Planned obsolescence: the outrage of our electronic waste mountain
Unrepairable phones and laptops are a serious problem in our throwaway society. But the pushback is building - and the coronavirus crisis has added more pressure for change
October 2019
Google to add eye detection to Pixel 4 after privacy concerns
Update will prevent new smartphone being unlocked using owner’s sleeping face
June 2019
iOS 13: how to install Apple’s latest iPhone software today
Feature-packed new software is out in beta, though users are reporting ‘tons of rough edges’
December 2018
iPhone owners have less than two weeks to replace battery for £25
Cost of out-of-warranty battery replacements is due to jump to as much as £65
October 2018
iPhone XS and XS Max: 'chargegate' sees some devices fail to charge
Apple users report some new models not charging if cable is inserted while device asleep
September 2018
iPhone XS Max review: Apple's supersized smartphone
Its massive screen is beautiful, but has it lost some of the charm that made the iPhone X so good?
iPhone XS and XS Max review roundup: you might want to wait
Early consensus from tech press is these are best iPhones to date. But is it worth holding on for the cheaper iPhone XR?
Apple shows off three new iPhones and smartwatch to detect heart problems
Apple launches iPhone XS, XS Max and XR – as it happened
iPhone 'XS' and more: what to expect from Apple's 2018 product launch
June 2018
iOS 12: how to install Apple’s latest iPhone software right now
Apple’s new faster update with anti-smartphone addiction features is now available to test for the iPhone 5S or newer
May 2018
Apple delivers best-ever second quarter despite sales worries
With revenues of over $61bn, Apple beat its 2015 record in the quarterly report released Tuesday, but sales of its most valuable product are slowing
February 2018
Jeff Bezos adds billions to his fortune as Amazon reports profit surge
Amazon’s share price soared over 4%, while Apple shares wobbled despite quarterly revenues, and Alphabet announced a loss
December 2017
2017: the year smartphones went all-screen and came with baked-in AI
This year saw innovations that will set the pace for 2018, with devices acquiring bigger screens and becoming faster, more private and longer lasting
How to be human online
We're all addicted to smartphones. Are flip phones the miracle cure?
A new iPhone might be tempting at Christmas – but imagine escaping the endless distraction and becoming better organized in the process. I’ll do it if you do
Berger & Wyse
Berger & Wyse on iPhone X – cartoon
Street life...
November 2017
Notebook
Of course big stores hate riots … unless they happen on Black Friday
Peter Bradshaw
Apple under fire over reports students worked illegal overtime to build iPhone X
iPhone X review: Apple finally knocks it out of the park
iPhone X: most expensive Apple phone is also easiest to break