Apple’s first folding iPhone could arrive as early as 2026:report

Apple’s first folding iPhone could arrive as early as 2026:report

The people cited in a new report said Apple’s foldable iPhone had progressed from the ideation stage.

  • byTim Biggs

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No Insta,just nice buttons for texts and calls:The thrill of the ‘Boring’ phone

No Insta,just nice buttons for texts and calls:The thrill of the ‘Boring’ phone

Plus:get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • byJonathan Seidler,Nicole Abadee,Louise Rugendyke,Damien Woolnough andFrances Mocnik
318 million scam texts sent from four Sydney addresses:police

318 million scam texts sent from four Sydney addresses:police

Three men will face court after a major police operation uncovered sophisticated “smishing” operations.

  • byJessica McSweeney
I showed a total stranger a Trump meme on my phone. It was a wake-up call

I showed a total stranger a Trump meme on my phone. It was a wake-up call

We can be better humans by occasionally looking up from our phones. It might also help us defy those pesky algorithms.

  • byKerri Sackville
‘Sorry I forgot to reply’:Why do I put off replying to text messages?

‘Sorry I forgot to reply’:Why do I put off replying to text messages?

Here’s how to take control of your inbox and tackle the anxiety around instant messaging.

  • byCameron Bayley
Quirky wearables come full circle with Samsung’s ‘smart ring’

Quirky wearables come full circle with Samsung’s ‘smart ring’

The Korean tech giant has unveiled a new line of folding phones,along with a ‘health ring’ designed to be worn at all times.

  • byTim Biggs andDavid Swan
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‘No phone rule’:The Sydney nightclub covering up cameras

‘No phone rule’:The Sydney nightclub covering up cameras

A Sydney nightclub is asking clubbers to put away their smartphones and enjoy the atmosphere. Will it catch on?

  • byAndrew Taylor andMary Ward
‘Smartphones are like pokies in their pockets’:Keeping kids phone-free

‘Smartphones are like pokies in their pockets’:Keeping kids phone-free

Parents are uniting to keep their kids phone-free – at least until high school – as child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg calls for a licence to use a smartphone.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Frighten kids from social media? That would be a free ad to lure them

Frighten kids from social media? That would be a free ad to lure them

Banning or attempting to scare children from social media won’t work. It might only push them towards more harm.

  • byMalcolm Knox
Attention gym-bench hogs:Try lifting more than your phones

Attention gym-bench hogs:Try lifting more than your phones

Plus:get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • byGreg Callaghan,Damien Woolnough,Frances Mocnik,David Swan,Paul Connolly andNicole Abadee
No,a remote Amazon tribe is not addicted to porn

No,a remote Amazon tribe is not addicted to porn

An article by The New York Times about the arrival of Starlink internet in the rainforest took on a life of its own. In a few days,the web was rife with misinformation.

  • byJack Nicas