Smartphones

• Your next smartphone may cost more amid another semiconductor chip shortage

  Consumers could wind up paying more for a variety of devices, including smartphones and other electronics, amid a global shortage of semiconductor memory chips.

  Consumer

  Feb 6
  
• Researchers say problematic smartphone use like an addiction

  Some young adults are showing symptoms of problematic smartphone use, according to one expert.

  Features

  Jun 8, 2025
  
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• Youth and Technology: A closer look at how young people engage with a digital world

  Global News speaks with experts about the impact of technology on young people.

  Tech

  Jan 23, 2025
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• Global smartphone market set for 2024 rebound: report

  Global smartphone shipments are expected to rebound three per cent this year as easing inflation aids a demand recovery in emerging markets, a new report says.

  Tech

  Mar 28, 2024
• Addicted to your phone? New data suggests a usage sweet spot

  New data shows those who spent 10 hours or less using the internet reported better mental health than those Canadians who spent 20 or more hours online.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2024
• BlackBerry scraps services for several models, phones to stop working this week

  Many of BlackBerry Ltd.'s mobile phones will stop reliably working on Tuesday, after the company decommissions several of its services.

  Tech

  Jan 3, 2022
• Attempt to improve COVID Alert app stalls for lack of interest by provinces

  New data provided to Global News shows usage of the COVID Alert app declined in 2021 even as Health Canada tried to improve its functionality and increase its uptake.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2021
• Emojis are ‘part of our culture, kind of like slang’: Alberta communications expert

  Experts say emojis have changed the way people communicate, allowing users to convey emotions. The increased use of emojis has integrated them into our language structure.

  Features

  Jul 29, 2021
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• Many seniors don’t own a smartphone. Experts say it might be a ‘gap’ in tracking apps

  Since the method is reliant on owning a smartphone, it might miss the mark with some demographics, experts say.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2020
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• Provinces eye technology-enhanced contact tracing in next phase of COVID-19 fight

  Alberta is currently the only Canadian jurisdiction to have a contact-tracing app available to download, but several other provinces, including Ontario, B.C. and New Brunswick, have said they are investigating this technology.

  Health

  May 6, 2020