Can This Japanese City Make Residents Put Down Their Smartphones?

The authorities in Toyoake, Japan, introduced a rule limiting the use of digital devices to two hours per day outside of work and school. Some residents say it is an overreach.

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Does Smartphone Use Contribute to Hemorrhoids?

You’re going to want to sit down for this.

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College Students Are Seeking Out Phone-Free Social Connection

A campus movement aims to find out.

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Google Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute With Fortnite Creator

The case could rewrite the rules on how businesses make money on Google’s smartphone operating system.

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How to Use Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16

Don’t have the latest A.I.-powered model? There are still plenty of new features in Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 to make your own.

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Trump’s Painful Cuts to National Parks

Readers discuss the damage to America’s parks. Also: Racial profiling in immigrant sweeps; the 9/11 memorial; phones in the classroom.

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Apple Introduces iPhone 17, iPhone Air and Updated AirPods at Annual Event

The Silicon Valley giant also introduced updates to its traditional smartphones, as well as its AirPods and Apple Watch.

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A.I. Could Make the Smartphone Passé. What Comes Next?

As Apple prepares to release new iPhones this week, industry veterans shared their predictions for what will be the next big thing in personal computing.

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Jean Twenge Is Still Warning Parents About Teens and Screen Time. Is Anyone Listening?

The researcher and author Jean Twenge has a prescription for the harmful effects of screen time on children. If only parents would listen.

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Today’s the First Day of No Smartphones in Schools

As the year begins in the city’s public school system, students and their parents have to adjust to a smartphone ban. The phones must be stored in pouches or lockers.

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