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05/14/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Try a temporary social media detox! Quitting Facebook reduces stress

Here’s another reason to get off of Facebook: A temporary social media detox can be good for your health. Deleting your Facebook app can reduce your stress, according to a study by researchers from the University of Queensland. In the study, the research team looked at the effects of a short-term break from Facebook on a […]

02/22/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Former insiders launch awareness campaign to warn users about the addictive dangers of Facebook and Google

Former employees of Google and Facebook are campaigning to warn users about the addictive dangers posed by social media networks like Google and Facebook, according to a Daily Mail Online report. Tristan Harris, who was a former in-house ethicist at Google, is leading the new group called the Center for Humane Technology which campaigns to […]

01/09/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

It’s not your imagination — your phone really is spying on you: Hundreds of Android apps use the microphone to secretly monitor and record your TV habits

Your phone is actually spying on you. They may not be listening to your conversations, but they are using your device’s microphone to gather information on the ads, TV shows, and movies you watch. A new report from The New York Times revealed that more than 250 gaming apps use the monitoring software called Alphonso, […]

11/20/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Talking cars: New app will allow your car to tell you what it needs (like the car’s software does)

A new app will enable your car to tell you what it needs, as reported by the Science Daily. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing a mobile app that will make use of your smartphone’s microphone so that the car can you tell what it needs, such as air filter replacement, […]

11/01/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Mobile devices and children: It’s not “smart” to “connect” your child — dangers range from hacking to bullying

Recent studies warn that children who own smart watches which their parents can use to keep track of their movements are more prone to the dangers of hacking, according to reports by The Daily Mail. To reach this conclusion, the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC) authorized security experts at the company, Mnemonic, to inspect three watches that are sold […]

10/28/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Flexible, eco-friendly AND less expensive: Researchers are one step closer to the smart screen of the future

Tired of suffering from or replacing a smashed phone screen? Here’s some good news. Researchers at the University of Sussex in England have developed a new smartphone screen material that is less costly, more flexible, and eco-friendly, according to a report by Science Daily. The researchers combined silver nanowires with graphene, which is a two-dimensional carbon […]

10/16/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Drivers no longer wanted: From trucking convoys to tractors, “smart” driverless tech is set to revolutionize industry

In Shropshire, England, fields of crops are being grown by tractors and drones without the need of drivers. These self-driving vehicles are able to farm a field of barley, from planting the seeds to yielding the crops, according to an article by The Daily Mail. A path was set using GPS. Similarly, scientists from Harper Adams University […]

10/13/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

When you create an online login, BEWARE: Digital services are encroaching on your privacy

In this internet age, everything — from government services, shopping, and banking— can be accessed online. However, you are first required to create an account to use their services. But, you may want to think twice before creating accounts online. Experts warn that online services ask for more personal information than necessary when users sign up for […]

09/18/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Disappearing electronics? Researchers have discovered how to program devices to dissolve

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and China discovered a new type of electronic device that can be dissolved just by being exposed to water molecules in the atmosphere. The study was published in Science Advances. This model promised for environment-friendly disposable personal electronics and biomedical devices that dissolve within the body. […]

09/06/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Teenagers waste 40 days a year looking at mobile devices, startling research discovers

In this day and age, it has become the norm to see someone glued to their mobile phones, especially teenagers. In fact, it may seem that teenagers are really addicted to that rectangular handheld device. In 2017, a study which observed 1,500 families composed of teenagers living at home with their parents concluded that the […]

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