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PSYCHOLOGY OF SMARTPHONE USAGE
90 days without WhatsApp, 11 hours a week gained: Ankur Warikoo on his 2016 digital detox habit. Here’s how he uses the messaging app nowEntrepreneur Ankur Warikoo shared his disciplined approach to WhatsApp usage, revealing he deleted the app for 90 days in 2016 to reclaim t...
Beyond transactions: The potential of mobile bankingDigital banking in India is transforming. Apps now help users make financial decisions, not just transactions. IDFC FIRST Bank's app integr...
Why Your Old Phone Might Be the Simplest Home Camera You Already OwnTransform your old smartphone into a home security camera. This cost-effective method allows you to monitor doorways or hallways efficientl...
Struggling to focus? Experts list simple daily hacks that supercharge your attention span fastStruggling to get concentration? Experts advise easy, daily habits to enhance attention and productivity. Restricting smartphone usage by t...
Needed urgently: Collective action to tackle teen mental health crisis linked to smartphone useSocial psychologist Jonathan Haidt's "The Anxious Generation" examines the alarming rise in adolescent mental health issues, attributing mu...
'Stop giving smartphones to your kids!' Manu Kumar Jain, former CEO of Xiaomi India, urges parents to practise cautionThe former boss of Xiaomi India clarified that he wasn't actually against smartphones or tablets but just wanted to urge the parents to pra...
Telcos' capex plans hit by rupee's fallOn Thursday, the Indian rupee had reportedly breached the psychologically important 80 to the US dollar mark in the over-the-counter and de...
Spot the problem: Technology the root cause of health ailments in Gen Z37% of the generation spends more than five hours a day watching smart TVs.
How consumers are adapting to ever evolving technologyGreater device access and choice means that now, functionality is table-stakes and consumers are increasingly responsive to the emotional e...
Popular myth debunked: Urban, rural youth almost equally addicted to InternetThe study also established a relationship between Internet use and prevalence of depression.
Boon or bane: Internet may be affecting your brain, can impact concentrationWHO recommends 1 hour per day, or less, of screen time for young children.
Social media could be used in combating proxy war: Army Chief"Information is one of the pillars of national power. There is no way the Armed Forces can remain away from that," Indian Army Chief Genera...
Technology addiction: Check out the perpetual influx of new technologies in our livesThe constant stimulation from electronics makes our brain accustom to "popping", fast-paced stream of information that we find on the inter...
Feeling stressed? Put your smartphone downThe attachment to devices and the constant use of technology is associated with higher stress levels, researchers found.
- Cell phones distract less frequent internet users more
Tokyo, Jan 8 (IANS) If you are an infrequent internet user, then mere presence of a smartphone can adversely affect your cognitive performa...
Beware! Screen-addicted preschoolers ignoring parents tooCommunication between mother-child is reducing as preschoolers are hooked to smartphones, video games & television are not listening.
Idea of staying connected 24x7 triggers a new epidemic among executives: Smartphone obsessive compulsive disorderA 2015 report by global workplace provider Regus showed that with the arrival of smartphones work is increasingly interrupting home life.