Brands Developing DIY Repairable Devices

Spurred on by growing right-to-repair movements, tech brands are slowly meeting consumers’ long-standing demands for DIY repairable devices.

Mobile Phones : Sustainability : DIY

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Renew envisages more eco-friendly phone ownership

Renew is a concept that envisages how smartphones could become more sustainable through flexible ownership.

Sustainability : Technology : Design

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Apple’s new campaign celebrates smartphone cinema

For Apple’s Shot on iPhone campaign, Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle has directed a short film shot entirely on an iPhone 11 Pro.

Media And Entertainment : Apple : Smartphones

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This campaign positions driving as a digital detox

The ad by NZ Transport Agency wants consumers to see their cars as a safe haven from digital devices.

Automotive : Mobility : Health

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Thought-starter: Do tech brands need to prepare for a newness backlash?

Technology writer Ben Westlake explores why the gathering momentum of the Right to Repair movement could spell major disruption for the culture of ...

Technology : Sustainability : Smartphones

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Tech brands must prepare for the newness backlash

The gathering momentum of the Right to Repair movement could spell major disruption for the culture of newness perpetuated by tech giants.

Technology : Sustainability : Smartphones

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The unexpected UX potential of folding smartphones

Why flat interfaces will fall out of favour as designers tap into the compelling benefits and experiences that foldable screens can offer.

Design : Technology : Smartphones

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Huawei signals smartphones’ flexible future

Launched at Mobile World Congress 2019, the Huawei Mate X offers a new phone format with a high strength flexible OLED panel that can be folded and...

Technology : Smartphones : Product Design

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How micro-learning will transform workplaces

Jacob Waern, founder and CEO of EduMe, on how the new generation of micro-learning platforms will evolve to address an increasingly dynamic workfor...

Technology : Workplace : Microlearning

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Stat: Generation X are the most phone-addicted media users

Young American adults now consume fewer media stories than Generation X, making the stereotype of the phone-addicted Millennial defunct, according ...

Digital : Smartphones : Youth

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Could tech brands do more to combat phone addiction?

Global technology companies and app creators might be addressing technology addiction, but are they doing enough?

Digital : Technology : Smartphones

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Digital society

Helsinki – A new exhibition examines the impact of digital technology on the world from a human-interest angle.

Digital Technology : Video Games : Neo-kinship

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Desktop romance

Global – Dating app Tinder has launched its first desktop application in a bid to streamline the service for users.

Tinder : Dating : Neo-kinship

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Digital dailies

Global – Radish provides original curated literary content that is aimed at digitally connected consumers.

Radish : Books : Futuretainment

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Stay in touch

Tokyo – Sony’s Anywhere VR experience enables participants to use their smartphone in virtual reality (VR).

Sony : Phygital : Anywhere VR

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Store of discovery

Manchester – O2 has opened its new northern flagship store, shaking off the traditional mobile phone shop stereotype.

Dalziel & Pow : O2 : Phone Shop

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Web Summit 2015: Remi El-Ouazzane

Machines are now able to make sense of the world around them and learn from their surroundings, explains Movidius CEO Remi El-Ouazzane.

Movidius : Remi El-Ouazzane : Machine Vision

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Dublin Web Summit 2015: Therapy through tech

Dublin – TalkSpace is a mobile-based clinical therapy service that tackles mental illness on a global scale.

TalkSpace : Oren Frank : Mental Health

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The future’s mobile

Global – Mobile internet is set to overtake newspapers as the third-largest advertising medium.

Mobile Internet Advertising : Adspend : ZenithOptimedia

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Supersized screens

US – The TouchJet Wave turns smart tvs into touchscreens, enabling users to supersize their smartphones.

TouchJet : Wave : Touchscreen

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India’s podcast resurgence

India – Smartphones are feeding India’s appetite for information-rich podcasts.

Podcast : Smartphones : Mobile Internet