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The FBI has accessed the data on a shooter’s iPhone. What if the device had been running Android?
After a selfie-snapping man was mauled to death by a bear, a psychologist wonders why people feel so compelled to capture and share images of themselves.
Philosophically speaking our smartphones could be seen as an extension of us. But where does that leave us legally?
As usage continues to grow in the region, what’s the ongoing dynamic between the Middle East and social media? It’s complicated.
If we can solve the privacy issues, placing trackers on people and the things we make can teach us a great deal about ourselves and the world around us.
There are precious, and toxic, minerals in our old mobile phones. Far better to recycle them than dump them in the trash.
ABC’s Catalyst episode “Wi-Fried” claimed that mobile phones and Wi-Fi might be a cancer risk, but the leading experts are not so convinced.
Educational technology is not science fiction. Lecturers need to ensure that they adapt to a future which has already arrived.
This year has already seen the first selfie movie, the first series to air on Instagram – mobile phones are increasingly playing a major role in the film world.
Huawei’s growth is another indication of how Chinese companies are successfully moving away from their traditional strategy of producing cheaper products.
Technological and digital literacy are crucial for university students who hope to truly contribute to the world in the 21st century.
Researchers are piloting a smartphone app to collect better information about who is getting vaccinated and to design better incentives for health workers on vaccination drives.
Having ‘approved’ poor quality, privacy-busting and clinically dubious apps, the NHS Health App Library closes - but it didn’t need to be this way.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has called its guideline of two hours per day of screen time outdated. So what about the decades of research that led to the original recommendation?
If apps aren’t proven to make users’ mental health better they could end up making it worse.
Sales of e-readers are on the decline, with more people succumbing to the convenience of reading books on their phones.
The latest iPhone from Apple is out Friday and it offers a bigger and better camera than previous models. But will smartphone cameras ever replace the traditional digital cameras?
The new iPad Pro reminds us that firms like Apple are favouring incremental change rather than tackling technology’s big challenges.
The heavy hand of the law has no place in helping teenagers learn about sex – but teenagers must realise it can still catch up with them.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
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Associate Professor - Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Professor in Digital Arts, Royal Holloway University of London
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Professor of Screen Media, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Professor, Behavioural Science, University of Bath
