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Tablet use by young kids linked with more outbursts of anger, frustration
Tablets offer few opportunities for kids to develop important emotion regulation skills.
Small folding phone could attract galaxy of users
Samsung’s smallest device could challenge its biggest rival.
Ethically Kate: Why your old phone can’t go in the rubbish bin (and what to do instead)
The hidden dangers of dumping your old phone.
It's all in the pouch: Principal changes his mind on mobile phone ban
A US firm has come up with a lockable pouch - but is it practical?
Life unplugged? 7 days with a burner phone
Are we all addicted to apps? Are they making us feel fried? Emma Gleason gives her top tips on how she navigated the week with a burner phone. Video / Ben Dickens / Jason Dorday
Have smartphones killed the art of conversation?
Once upon a time, human relationships developed without smartphones.
Students' verdict on cellphone ban
Taranaki high school students say more needs to be done to stop bullying.
Revenue Minister Simon Watts tackles Big Tech on tax
Changes are afoot. An academic is sceptical about one approach, and favours another.
2degrees hit with charges over alleged misleading 'free Aussie roaming' claims
It turns out 2degrees' 'free Aussie roaming' for business plans was capped at 90 days.
Rural broadband: Chorus' $2.5b proposal for new telco minister Paul Goldsmith
The plan would extend ultra-fast broadband to 95 per cent of the population.
Police issue $3000 of fines at cellphone checkpoint over just one hour
Twenty motorists were caught commiting infringements over just 60 minutes.
'The sales team don't have email?': One man's journey into the dark heart of NZ's telcos
OPINION: Greg Bruce's attempts to buy a new phone are not helped by NZ's telcos.
Cecilia Robinson: Why stop at schools? Ban smartphones for under-16s altogether
OPINION: The Government should take an even bolder step on kids' smartphone use.
Official docs reveal Govt warned NZ school cellphone ban ‘may not be warranted’
The Ministry of Education looked at policies from Europe, Australia, the USA and Asia.
New York professor's verdict on NZ’s phones-in-schools ban
As the measure kicks in this week, commentators and teachers have differing takes.
Will NZ's school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity
Where nearly everyone has a smartphone, probably nearly everyone will have an opinion.
What you need to know about the school cellphone ban
The Government's official cellphone ban has begun in schools.
Watch: Schools that flout cellphone ban will be audited by ERO, PM warns
Work programmes would soon be announced relating to the priority areas.
Phone ban in schools begins - will it reduce cyberbullying?
Cellphone use will be banned in schools for students across the country.
US wants allies to cut chip-related China exports amid Huawei alarm
Financial Times: Washington urges three countries to tighten supply of tools and tech.
How a fraudster broke into bank accounts with simple mobile phone ploy
Casey Smith stole $50,000 after getting a new SIM card for the victim’s phone number.
NZ smartphone sales finally spring back to life
If upgrading your phone is an indicator, our economy might be turning the corner.
Job cuts at Spark, with AI in the frame
The telco cites 'unsustainable' increase in labour costs.
Letters: Why poverty continues in New Zealand
OPINION: Suburbian response says much about the shameful blight of poverty in Aotearoa.
The killer and I: My texts with a man suspected of murdering his childhood friend
The series of texts that led a reporter to being a witness at a murder trial.