MobileTech

Teens hunching over their tech devices are setting themselves up for years of pain.

Apple’s HomePod firmware is full of clues about its next smartphone. Here’s an exhaustive list, from all-screen design to a new SmartCam

New material can even repair itself when it's been ripped in two

We've quickly learned that television is the least exotic device in the home.

Headphone malfunctions are to blame, crashing apps and overheating issues rife

Debunking the nonsense and hype around the next generation of wireless data

About half of all iPhones are made in a facility in China that can churn out 500,000 devices a day with the help of over 300,000 employees. Here's how a phone made there can end up in your hands.

Rory Cellan-Jones recalls being criticised for reporting on the iPhone's unveiling a decade ago.

Social media is filled with rumours and offensive messages that stalk students from school to home – here’s one young woman's solution.

Should toddlers play with smartphones?

A sharp rise in US pedestrian deaths could be partly down to the rise in the use of smartphones.

5G connected-car trials on three kilometre section of French roads declared a success

Should ensure coverage during disasters and remote locations

The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert and TED Fellow Christopher Soghoian details a glaring difference between the encryption used on Apple and Android devices and urges us to pay attention to a growing digital security divide. "If the only people who can protect themselves from the gaze of the government are the rich and powerful, that's a problem," he says. "It's not just a cybersecurity problem -- it's a civil rights problem."