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Google’s paper phone targets the wrong digital detox problem
Google’s “Paper Phone” is a digital detox app that prints your essential app content on paper. But maybe they should detox their business model instead. Read more…
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Internet addiction spawns treatment programs
Psychiatrists say internet addiction, characterized by a loss of control over internet use and disregard for the consequences, affects up to 8% of Americans. Read more…
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Sacre bleu! France ban on phones at school may have serious repercussions
It was only a matter of time. One country has decided to put a stop to the infiltration of mobile phones into the school environment. France has taken what many would consider to be an Read more…
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Friday Futures: DNA storage, dark chocolate and the digital afterlife
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: DNA can store music albums (and actually lots of other stuff); a new type of Read more…
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Smartphone addiction: bad for kids, great for profits
ITEM: Apple investors have become somewhat divided on the issue of smartphone addiction – some say it could cause developmental problems for children, while others say, “So as long as it’s profitable, who cares?” That’s Read more…