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20-year-old digital cameras are now a night-out necessity – how did this happen?
2 weeks, 4 days ago

20-year-old digital cameras are now a night-out necessity – how did this happen?

The Independent  

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"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"
3 weeks, 6 days ago

"It is a weapon": Ronan Farrow discusses the spyware in our pockets in "Surveilled"

Salon  

The cogent documentary, “Surveilled,” now available on HBO, tracks journalist Ronan Farrow as he investigates the proliferation and implementation of spyware, specifically, Pegasus, which was created by the Israeli company NSO Group. Directors Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz follow Farrow as he meets with individuals including a former NSO employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity; Ron Deibert, of Toronto’s …

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Are mobile phones giving us cancer?
1 month ago

Are mobile phones giving us cancer?

ABC  

Tegan Taylor: Tell me about your first mobile phone. Tegan Taylor: Tell me if this is a good analogy or not; if I'm saying something in this tone or this note… Norman Swan: You're giving me cancer, yeah. Although people say, well, you're using your phones for maybe an hour or two a day, we now know how much our …

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Do you check your phone immediately after waking up? Beware of these harmful effects of screen
3 months, 1 week ago

Do you check your phone immediately after waking up? Beware of these harmful effects of screen

India TV News  

In today's digital age, it's become second nature for most of us to check our phones immediately after waking up. Whether it's to turn off our alarms or to catch up on social media notifications, our phones have become an integral part of our morning routines. Harmful effects of checking your phone first thing in the morning: The first and …

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Looking at the phone while parenting: Why toddler parents try, and fail, to concentrate on their kids.
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Looking at the phone while parenting: Why toddler parents try, and fail, to concentrate on their kids.

Slate  

Once, when I was scrolling, I came across the headline “Your Kids Think You’re Addicted to Your Phone” from the New York Times. My dad has often told me that on the occasions he took his kids to the park solo, he’d look at another dad grinning through children’s games and feel certain that this man was trying to so …

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8 Actually Useful Tips For Spending Less Time On Your Phone
10 months ago

8 Actually Useful Tips For Spending Less Time On Your Phone

Huff Post  

fotostorm via Getty Images Your phone is meant to keep your attention, which makes spending less time on it really, really tough. Raise your hand if you’ve ever uttered the phrase “I want to spend less time on my phone” or created a New Year’s resolution around the goal ― and then failed to do so. “In other words, instead …

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How ‘phubbing’ could be wrecking your relationship
1 year, 1 month ago

How ‘phubbing’ could be wrecking your relationship

The Independent  

You can see it in their eyes when you’re talking to them. “Babe, are you actually listening?” Often, during these exchanges, my husband won’t even have his phone in his hand. “We can only hope,” wrote former Independent editor Simon Kelner in 2013, “that, one day, it becomes as socially unacceptable as lighting up a Marlboro without seeking permission.” A …

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If being without your phone fills you with dread, you could have nomophobia
1 year, 1 month ago

If being without your phone fills you with dread, you could have nomophobia

The Independent  

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The 1 Thing You Should Do For A Happier Vacation This Summer
1 year, 5 months ago

The 1 Thing You Should Do For A Happier Vacation This Summer

Huff Post  

Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images Experts say it's important to limit your cellphone use during vacation — otherwise, it runs the risk of ruining your trip. “We’re not getting that really vital change of scene and different stimuli that I think is really the whole purpose of a holiday,” Burke said. “So, decoupling the camera function I think from the …

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How mobile phones have changed our brains
1 year, 8 months ago

How mobile phones have changed our brains

BBC  

How mobile phones have changed our brains Getty Images Our daily smartphone habits bring many benefits in our lives, but they also have some drawbacks in terms of how they are rewiring our brains The first handheld cellphone call was made 50 years ago, and since then these devices have become an essential multi-tool that helps us run our lives. …

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5 ways smartphones are killing romance in your relationship
1 year, 9 months ago

5 ways smartphones are killing romance in your relationship

Hindustan Times  

Extra-marital relationships are passe, smartphones are the new villains in your life as per several studies which point that dependence on electronic devices like smartphones is playing a spoilsport in real-life interactions, intimacy and making people less certain about their relationships. Additionally, 32% of the respondents reported that their partners spend too much time on their phones, leading to reduced …

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Using your phone before bed hijacks your sleep, but not for the reason you think
1 year, 11 months ago

Using your phone before bed hijacks your sleep, but not for the reason you think

Live Mint  

We’ve all reached for our phones in the middle of the night, only to be pulled into some kind of rabbit hole that keeps us awake. American adults also have trouble sleeping, with 70% of adults reporting they get insufficient sleep at least one night a month, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association. We tend to lose track of …

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Smartphone addiction 手机成瘾
2 years, 3 months ago

Smartphone addiction 手机成瘾

China Daily  

Smartphone addiction 手机成瘾 Play audio file 你每天看多少次手机？你觉得你看手机上瘾了吗？本期 “随身英语” 讨论我们对这个无处不在的小玩意的痴迷，以及它对我们的身体健康可能带来的损害。 词汇：addiction 上瘾 How would you survive without your smartphone? Psychologist and author Jean Twenge says we’re all guilty of “compulsively checking phone if waiting for a text or getting really into social media then kind of, looking up and realising that an hour has passed.” There’s even a word – a …

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How To Talk To Someone Who Won't Put Their Phone Down
3 years, 8 months ago

How To Talk To Someone Who Won't Put Their Phone Down

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ever been out to eat with a friend who seems more engaged with TikTok videos or texts than you or their meal? “When you get phubbed, take a deep breath and try to recognize that even though it feels like rejection, it’s likely more that the partner has an impulse issue,” Chappell Marsh said. Maybe your boundary …

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