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The history and future of the mobile phone
It seems hard to think of a time when we didn't all have a cellphone. Daniel Bliss is a professor of Electrical Engineering and he's with us to look at how cellphone technology has developed over the… Audio
Digital health tools associated with weight loss
A study has found that self-monitoring using digital health tools - including apps, wearables and websites - is associated with weight loss. Study co-author Dr Shelley Patel from the Stanford… Audio
Authorities race to identify mystery Covid-19 infection
As Auckland heads back to alert level 3 and the rest of country into level 2, a top epidemiologist says he fears the government hasn't made the best use of alert level 1. Audio
Does the new NZ COVID app pass muster?
As contact tracing apps become a feature of life during the Covid pandemic - just how many are we going to have to put up with? The government's NZ COVID Tracer hit Apple's App Store and Google Play… Audio
What could digital contact tracing look like?
As New Zealand moves into level two and restrictions lift, the ability to quickly and efficiently trace our contacts will be critical to keeping any future covid outbreaks under control. Many… Audio
Can wireless earbuds damage your brain?
Joel Moskowitz, a researcher at the University of California, says the close proximity of AirPods to the brain and inner ear may raise cancer risks But Australian professor Ken Karapidis says they… Audio
Bits+Bytes: WeChat does everything, Twitter holds back
Apple may have to compensate customers after slowing down the processing speed on many iPhone models; Twitter prohibits accounts that promote violence against civilians; and how WeChat morphed from a… Audio
2016: the year in tech
This Way Up reviews what's been hot (quite literally in one notable case) tech in 2016. VR has well and truly arrived and chatbots are on the horizon. Audio
What is all the fuss about wireless headphones?
Apple has audiophiles all tied up in knots over the removal of the headphone jack. Media commentator Russell Brown breaks it down for the consumer and dissects the acronyms DRM, DAC and above all PR.
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