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Don’t upstage your friends! 19 modern etiquette mistakes – and how to avoid them

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In a world teeming with social media and smart devices, there are many ways to upset people, whether you’re checking your watch notifications or sending a voice note without a text to explain the subject. Here’s how to navigate it allIn an age of smartphones, social media and instant communication, it has never been easier […]

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: its huge screen blocks shoulder surfers from spying on you

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Latest Android superphone packs great cameras, fast chips, long battery, a stylus and first-of-its-kind privacy displaySamsung’s latest Ultra superphone promises to keep shoulder surfers out of your business with a first-of-its-kind privacy display built into its huge 6.9in screen.The Galaxy S26 Ultra is Samsung’s top-of-the-line phone costing £1,279 (€1,449/$1,299/A$2,199) and is one of the most

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Fifty years of sexing up tech: Apple’s epic hits – and misses

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Remember the iPod? How about the Pippin? In the half-century since it launched its first PC, Apple has given us some amazing innovations. We round up its biggest triumphs and flopsFifty years after Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded the company in Jobs’ parents’ garage in Los Altos, California, Apple has become a

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Google Pixel 10a review: cheaper Android is great, but no real advance

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Quality camera, good software and long battery life, but you should just buy the Pixel 9a insteadThe latest smartphone in the lower-cost A-series Pixel line shows what makes Google phones so good, while undercutting the competition on price. The problem is that it differs little from its predecessor, which is still on sale.Priced from £499

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Mumsnet campaign demands ban on social media for under-16s

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Resembling cigarette packet warnings, the ads highlight dangers and urge people to email MPs Mumsnet has launched a campaign to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s featuring health warnings in the style of those on cigarette packets.The deliberately provocative national advertising campaign calls for all social media to be banned for children under

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The Galaxy S26 is faster, more expensive, and even more chock-full of AI

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There used to be countless companies making flagship Android phones, but a combination of factors has narrowed the field over time. Today, Samsung is the undisputed king of the Android device ecosystem with its Galaxy S line. So we can safely assume today’s Unpacked has revealed the most popular Android phones for the next year—the

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Finger princesses: are these the biggest villains of the chat group?

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We all know one – and there’s a good chance you fall into the category yourself. Here’s how to recognise if you’re a ‘walking, talking red flag’ …Name: Finger princess.Age: The term circulated this month, but the behaviour has been escalating across digital communication for some time. Continue reading…

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‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18

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The hit podcaster, author and former GP says a failure to regulate big tech is ‘failing a generation of children’. He explains why he quit the NHS and why he wants a ban on screen-based homeworkA 16-year-old boy and his mum went to see their GP, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, on a busy Monday afternoon. That

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Dining across the divide: ‘Kids shouldn’t really have smartphones – it’s akin to tobacco in 60s and 70s’

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An Arsenal fan and a Manchester United fan might not agree on football teams, but could they find common ground on mobile phones and AI?Aaran, 43, WinchesterOccupation Works in executive recruitment Continue reading…

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Fairphone 6 review: cheaper, repairable and longer-lasting Android

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Sustainable smartphone takes a step forward with modular accessories, a good screen and mid-range performanceThe Dutch ethical smartphone brand Fairphone is back with its six-generation Android, aiming to make its repairable phone more modern, modular, affordable and desirable, with screw-in accessories and a user-replaceable battery.The Fairphone 6 costs £499 (€599), making it cheaper than previous

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