Tag: smartphones

Study suggests phones are keeping students from concentrating during lectures

From the Stellenbosch University press release: Digital technologies, especially smartphones, have become such an integral part of our lives that it is difficult to picture life without them. Today, people… Read more »

Study suggests cellphone ownership may increase incidence of cyberbullying in grade school

From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release: Most research on cyberbullying has focused on adolescents. But a new study that examined cell phone ownership among children in third to… Read more »

Study suggests drivers find it harder to ignore a ringing phone than to ignore the risk

From the Queensland University of Technology press release: Drivers find it difficult to ignore a ringing phone but they do ignore the dangers, with a new QUT study revealing almost 50… Read more »

Study suggests “phone snubbing” leads to similar behaviour

From the Baylor University press release: People who are phone snubbed — or “phubbed” — by others are, themselves, often turning to their smartphones and social media to find acceptance,… Read more »

Handheld screen time linked with speech delays in young children

From the American Academy of Pediatrics press release: As the number of smart phones, tablets, electronic games and other handheld screens in U.S. homes continues to grow, some children begin… Read more »