Samsung bets heavily on AI tricks to boost Galaxy S24 appeal South Korean firm will hope generative AI text, voice, image and video tools can help it regain top spot in phone market
UK mobile and broadband customers face price hikes of 8% as inflation rises Vodafone is among the providers to pass on in-contract rises, as Which? says increases are ‘unacceptable’
What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation Teachers say mobile phones make their lives a living hell – so one Massachusetts school barred them
A groundbreaking study shows kids learn better on paper, not screens. Now what? For ‘deeper reading’ among children aged 10-12, paper trumps screens. What does it mean when schools are going digital?
‘I hope it makes everyone want to jump!’: Michelle Z Simmons’ best phone picture The photographer on bringing a fresh perspective to snapping dancers
I’m 24, but I used a Nokia ‘dumbphone’ for the whole 2010s. Now I long to go back to it While my friends swapped funny videos on their smartphones, I enjoyed my freedom. Then society made that impossible, says writer Isabel Brooks
‘I feel I’m addicted’: readers on their relationships with their phones Many feel unhappy with their dependence on their cellphone, a wide-ranging Guardian project has found, but some insist not all screen time is equal
Everyone is on their phones. But is it really phone addiction we’re experiencing? There is no standard diagnosis for ‘phone addiction’, and a debate rages about whether there should be. But will medicalizing a behavior help or harm those suffering from it?
I tried to get over my phone addiction – by spending even more time on it In week 1 of Rhik Samadder’s detox, he tries aversion therapy. Can he use his phone to such excess it makes him sick of it?
Reclaim your brain: why it’s time to stop scrolling our lives away Let’s be honest – many of us are unhappy with the excessive time we spend on our phones. We’re here to help with a brand new series and newsletter
Don’t flake, don’t dump friends and don’t hold grudges: experts on what not to do in 2024 Guardian writers including Marina Hyde, John Crace (and a few other successful types) reveal what they won’t be doing in the coming year
‘It makes me feel nostalgic’: Lisa Carney’s best phone picture The photographer enjoys the sadness in this shot of her son lost in thought against the backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge
Christmas tech: small gifts that can be a big festive hit From mobile phone cases to grips to refurbished headphones, there are plenty of options
OnePlus Open review: the most phone-like folding tablet yet New folder is thinner, lighter and cheaper, with almost invisible crease, challenging Samsung and Google
I stopped looking at my phone every time I was waiting for something – this is what I learned We all do it: waiting in queues at the shop or the bus stop or for a class to start. But is it making us miserable, asks Emma Beddington