A study out of the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus has found a positive link between being mindful of ...

People are using smartphones now more than ever — but are these tools hurting us more than helping us? According to the Pew Research Center, 91% of Americans own a smartphone. While they offer ...

This commercialised form of abstinence rarely extinguishes digital cravings – instead merely acting as a temporary pause.

You’re standing in line at the grocery store or waiting for an elevator. You have no more than a minute to kill. And yet, before you’ve even processed what you’re doing, you’ve pulled out your phone ...

Headlines tell us that “smartphones have destroyed a generation,” and “social media is ripping apart society.” But what does the research say? After spending the last year researching and writing my ...

Learn what background permissions, push notifications, security updates, auto-join networks and app refresh mean to better ...

In part 3 of our weeklong series to avoid getting hacked, did you know your smartphone holds the key for hackers? And it’s the quickest way for them to take over your life. It’s time for another Data ...

If your finger hurts while using your phone, you probably have "smartphone pinky." Here are 7 things I do to stop the pain.

Older adults can make smartphones easier to read and use by increasing font size, enabling high-contrast text, or using screen magnifiers. Features like Assistive Touch, reading mode, voice assistants ...