SmartPhones
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.
How Google Plans to Push Its Coronavirus Tracing Feature to Android Phones
Android has a notoriously patchy update cycle, so Google is using another method to push a new coronavirus tracing feature to phones without user interaction.
A Mobile Phone Store in Tamil Nadu Is Now Offering Free Onions With Every Purchase
As onion prices skyrocket across India, this store’s genius marketing strategy has resulted in increased footfalls and sales.
What Is the Best Shape for a Phone? We Asked Design Experts
Rectangles: A boring shape for boring people.
What to Do When Your Phone Is Eroding Your Mental Health
A new study suggests there may be more than just a link between smartphone reliance and depression: The one may cause the other.
The Fairphone 3 Is a More Powerful, Sustainable, Repairable Smartphone
In a field dominated by ecologically destructive smartphones, Fairphone hopes to make itself stand apart.
Dark Mode Isn’t ‘Easier on the Eyes’ for Everybody
Apple’s new dark mode for iOS 13 can save battery life, but it won’t save everyone's eyes from screen strain.
A Huge Pikachu Phone Case Was My Unexpected Solution to Professional Dread
Pikachu turned a depressing professional and social crutch into a joy—a small (and, okay, mostly useless) act of defiance.
Review Units of Samsung's Folding Smartphone Have Broken Almost Immediately
The Samsung Galaxy Fold costs $1,980, but multiple reviewers say theirs has broken after just a day of use.
This Photographer Is Exploring the Mechanics of the Nude Selfie
Dora Papanikita's project 'Sex in the Digital Age' focuses on how technology has changed sex, and how we create sexual images.
UK Restaurant Chain Offers Free Meals for Diners Who Put Their Phones Away
Teenagers at the dinner table will just have to piss off their parents the old-fashioned way.
Study Says Students Would Rather Go Without Food than Without Their Phones
Research into smartphone addiction is still in its preliminary stages, but folks: It's looking bleak.