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28 h. ago Expert says one phone setting protects children better than any app

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4 d. ago Trump and Putin hold phone call but Kremlin refuses Ukraine ceasefire

Trump describes call as ‘excellent,’ despite Putin’s lack of support for ceasefire that US said was primary objectiveTrump says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire discussions to start immediately but Kremlin denies timeline for talks – liveVladimir Putin and Donald Trump have held a rare phone call, which the US leader described as “excellent,” but the Kremlin refused to agree to a ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, despite pressure from Washington and European allies.Speaking to reporters in Sochi after the two-hour conversation on Monday, Putin described the call as “very meaningful and frank,” and said he was prepared to work with Ukraine on drafting a memorandum for future peace talks. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago It can be hard to end a phone call. But 'Okaybye' is not the way to do it | Adrian Chiles

I’m not necessarily expecting a ‘love you’ from the person on the other end of the line – but don’t make me feel I’ve outstayed my welcomePhone conversations can be great things. It’s a shame we’re in an age when you can’t just have them on impulse. One of my oldest friends came to mind yesterday morning. We had not spoken for a couple of months and I wanted to hear his voice. And even with him I felt it would be a slight imposition to just call. So I texted him first to see if he could talk. This process has become so normal that I didn’t give it a second thought until afterwards. Anyway, he responded in the affirmative, agreeing that the call could be made there and then, which it was, and we had a good conversation.While meeting a friend in person is optimal, phone calls have their place. Sometimes it feels as if you can say more, perhaps speaking more frankly than if you were looking into the whites of each other’s eyes. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I hope this helps to capture a part of Hong Kong’s history’: Tong Ho Chung Howard’s best phone picture

The street photographer celebrates the vibrancy of the country’s traditional corner houseTong Ho Chung Howard took this image on an afternoon of urban and street photography in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong. He feels passionately about the history of the region where he was born and bred, and had hoped to capture what he regards as one of its most distinctive types of historical building – the corner house.“Built on the intersection of two roads, they often contain a mixture of homes and shops,” Howard says. This corner house lies at the junction of Tung Choi Street and Shantung Street. “They’re one type of tong lau, which translates to ‘Chinese building’, first built in the 19th century. But in the urban renewal projects implemented here in recent years, such buildings are gradually being replaced by modern high-rises. It’s leaving Hong Kong without elements that would allow people to understand its authentic characteristics and history.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Reflecting on this photo, I feel emotional’: Karen Weideman’s best phone picture

Since Weideman took this image, her husband, pictured inside the bus, has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, giving it more resonanceThe restored heritage village of Old Petrie Town lies about a 90-minute drive from the farm in Queensland, Australia, where Karen Weideman lives. She and her husband, Michael, were visiting back in 2022 when she took this photo on her iPhone 11. “The town is spread across 48 acres of parkland, and some of the buildings date back to the 1800s. It has markets, museums and galleries; we love to just wander around, taking in the sights,” she says. “You’re also spoiled for choice when it comes to food; we had some incredible chicken satay for lunch. Then it started raining so we began heading home, but we passed these beautiful old buses on the way. Number 77 was a Brisbane city council school bus from the 60s.”Always on the lookout for new things to photograph, she asked Michael to step inside and pose for her. “He’s for ever patient, and my biggest ...

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2 w. ago No phones, lots of prayer: Australian cardinal’s insight into secretive Vatican conclave

Australia’s sole representative at recently concluded conclave in Rome says electing new pope nothing like the Hollywood film ConclaveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s highest-ranking Catholic has provided a rare insight into the process of electing the new pope, describing the secretive conclave as the highlight of his life.Cardinal Mykola Bychok – Australia’s sole representative at the recently concluded conclave in Rome – joked it was a relief to shut off the outside world for an extended period.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Minerals, mobile phones and militias: how war unfolded in DRC

How the global wrangle for natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fuelling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisesHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, after three months of fighting, a peace agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the works. I spoke to our east Africa correspondent, Carlos Mureithi, about the conflict, how quickly it escalated and the prospects for peace. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Spin | Phones, sweets and sandpaper: a pocket history of cricketers’ unusual items

The mobile that fell out of Tom Bailey’s trousers when he was batting isn’t the strangest thing players have secreted in their whitesWhen Tom Bailey’s mobile phone fell out of his pocket on Saturday as he was turning for a quick second during Lancashire’s Championship match with Gloucestershire, it brought some cheap laughs, as well as a sharp letter of warning from the ECB’s anti-corruption officer. It was also another chapter in cricket’s pocket history: from sandpaper to sandwiches. What, as Gollum pondered, has it got in its pocketses?For Derbyshire left-arm spinner Fred Swarbrook, the answer was a lucky pebble. After developing the yips, a psychologist had advised him to take a stone on to the pitch and rub it before he was about to bowl. Sadly, it didn’t work and the luckless Swarbrook was forced to retire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Vatican to cut phone signal during conclave to elect new pope

Transmission will be deactivated from 3pm on 7 May and restored after announcement of new pontiffThe Vatican has announced that it will cut the phone signal within the tiny city state during the conclave to elect a new pope – but this would not affect St Peter’s Square.The office of the presidency of the Governorate of the Vatican City State said that “all the transmission systems of the telecommunications signal for mobile telephones present in the territory of the Vatican City State will be deactivated” from 3pm on 7 May. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Greyscale and prune your algorithm: ‘digital nutritionist’ offers advice on cutting down screen time

Kaitlyn Regehr says parents worrying about their children need first to look at their own usageSwitching off the colours on your phone and spending half an hour a week pruning your algorithm can help consumers control and improve their online media diet, according to a professor turned “digital nutritionist”.These two measures, otherwise known as greyscaling and algorithmic resistance, are among a number of recommendations from Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, an associate professor at University College London and a leading expert in digital literacy. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago From the archive: The last phone boxes: broken glass, cider cans and – amazingly – a dial tone – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2022: Five million payphone calls are still made each year in the UK. Who is making them – and why?By Sophie Elmhirst. Read by Emma Powell Continue reading...

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