#smartphone-adoption
#smartphone-adoption

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My daughters were secretly tracking my location and I had no idea. I'm actually relieved they care about where I am.

Most parents of high schoolers spend hours checking their kids' every move, but I didn't want a smartphone when my children were teens. Instead, I insisted they tell me their destination when they went out at night. I'd sometimes follow up with another parent for confirmation, and I'm sure my kids weren't always where they said they'd be. But they usually came home by curfew and always paid their cell bills on time.

Parenting

Apple

fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News

2 months ago

The Upcoming iPhone Fold feels like a response to Peer Pressure, not Innovation - Yanko Design

iPhone Fold faces limited adoption because foldables remain a niche lacking compelling, measurable advantages and ecosystem support to drive mainstream sales.

Gadgets

fromTechCrunch

3 months ago

eSIM adoption is on the rise thanks to travel and device compatibility | TechCrunch

eSIM adoption remains low but is accelerating due to increasing device support, especially from Apple, Google, and Chinese manufacturers, and growing travel-driven demand.

fromThe Atlantic

3 months ago

The Only Screen Your Kid Should Have

Because of time's arrow, my daughter, who was once a toddler, is now a preteen. A new question thus arises: When should I let her get a smartphone? This problem isn't new to me. I have two older kids, now in their 20s. Back in the day, I bought each of them an iPod Touch-essentially, a smartphone without the phone-when they were about her age, and then the full device at around the start of high school.