Parents saved the day with a brilliant idea after the lights went out during...
The Northside Establishment varsity choir group of Davenport North High School was performing in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, when the stage lights went out. All seemed lost, at least until the parents sprung...
View Article22 emojis everyone gets wrong
Have you ever gotten a text that didn't make sense? Maybe the embedded emojis were to blame. As more emojisappear on our phones, the emotions they convey becomes more specific and nuanced. Many of...
View ArticleThis map shows the percentage of people around the world who own smartphones
If you live in San Francisco or London, you might think everybody has a smartphone. But at a global level, they're pretty rare. As Pew Research Center demographer Conrad Hackett tweeted on Monday,...
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Using a phone may be the single most important factor in causing car crashes
Use of mobile phones while driving may be the single most important factor causing car crashes in recent years according to a new study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.The data comes from...
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9 sneaky ways cell phone companies get you to pay more
According to a Pew survey, 90% of American adults own cell phones.In a Cellular Telephone Industries Association report, the average monthly cell phone bill is just over $47, but according to a Time...
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The US is targeting 'burner phones' in the wake of Europe's terrorist attacks
While the encryption debate may have temporarily subsided, burner phones seem to be getting the spotlight.It might be because terrorists aren’t using encryption as much as they are utilizing the quick,...
View ArticleHere's what happens to your brain when you check your phone — and why it's so...
Whether you're working in your office, walking down the street, or eating in a restaurant, there's usually one common factor: people are looking at their phones. Internal medicine physician and...
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New York cops want to run your phone through a 'textalyzer' if you crash your...
New York legislators are proposing the use of a "textalyzer" to determine whether a person involved in a crash was texting or otherwise distracted while driving.The state senate bill, S6325A, would...
View Article6 technologies that 'Star Trek' correctly predicted
Here are 6 times the creators of the "Star Trek" series correctly predicted future technology.Produced by Grace RaverFollow TI:On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
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The government will publicly shame you if you text and drive
The US government is publicly shaming drivers who brag about texting and driving on Twitter.Yes, Big Brother is watching you from the account of the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,...
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Half of American teenagers feel addicted to their phones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Half of teenagers in the United States feel addicted to their mobile phones, with most checking the devices at least every hour and feeling pressured to respond immediately to...
View ArticleA photographer captured the dismal reality of life in North Korea on his phone
In August 2015, Getty Photographer Xiaolu Chu toured inside the walls of North Korea. While in the notoriously secret country, visitors are instructed on what they can and cannot photograph. Custom...
View ArticleThere's a sad story behind those viral images of devices invading our lives
Are you reading this or about to watch this video on your phone? Are you in public or a social situation? Chances are pretty high you fall into some combination of the above.Eric Pickersgill is a...
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Here's what we actually know about cellphones and cancer
The Wall Street Journal reports that a multi-year study by the US government has found a weak link between cell phones and cancer.No one disputes that cell phones emit radiation that can be absorbed by...
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Here's why you shouldn't freak out about that 'cell phones cause cancer' study
It's scary to hear that cellphones — devices that most of us have with us all the time — have been linked to cancer by a government study.But despite any headlines you may have seen, there's still not...
View ArticleA neurologist reveals what talking on the phone does to your brain
There are more than 200 million smartphone users in the United States. Yale University neurologist and the editor of the Science-Based Medicine blog, Dr. Steven Novella, explains why cell phone has a...
View ArticleThis hidden feature will boost your iPhone’s reception
Many of us have horrible cellular dead zones in our homes or maybe where we work. But there's a simple fix for this: it's WiFi Calling. Here's how to enable it on your iPhone. Produced by Corey Protin....
View ArticleThere's a scientific reason we're addicted to checking our phones
Whether you're working in your office, walking down the street, or eating in a restaurant, there's usually one common factor: people are looking at their phones. Internal medicine physician and...
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Looking at a smartphone temporarily blinded 2 people — here's how it happened
Again and again, doctors tell us to unplug when we go to sleep or wake up.Smartphone use at bedtime ruins your sleep and can give you a kind of technological "hangover." But that's not the worst of it:...
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The designers of this phone-shaped skyscraper couldn't see past the '90s
Phone design evolves quickly. It's hard to imagine what the iPhones and Galaxies of the 2030s will look like.If you're having trouble remembering what cell phones used to look like, look no further...
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