and around half of under 13 year olds were prepared to lie about their age to get on social media. some parents say they feel safer knowing their children have phones. but clare fernyhough from the smartphone free childhood group says children don t need high tech devices to stay in touch or be tracked. it s a bit of a fallacy that they need a smartphones to be able to do that. a brick phone is absolutely fine. we ve all kind of sleepwalked into just assuming that we all need a smartphone. ofcom s report shows just how much the digital world has become part of everyday life for many british kids, and how they feel about it. it also highlights the potential challenge of trying to take it away, if the growing calls to increase age limits are successful. zoe kleinman, bbc news. taylor swift has delighted herfans by making her new album a double whammy. the tortured poets department was released this morning, then, just hours later, she announced a second instalment with an extra 15 tracks
group says children don t need high tech devices to stay in touch or be tracked. it s a bit of a fallacy that they need a smartphones to be able to do that. a brick phone is absolutely fine. we ve all kind of sleepwalked into just assuming that we all need a smartphone. ofcom s report shows just how much the digital world has become part of everyday life for many british kids, and how they feel about it. it also highlights the potential challenge of trying to take it away, if the growing calls to increase age limits are successful. zoe kleinman, bbc news. reminder that we are expecting a press conference from the new york department in relation to a pretty horrific incident in the last hour when a man set himself on fire outside the courthouse where the criminal trial of donald trump is taking place. there was a selection
devices beyond what you might ever think of or need. now, 2020 was pretty much a no show for obvious reasons and last year, well, that was weird. we ve arrived. this is fira de barcelona. yes, the show was back on, but we couldn t go although you were there in spirit, if not in body. yeah, the less said about that, the better. but this year, it s back in full swing with all sorts of companies showing off their latest wares. so, whilst i am here at the design museum in london, where behind me, there s a good old fashioned brick phone and a nokia 3310 remember those? we know how fast these phones change, so we ve sent omar mehtab and osman iqbal to barcelona. samsung, nokia, huawei, oppo, xiaomi they re all here and all got something to show. that s the thing about mwc, isn t it? it s all about the big releases. say, for example, this the samsung 522 ultra. the supposedly best of their 522 range, it comes with a touch bigger screen than its predecessor, a slightly more powerful
with all sorts of companies showing off their latest wares. so, whilst i m here at the design museum in london, where behind me, there s a good old fashioned brick phone and a nokia 3310 remember those? we know how fast these phones change, so we ve sent 0mar mehtab and 0sman iqbal to barcelona. samsung, nokia, huawei, 0ppo, xiaomi they re all here and all got something to show. that s the thing about mwc, isn t it? it s all about the big releases. say, for example, this the samsung s22 ultra. the supposedly best of their s22 range, it comes with a touch bigger screen than its predecessor, a slightly more powerful cpu and a bigger sensor, so its cameras can take better pictures in low light. but they have learnt from the 521 ultra, because instead of flogging a 60 quid case to house the optional s pen, they ve just given it to you, in here, and they ve got a little slot for it within the phone,