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‘Ineffective and useless’: the UK government is proposing a midnight social media curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds, but there’s an easy loophole

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The UK is proposing a social media curfew for ages 16 and 17 Access would be blocked from midnight to 6am by default However, teens will be able to change these settings if they wish Having already announced plans to ban under-16s from social media apps early next year, the UK government is now proposing … Read more

‘We love this… except gradual rollouts’: Windows 11 search is being improved in a big way, with users impatient to get these changes — and I don’t blame them

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Microsoft is improving Windows 11 search in multiple ways That includes a calmer search panel, the ability to turn off web results, a better way of prioritizing returned results, and a more stable search overall This is in testing for now, and the main worry is how long it might take for Microsoft to usher … Read more

I’ve been hunting for the best travel charging gadgets to avoid low-battery stress on vacation — here are my top recommendations

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Heading off on a vacation? It’s easy to forget about boring things like charging solutions, but when you’re away from home, keeping your devices juiced up is both more important than usual, and more difficult than usual. I speak from experience — I’ve found myself in one too many foreign city after a long day … Read more

This new Hisense e-paper phone has a detachable LCD screen on the back — but I’d rather see the displays swapped

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Hisense has announced a phone with a detachable rear screen The front display is e-ink, and the rear one is LCD Currently the phone has only been announced for China, so it might not be widely available We don’t see much experimentation in smartphone design anymore, so I always applaud when companies try something new. … Read more