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Teens Spend an Hour on Their Smartphones at School

"Even during school hours, smartphones remain a major part of adolescents' daily lives," Nagata added. "Smartphones can ...

Kids are spending a lot of their school days on their phones

Adolescents spend an average of 70 minutes of their school days on their phones, new research finds. But parents can help suggest ways kids not use phones at school.
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Pros & Cons Of Using A Smartphone For Holiday Photography

Everywhere you go, someone's got a smartphone out taking photos of either themselves or their surroundings so it makes sense people pack them in their hand-luggage to use as tools for capturing their ...
Daily Mail

Cutting your smartphone use by just one HOUR a day makes you less anxious, more satisfied with life and more likely to exercise, study finds

Cutting your smartphone use by just an hour a day makes you less anxious, more satisfied with life and more likely to exercise, a study has found. Researchers said it was 'not necessary to completely ...
Daily Mail

Fifth of teens have 'problematic' smartphone use putting them at risk of issues like depression, parents warned

It's a stereotypical teenage problem that many parents will attest to, teenagers in the prime of their youth being glued to their mobile devices. Now, a new UK study adds to growing concern that ...
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Smartphone use and smartphone addiction: a Q&A with Maxi Heitmayer

What are you currently researching? I’m researching smartphone use and smartphone addiction. To do this, I carried out a study using Subjective Evidence-Based Ethnography (SEBE) where I asked ...
The Independent

As smartphone use may be linked to earlier puberty: How is too much phone time affecting our kids?

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New Atlas

Smartphone scrolling on the toilet linked to higher hemorrhoid risk

Scrolling on your smartphone while on the toilet may be doing more than passing the time. A new study has found it could raise your risk of hemorrhoids by nearly 50%, thanks to the extra minutes spent ...
BBC

Can a smartphone be a tool for learning?

IPACA school in Dorset is experimenting with using smartphones and watches as tools for learning In a classroom bright with autumn sunshine Amelie raises her wrist to repeat the teacher's question.
The Mirror

Using a smartphone for one hour a day 'produces as much CO2 as FOUR domestic flights'

You might assume that smartphones are good news for the environment, reducing people's reliance on paper and helping to cut transport emissions. But using your smartphone for just an hour per day ...
The Daily Telegraph

7 in 10 of world's population using smartphones by 2020

Around seven in 10 of the global population will be using a smartphone by the year 2020, with 90 per cent of those aged over 6 years old owning a mobile. Smartphone subscriptions are set to more than ...