Today's beds are thought of as bastions of privacy. But not long ago, they were the perches from which kings ruled and places where travelers hunkered down with complete strangers.
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How can the internet accommodate more and more users every day?
Historical grievances, domestic politics, the US-China trade war and a looming global recession are all at play.
Technology-free holidays can feel unbearable at first but this soon gives way to a better experience.
Researchers asked women to log the times they felt sexually objectified on their smartphones. They found objectification harms women's well-being – even if they're just witnessing it.
Each device is complex in its own right, and trying to use them together in many different settings makes things even more complicated.
With the benefit of hindsight, we might finally see that the iPhone was the opposite of minimalism.
In just five years, the number of mobile-money accounts in Ghana have jumped six-fold, providing fresh perspective on the country’s digital transformation.
Here is how our mobile phones compare with the computer that landed man on the moon in 1969.
If "Black Mirror" is one of the most fascinating and disturbing series of the last ten years, it is because of its main character: technology.
Darwin is one of the aspiring 'smart cities' that is adopting Chinese technology that can identify and track individuals. Add changes in Australian law, and we have the makings of a surveillance state.
Making technology such as a new smartphone that can you can roll, fold and bend requires new ways to manufacture.
In his new book, Teen Brain, David Gillespie suggests anxiety and other problems are on the rise among teenagers due to smartphones and tablets. This could be true, but his claims are overblown.
Software makers including Apple have been creating apps aimed at limiting how much time we spend using our smartphones. A behavioral scientist explains how – and whether – they work.
We blame electronic devices for our increasingly sedentary behaviours. So why not harness them to study our movement patterns and tackle urgent health crises?
Climate extremes are killing Australian trees, but we don't know where they're dying. Scientists are asking the public to use their phones to help.
Some have called reports overblown, with others going so far as to call it a myth. But the data that continues to emerge tell a different story.
Smartphones are here to stay, so why don't art teachers explore using them mindfully for visual and aural self-expression and to create intentional classroom communities?
Using smartphones and wearable devices to identify mental health symptoms and deliver psychotherapy will allow more people to access quality care, according to one psychiatrist.
Exactly 150 years after Mendeleev's classic formulation, it's time for one for the resource-hungry 21st century.
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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