Franklin Foer: ‘Big tech has been rattled. The conversation has changed’

When the author Franklin Foer first raised concerns about Silicon Valley’s power players, ‘people looked at me funny’. Now his work seems prophetic

iPhone X: how to sell your old device in preparation for Apple’s new release

Apple’s hotly anticipated smartphone is coming in November and selling your existing iPhone is one way of paying for it. But timing is everything

Your iPhone’s password demands aren’t just annoying. They’re a security flaw

A developer has warned it is possible to create a phishing attack based on a fake sign-in request for Apple ID credentials

Is Apple intentionally slowing down your old iPhone? The data suggests not

Data shows consistent performance for iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 with successive iOS updates, but that doesn’t mean the phones don’t feel slower

Chinese factory supplying major laptop brands accused of student labour abuses

Watchdog claims Chinese factory supplying Sony, HP, Acer and others makes funding and graduation of student interns contingent on working 12-hour shifts

From sex to sleep: eight apps to hack your life

From rating your sexual stamina to getting a good night’s sleep… our pick of eight great life hacks

‘Our minds can be hijacked’: the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia

The Google, Apple and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet. Paul Lewis reports on the Silicon Valley refuseniks who worry the race for human attention has created a world of perpetual distraction that could ultimately end in disaster

iPhone 8 Plus: Apple looking into reports of batteries bursting out of smartphones

Reports spanning Asia, North America and Europe show swelling batteries pushing the screens out of Apple’s big new device

The Guardian view on taxing the digital economy: crunch time

Editorial: The EU commission is demanding huge backpayments from Apple and Amazon. But there’s still not enough progress on getting the system right

Amazon ordered to repay €250m by EU over ‘illegal tax advantages’

Commission also says it plans to take Irish government to European court of justice over failure to collect €13bn from Apple

iPhone 8 Plus review: still massive – but not in a good way

Apple’s chunky phablet stands out like a sore thumb against its ever-more sleek rivals, and not even its decent camera and battery life can save it

iPhone 8 review: so this is what good battery life feels like

Apple might have phoned in the design again, but an improved power supply, wireless charging and a cracking camera save it. But is it worth £700?

Apple: don’t use Face ID on an iPhone X if you’re under 13 or have a twin

Facial recognition system is 20 times more secure than Touch ID, but struggles with young users and siblings

iPhone 8: glass back ‘very difficult’ to repair and costs more than screen to replace

Apple’s ‘most durable glass ever in a smartphone’ claim likely to be put to the test with first iPhone 8 accidents, but repairs won’t be cheap, reports say

iPhone 8: muted reaction and small queues lead to questions over demand

Apple’s star might be shining a little less brightly with the iPhone 8, which is overshadowed by impending release of the £999 iPhone X