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According to Facebook, the way it's used could be bad for our mental health, but that the key is to spend MORE time interacting on the social network.

December 19, 2017 0 Comments

Facebook says it might be bad for your mental health

According to Facebook, the way it’s used could be bad for our mental health, but that the key is to spend MORE time interacting on the social network.

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Researchers at Australia National University are working on glass used in smartphones to make screens shatter-proof!

December 12, 2017 0 Comments

Researchers working on shatter-proof glass for smartphones!

Researchers at Australia National University are working on glass used in smartphones to make screens shatter-proof!

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Draper Labs is developing a 'take me home' button for spacesuits to help guide lost or unconscious astronauts back to their base in space!

December 7, 2017 0 Comments

Take me home button being developed to rescue astronauts in space!

Draper Labs is developing a ‘take me home’ button for spacesuits to help guide lost or unconscious astronauts back to their base in space!

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Ur def gna feel old 2 know this! SMS text messaging is now 25 years old, with the first message sent by engineer Neil Papworth on 3 December 1992!

December 4, 2017 0 Comments

FYI, SMS text messaging is 25 years old!

Ur def gna feel old 2 know this! SMS text messaging is now 25 years old, with the first message sent by engineer Neil Papworth on 3 December 1992!

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Food company Nissin has developed a noise-cancelling fork called Otohiko, which eliminates the slurping sound of eating noodles!

October 30, 2017 0 Comments

Noise-cancelling fork eliminates slurping sound while eating noodles

Food company Nissin has developed a noise-cancelling fork called Otohiko, which eliminates the slurping sound of eating noodles!

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Studies from Nottingham Trent University show that one third of notifications from our smartphones trigger negative emotions, which is making us cranky!

October 5, 2017 0 Comments

Study shows smartphones are making us cranky

Studies from Nottingham Trent University show that one third of notifications from our smartphones trigger negative emotions, which is making us cranky!

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Google is secretly recording our conversations, with devices switching to 'listening mode', even when we just say 'OK', as opposed to 'OK Google'.

August 24, 2017 0 Comments

Google secretly records conversations after ‘OK’ prompt

Google is secretly recording our conversations, with devices switching to ‘listening mode’, even when we just say ‘OK’, as opposed to ‘OK Google’.

Technology

Many employees at a Wisconsin tech company have agreed to embed a rice-sized microchip into their hand, which would act as a key pass and currency.

July 26, 2017 0 Comments

Employees agree to be embedded with microchips at tech company

Many employees at a Wisconsin tech company have agreed to embed a rice-sized microchip into their hand, which would act as a key pass and currency.

Technology

UK Wi-Fi provider Purple slipped a 1,000-hour community service clause into its hotspot terms and conditions to test whether customers would read them.

July 17, 2017 0 Comments

UK Wi-Fi provider sneaks community service clause into terms and conditions

UK Wi-Fi provider Purple slipped a 1,000-hour community service clause into its hotspot terms and conditions to test whether customers would read them.

Technology

Thanks to an Indiegogo campaign, you may soon be able to talk into a Banana Phone - a banana-shaped Bluetooth handset that you pair to your phone.

May 9, 2017 0 Comments

Is it the ripe time to get a Banana Phone?

Thanks to an Indiegogo campaign, you may soon be able to talk into a Banana Phone – a banana-shaped Bluetooth handset that you pair to your phone.

Technology

Researchers working on shatter-proof glass for smartphones!

Take me home button being developed to rescue astronauts in space!

FYI, SMS text messaging is 25 years old!

Noise-cancelling fork eliminates slurping sound while eating noodles

Study shows smartphones are making us cranky

Google secretly records conversations after ‘OK’ prompt

Employees agree to be embedded with microchips at tech company

UK Wi-Fi provider sneaks community service clause into terms and conditions

Is it the ripe time to get a Banana Phone?

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