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    Why this earnings season is the end of an era for Apple

    The AI era is upon Apple, and all of its tech peers, and the stories it tells its investors and customers about its products are about to change forever.

    • John Davidson

    You can get iPhones much cheaper in China, but they still sell better here

    As the tech industry obsesses about new AI features, sales of iPhones are still the core of Apple’s earnings reports.

    • Max A. Cherney and Aditya Soni

    July

    Rachel Wastell, personal finance expert at Mozo, says to watch out for the loyalty tax.

    The $1 rule that can save you hundreds on your mobile phone

    Telstra’s decision to raise its plan prices above inflation is a wake-up call to Australians to shop around for a better deal on their mobile phone, savings experts say.

    • Lucy Dean

    Samsung plans different shape for AI phones

    Regular phones have peaked, but AI phones are going to need new shapes and sizes, says Samsung’s Mobile president, and it is already working on them.

    • John Davidson
    The children of parents who spend a lot of time on their own phones are found to spend 40 minutes more on their phones.

    I gave up my phone as an example to my teenagers – it was disastrous

    Before you ban your kids from using smartphones, ask yourself why.

    • Bethan Ryder
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    Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6.

    Meet Samsung’s new Ring, Watch Ultra and not-so-new folding phones

    At its biggest gadget launch of the year, the Korean tech giant finally launched its finger-worn health tracker and a new outdoors-oriented watch.

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    • John Davidson
    The Galaxy Ring

    What to expect from Samsung’s biggest launch of the year

    An outdoorsy Galaxy Watch Ultra could be the biggest news at this week’s Unpacked, alongside the usual artificial intelligence announcements.

    • John Davidson

    June

    A force to be reckoned with during his tenure at Macquarie, Stonepeak MD Darren Keogh is now butting heads with CPP Investments for Global Switch.

    Stonepeak’s got company in final furlong of Global Switch auction

    Stonepeak’s local dealmakers, led by Darren Keogh, have participated in several auctions for infrastructure and energy assets.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
    Apple’s new iPad calculator.

    What Apple Intelligence means for you

    Though the “where” and “when” of Apple’s new AI system are still a mystery, we do know a lot about the “who”, “what” and “why”.

    • John Davidson
    Apple has dethroned Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company - again.

    Apple retakes crown as world’s most valuable company

    The stock surged for a second session on optimism about its AI-integration plans, dethroning Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company.

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    • Sruthi Shankar
    Chris Hulls, CEO of ASX-listed Life360.

    Life360 launches Nasdaq IPO, terms sent to investors

    The deal, which looks to have occurred more quickly than some local fund managers had anticipated, is due to price on June 5. 

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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    Apple’s Siri to get its shot at AI redemption

    Once the best (and only) AI assistant on phones and other devices, Siri has fallen into disrepair. Next week, Apple is expected to announce a host of improvements.

    • John Davidson

    May

    Children allowed screen time during breakfast, lunch or dinner are 15 per cent more likely to be overweight.

    Children glued to their phones at meal time face obesity risk

    Experts say letting youngsters scroll social media, watch videos or eat in front of the TV is “dangerous” and may be fuelling a growing obesity epidemic.

    • Laura Donnelly
    Smartphone sales are soaring in Afghanistan.

    For the Taliban, Afghans’ best status symbol is a $2120 iPhone

    Commerce is thriving for some entrepreneurs despite the difficulties imposed by the country’s rulers.

    • Riazat Butt

    Apple will revamp Siri to catch up with chatbot competitors

    Apple is expected to release an improved Siri that is more conversational and versatile at its developer conference in June.

    • Tripp Mickle, Brian X. Chen and Cade Metz
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    Evidence now emerging suggests that smartphone use in children is linked with poor mental health outcomes.

    Inside the fight for smartphone-free childhoods

    A rising number of parents around the world, who have become addicted to handheld devices themselves, want to ban under-16s from having them.

    • Pippa Bailey
    An advertisement for the opening of a new Apple store in Shanghai last month.

    Apple’s shares rally after return to sales growth forecast

    The tech giant announced $US110 billion in share buybacks and raised the quarterly dividend by 4 per cent.

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    • Mark Gurman
    The Delta emulator app allows you to play retro games.

    Apple banned this app for years. It’s now America’s No. 1 iPhone app

    Delta is an app that lets you play old-fashioned video games on your iPhone – and Apple had refused to let it on the app store. Until a government crackdown.

    • Shira Ovide

    April

    Why Apple has a $US300b ‘Made in China’ problem

    Apple is gradually weaning itself off China as a longstanding and mutually-beneficial relationship between the corporate giant and the country begins to fray.

    • James Titcomb
    Stephen Robles shares tips on YouTube about the iPhone’s Shortcuts app.

    The right shortcuts can give your iPhone superpowers. Here’s how

    A free app preinstalled on Apple handsets since 2019 is easy to overlook, since its name doesn’t tell you much, but it could make your life far easier.

    • Chris Velazco