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10/29/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

The carbon footprint of smartphone use and data centers is growing, harming the environment according to new study

The rise of digital technology has made smartphones indispensable. All you have to do is check your smartphone, laptop or computer for the latest news or to get in touch with your friends and family. No wonder the use of smartphones has grown by leaps and bounds. A 2016 scientific study published in Telecommunications Policy […]

10/06/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Study suggests a direct link between screen time and ADHD in teens

Adding to the list of health concerns associated with excessive screen time, one study suggests that there could be a link between the length of time teenagers spend online and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The two-year study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), observed more than 2,500 high school students from […]

10/03/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Is social media addiction a new type of psychiatric condition?

When people say that they’re “addicted” to Facebook or social media, is it the same thing as being addicted to drugs or alcohol? According to estimates, the number of social media users around the world can skyrocket from almost a billion in 2010 to over three billion by 2021. Out of all the social networking sites (SNS), Facebook is […]

09/09/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Too much screen time alters the brain: Overuse of electronic devices leads to addiction, imbalance in brain chemistry

Wherever you go today, you will see people with their heads looking down at the tiny screen in their hands. Today, people are becoming increasingly dependent on smartphones and other gadgets to be updated with the latest news, gather information and communicate with other people. A new study finds that spending too much time on […]

08/28/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Experts: Hackers can find out your personal info from your smartphone battery

We have yet another reason to be paranoid about our smartphones. This time, it is because of the battery. In an article in The Daily Mail, security experts warned that hackers can discover everything you browse and do on your phone by analyzing the power levels of your battery. A joint team of American and […]

08/26/2018 / By Zoey Sky

40% of teenagers sleep 7 hours or less, trading sleep for more time on their smartphones

You see them everywhere. On the bus, in restaurants, at school, and at work. Every day, more people are staying glued to the screens of their mobile phones and gadgets. But 24/7 access to technology also has negative side effects, and a whopping 40 percent of teenagers don’t get enough sleep because of their devices, […]

08/16/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Scott from MFA TV News exposes social media SPYING through smartphones – WATCH at Brighteon.com

While sitting before the Senate’s Commerce and Judiciary committees earlier this year to answer questions about his company’s alleged involvement in illegal spying and tracking of users, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked something along the lines of: do you have the ability to basically “listen” to what your users do outside of the social […]

07/22/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Health apps are BAD for your privacy: 80% or more share your data, research reveals

A European study revealed that mobile health apps were sending health-related data to third-party companies, harming the privacy of its users. This study was conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Pireus in Greece and Rovira I Virgili University in Spain. The research team analyzed 20 well-known, free mobile health apps that […]

07/11/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Can putting your phone into airplane mode help reduce radiation exposure?

These days, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t own a mobile phone of some kind. In its latest research, the Pew Research Center estimates that at least 95 percent of all Americans own a mobile phone. In recent years, the number of people who own a smartphone had also increased: From 35 percent – […]

06/08/2018 / By Ethan Huff

After years of DENIAL, the left-wing media suddenly admits mobile phones are secretly listening to your conversations

If you were to have suggested 10 years ago that data-mining operations like Facebook and Google were actively “listening” to everything people do online, including what we all say around our smartphones, many “normies” would have called you a crazy conspiracy theorist. But in 2018, even the left-wing mainstream media now openly admits that online […]

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