What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people immediately check their phones for notifications of messages, alerts, and social media updates by their social ties. Some 97 ...

Over the past two decades, smartphones have gone from a high-tech luxury to an integral part of human life, with the total number of these devices now at 8 billion and counting. From the moment you ...

The next time you feel the urge to scroll, click, or even glance at your phone, tamp down the urge even just to stave off boredom. Instead of keeping boredom at bay, your screen time intensifies ...

Problematic smartphone use (PSU) has substantially increased in the last seven years, negatively impacting children's overall quality of life, although the proportion of children with clinical-level ...

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Using your smartphone as a controller is convenient, cost-effective, and reduces clutter by replacing multiple remotes. It offers portability, multi-device control, and customizable features like ...

Kids left at home with a nanny while parents are out hustling at their jobs? Give them a smartphone. Pre-teen daughter going for a sleepover for the first time? Give her a smartphone. No playdate for ...

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A research group has analyzed the digital ecosystem of 11- to 12-year-old children across the Basque Autonomous Community, and concluded that two out of three own a smartphone. They use smartphones ...