Smartphone addiction is a real problem, and willpower alone often isn't enough. Three gadgets take different approaches to helping you use your phone less.

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Dr. Nicholas Kardaras told the guests and audience on Monday's "Dr. Phil" that digital addiction is specifically dangerous because it is more ‘ubiquitous and socially accepted’ than regular drugs. The ...

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If you feel like you're being controlled by your smartphone, don't feel alone — smartphone addiction is a real thing. So, let's talk about it, and how to deal with it. We've all done it — we've lost ...

Gen Z makes up a third of the global population and is estimated to spend $143 billion annually, as well as having a significant influence on family spending. Members of Gen Z also often share some ...

I check an email and before I realize it, I’m watching TikTok videos: lions fight hyenas, military dads reunite with kids, athletes do amazing things … I look up, and an hour has passed. I’ve wasted ...

Google has introduced a “Pause Point” feature designed to prevent smartphone addiction. On the 12th, local time, the company ...

Let me tell you a story. I was eating at a restaurant recently when a group of four teenage girls came in and were seated at a table near me.

When the first iPhone came out, its home screen was filled with dazzling rows of apps with eye-popping icons, a notification system that would constantly buzz and remind you what you’re missing, a ...

Last year I did a lot of back-to-back BBC radio interviews concerning my thoughts on a new study on smartphone use carried out by Opinium Research for Virgin Mobile and reported in a number of papers ...