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Samsung campaign celebrates the emotional value of everyday life

Samsung is spotlighting the emotional value of everyday moments with Life’s Little Moments, a new film launching alongside the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra.

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Stat: Rising memory costs reshape China’s smartphone market

Smartphone sales fell by 13% during this year’s 618 shopping festival – similar to Black Friday – compared to the same period in 2025, because rising memory-chip costs are restricting phone companies’ ability to offer discounts.

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CES spotlights a new wave of intentional smartphones

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, smartphone innovation is shifting away from feature overload towards focus, control and intent. Two launches point to a growing counter-movement against mainstream devices designed for constant engagement.

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Why smartphone-free is becoming a Christmas gift rule for kids

UK grassroots organisation Smartphone Free Childhood has launched a nationwide Christmas campaign urging parents to delay giving smartphones to their children.

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Stat: Teens balance connection and concern in the age of social media

Nearly half of US teenagers (48%) now say social media negatively affects people their age, a sharp rise from 32% in 2022, according to a report from Pew Research Center.

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Culture & Media

Stat: India’s digital media surpasses tv for the first time

Indians spent a staggering 1.1 trillion hours on their smartphones in 2024, averaging five hours daily.

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Culture & Media

Teens, Tech and Tapping Out

The unprecedented teen mental health crisis, coupled with the toxic and addictive nature of social media, may be inspiring a grassroots movement of activist parents looking to change youngsters’ relationships with their smartphones. But how will this evolve?

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Culture & Media

HMD and Nokia promote digital detox with new pocketable phones

HMD, the largest European manufacturer of smartphones and makers of Nokia phones since 2016, launched a trio of compact 4G phones in April 2024 to signal a departure from the relentless smartphone race.

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Marketing & Branding

Heineken and Bodega unveil The Boring Phone to encourage offline social…

In response to smartphones’ growing dominance and impact on real-life interactions, beer specialist Heineken and Bodega, a conceptual retail space encompassing street culture and contemporary fashion, have unveiled The Boring Phone.