Software Mobile This app rewards students with discounts for not looking at their phones Earn discounts on goods and services for staying off your handset By Rob Thubron, March 1, 2018, 12:02 PM
Mobile Tech Culture Survey finds that 47 percent of parents worry their child is addicted to mobile devices Is your child addicted to a smartphone or tablet? By Shawn Knight, February 22, 2018, 2:55 PM 18 comments
Industry Tech Culture Social media's early creators are banding together to fight tech addiction The Truth About Tech campaign is being funded by Common Sense Media By Shawn Knight, February 5, 2018, 1:40 PM 9 comments
Apple Mobile Two Apple shareholders urge company to address smartphone addiction among kids Studies warn it is affecting children's mental health By Rob Thubron, January 8, 2018, 9:15 AM 8 comments
Gaming Tech Culture The World Health Organization could classify 'gaming disorder' as an official condition The move could have extensive repercussions By Rob Thubron, December 28, 2017, 10:05 AM 9 comments
Mobile Tech Culture The Substitute Phone could help people deal with their smartphone addiction Who else obsessively checks their smartphone? By Rob Thubron, November 27, 2017, 8:31 AM 13 comments
Mobile Gaming Woman partially blinded after all-day mobile gaming session Honor of Kings is known as internet heroin in China By Rob Thubron, October 9, 2017, 10:25 AM 13 comments
Tech Culture Mobile Study warns that smartphone separation anxiety is increasing as people form closer bonds with their handsets Addicts view smartphones as an extension of themselves By Rob Thubron, August 17, 2017, 8:00 AM 17 comments
Tech Culture Teenager dies 48 hours after arriving at one of China's internet addiction bootcamps There have been at least three deaths at the facilities since 2009 By Rob Thubron, August 14, 2017, 7:30 AM 15 comments
Gaming Tech Culture China wants to ban under-18s from online gaming after midnight, open more internet addiction clinics By Rob Thubron, October 7, 2016, 11:30 AM 22 comments
Mobile Tech Culture One in three adults are now waking up in the middle of the night to check their phone By Shawn Knight, September 26, 2016, 2:45 PM 22 comments
Tech Culture Mobile Nearly a third of Americans would give up sex before their smartphone By Shawn Knight, July 20, 2016, 1:00 PM 25 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Heavy smartphone users touch their devices more than 5,000 times a day, study finds By Shawn Knight, July 8, 2016, 9:30 AM 8 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Australia will be the next country to embed traffic lights into sidewalks for smartphone users By Rob Thubron, June 1, 2016, 10:45 AM 10 comments
Gaming Man sues Bethesda over 'Fallout 4' addiction By Shawn Knight, December 21, 2015, 12:15 PM 37 comments
The Web Tech Culture Three-quarters of Americans go online daily By Shawn Knight, December 9, 2015, 2:30 PM
Tech Culture Woman missing since 2005 and feared dead is found to have been living in internet cafes for a decade By Rob Thubron, November 25, 2015, 11:00 AM
Tech Culture Mobile Photographer masterfully illustrates the absurdity of our tech addiction By Shawn Knight, October 15, 2015, 4:15 PM
Tech Culture Mobile Adults perform better on cognitive tests when their phone is near them, study finds By Shawn Knight, October 15, 2015, 2:00 PM
Mobile Tech Culture The number of people that say they can't live without their smartphone may (or may not) surprise you By Shawn Knight, July 13, 2015, 7:15 PM 13 comments
Mobile Nearly half of adults surveyed said they couldn't last a day without smartphone By Shawn Knight, July 1, 2014, 10:30 AM 23 comments
Mobile Wearable Tech Jawbone launches UP Coffee app to help track your caffeine addiction By Shawn Knight, March 6, 2014, 12:00 PM 13 comments
Gaming Weekend Open Forum Weekend Open Forum: Your worst gaming habits By Matthew DeCarlo, February 3, 2012, 6:52 PM 65 comments