The digital detox bandwagon is unlikely to get going if more stripped down alternatives are not readily available ...

“Nothing beats spending real time together,” gushes the blurb for phone manufacturer HMD’s Barbie Phone ...

The company is largely made up of Nokia’s old phone business, and is run by many of its previous executives, selling updated versions of the company’s beloved devices such as the 3310.

Parents concerned about the possible dangers smartphone use might have for their children are turning to “dumb phones”. These ...

A retro hot pink phone is being marketed as the latest way to curb digital addictions. The device is Barbie-branded and has been released by HMD, which also makes phones for Nokia, in ...

In a throwback to 'brick' phones from the noughties, youngsters cannot receive anything more than text messages on the mirror-fronted phone, which has no app store or touch screen. It comes amid ...

The aim is to provide only key communication features without the distracting internet features which can cause screen addiction ... would be given Nokia ‘brick’ phones instead.

But handing children a “dumb phone” seems to be as much an exercise in nostalgia as proactive practice. Ultimately, young people will end up using smartphones in their social and working lives. They ...

The response at EE was replicated at a nearby O2 store. They had only one type of brick-type phone (a Nokia 2660 at £65) but this kind of stock is ancient and unattractive, especially to a 10 ...