Smartphone
The Best Aesthetic Tech Gifts for Your Friend Who's Always on Their Phone
No more boring tech, dude. We want our chargers, plugs, and mousepads to be bedazzled, mid-century modern, and straight-up goth.
Afraid of Leaked Nudes? This Storage Service Says They'll Be Safe and Sound
Mylio Photos has even more storage options than iCloud, and it won't share your ass shots—sorry, precious data—with random third-party companies.
I Tried 5 Hacks to Reduce My Screentime
Can a bunch of random tips help me call time on my phone addiction?
A 'Screenless Smartphone' Is Here—But What Does That Even Mean?
MyManu's new Titan device aims to keep the connectedness but cut down on endless scrolling by giving your eyes a break.
Would You Wear This ‘Third Eye’ That Keeps You From Tripping While Texting?
This invention is for those who love to walk and scroll.
How to Break that Smartphone Habit You Picked Up Over Lockdown
Almost four in ten uni students can't stop scrolling. If you're one of them, here's how to fix your phone addiction.
What You Need to Know About Clubhouse, the Social Network You Can't Join
Launched last year, the app is now booming with boomers. But its privacy policies are questionable.
How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps
A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain that sends ordinary people's personal data to brokers, contractors, and the military.
The PinePhone Is an Open-Source, Community Developed iOS and Android Competitor
The device runs on a version of Linux modified by a community of developers and is designed to last 10 years.
In Praise of the Basic Brick Phone
We spoke to five people about the joys of ditching their iPhones for burners.
This Fucking Guy Ate His Phone on a Flight
A man from Cheshire, England appeared in court this week following a drunken, violent tirade on an easyJet flight last year.
An Indonesian Mayor Wants to Give Out Chicks to Primary School Students to Combat Smartphone Addiction
Students who successfully raise their chicks get a prize.