Call me an unfaithful tech wench

It is not easy, but we have to tell ourselves to keep letting go of favourite technologies as the pace of digital change quickens

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They're so much a part of our lives that they almost complete us.

That's what it feels like to have and to hold our smartphones.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on July 22, 2018, with the headline Call me an unfaithful tech wench. Subscribe