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Gen Z’s interest in flip phones is the latest in a series of obsessions young people have for the aesthetic of the 1990s and 2000s.
Many stressors may be coming from interactions with technology: small but frequent frustrations that quickly dissipate, but when added up trigger digital distress.
Passwords are both annoying to use and vulnerable to hackers. Google is moving to support stronger, easier-to-use passkeys (and other tech companies are close behind).
The Canadian government is planning to implement ‘right to repair’ for electronic devices. This has the potential to give consumers more options, and challenges corporations’ hold over knowledge.
TikTok has been banned from UK government devices, but it’s easy for all social media platforms to harvest your data.
Cellphones are constantly collecting location data from global satellites, but there is uncertainty about who is using these data, and for what purposes.
Your phone doesn’t even need to ping for you to be distracted. Here’s how to reclaim your focus.
For some parents, apps offer a practical way of keeping tabs on one’s family. But many children and teenagers experience it is as unwelcome surveillance.
Despite the highest inflation rates in 40 years, Apple chose not to raise prices on its gadgets. More bizarre, the consumer price index suggests smartphones are 20% cheaper than a year ago.
A new study found that the device people used to communicate in a negotiation made a big difference in how likely they were to deceive for personal gain.
Recent research highlights the links between Gen Z smartphone addiction and compulsive buying.
Our GoPros tend to fare relatively well submerged underwater — so why isn’t it the same with our smartphones?
App stores set the rules on privacy but there is another way.
As war begins between Ukraine and Russia, a range of stories provides context to help readers understand the conflict.
One person out of three does not dare to turn to the supplier in case of problems. Feeling of shame, as well as doubts about the ability of the person they are dealing explain that figure.
The story of how America’s great chipmaker’s main strength became an albatross around its neck.
As someone who’s been researching e-wearables as a means to teach children about mental health for over 10 years, I’ve seen some alarming unintended consequences with their use.
The media landscape has shifted since the COVID crisis, with new challenges, different restrictions and innovative storytelling approaches emerging.
Many drivers still use mobile phones despite the fact that it’s illegal.
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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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Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Associate Professor - Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
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Professor of Health Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor in Innovation and Associate Dean (Research), The University of Queensland
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Professor, Behavioural Science, University of Bath
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Professor of Anthropology, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Networking, The Open University
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Professor in Digital Arts, Royal Holloway University of London
