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 ...

Parents should start preparing kids for their first smartphone and social media access years in advance, says psychologist ...

Provost's Distinuished Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice and Communication, Clemson University What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people ...

Your smartphone is a super advanced data-collection machine, built with multiple, often invisible, ways to track and record ...

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 ...

If you order up coffee on a mobile app while scrolling your social feeds, or can't stop watching videos and reading news articles on your phone at bedtime, listen up! Researchers studied what happened ...

While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow Research on how smartphone use ...

Can texting lead to arthritis? A doctor explains how excessive smartphone use can cause thumb and hand pain and how to get relief. We spend a good chunk of our day, probably longer than we'd like to ...

An estimated 3,240 deaths will be attributed to distracted driving in 2025, according to the United States Department of Transportation. The most common form of distraction? Cellphone use—despite the ...

Google's hidden AI image expanding feature is available in the Google Photos app under the Auto Frame tool. Auto Frame ...

The “smartphone-free childhood” debate has reached fever pitch in recent months, partly thanks to Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation, which talks about how childhood changed dramatically ...