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Smartphones

July 2024

  • John Naughton

    The networker
    My new iPhone symbolises stagnation, not innovation – and a similar fate awaits AI

    John Naughton
  • A black and white photograph of people playing on the sand and in the sea

    Smart shot
    ‘A day at the beach is such a universal pastime’: Mariel and Katherine Tyler’s best phone picture

  • Hats on display, worn by visitors to the royal enclosure at Royal Ascot in Berkshire.

    Brief letters
    Why I’m saving my hat for Polly Toynbee

  • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 review phone open on angle showing the homescreen on a mat.

    Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 review: faster, longer-lasting flip phone

  • Smart shot
    ‘Happy moments like these deserve to be captured’: Chang Nianzu’s best phone picture

  • Doomscrolling linked to existential anxiety, distrust, suspicion and despair, study finds

  • The networker
    Smartphones are bad for kids – we don’t need to call on scientific data to know it

    John Naughton

  • Smart shot
    ‘There is mystery and it’s also slightly disturbing’: Phil Doherty’s best phone picture

  • Should I bring a brolly? Five of the best weather apps

  • Buyer’s guides
    The best Apple iPhones in 2024 – tested, reviewed and ranked

  • Smart shot
    ‘The collie was trying to herd the lamb – but failing’: Mark Aitken’s best phone picture

  • We now know the shocking effects of screen time on teens - but smartphone bans aren’t the answer

    Devi Sridhar

June 2024

  • From the series Zwischen den Jahren ( Between the Years) by Valentin Goppel. Published by Gost books £40 https://gostbooks.com/products/zwischen-den-jahren

    Observer book of the week
    Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes review – deep dive into the teenage mind

  • Teenager sitting on her bed

    Smart shot
    ‘It’s the quagmire of teenage existence - vulnerability with confidence’: Denise Marcotte’s best phone picture

  • Alex Hern

    Could big tech eventually face its USSR moment and collapse completely?

    Alex Hern
  • DO NOT USE. ONE TIME USAGE SMART SHOT 14 JUNE 2024.

    Smart shot
    ‘It was strange – a girl without a hijab at an ancient religious ceremony’: Mohammad Nazari’s best phone picture

  • Smartphones are not the biggest problem facing teenagers

  • New York signs parental control of ‘addictive’ social media feeds into law

  • ‘Let kids be kids’: LA becomes largest US school district to ban phones in class

  • Smart shot
    ‘As their older sister, I feel a responsibility to protect them and be a role model’: Aleesha Coker’s best phone picture

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