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It’s no surprise there’s been a jump in phone and internet usage during the pandemic. Mobile phone and broadband providers have been given additional capacity in order to cope with demand during the coronavirus outbreak. Phone and internet usage has increased sharply as more people work from home, and use apps like Zoom to hold […]
Anastasia was found dead in the bath when her mum got home from a night shift in Moscow. A woman has been found dead after using her phone in the bath while it was charging. 20 year old Anastasia was found by her mother with the phone in her hand. Her mother, Oksana, came home […]
He was found dead on Sunday. A man has died after charging his phone while wearing earphones at the same time. The factory worker was found dead on his mattress in Thailand after apparently being electrocuted. 24 year-old Kritsada Supol’s phone was plugged into a power point using a cheap charging cable. It’s thought he […]
A father in the UK has come up with a clever way to ensure his teenage son keeps in touch with him. Nick Herbert created an app that freezes his son Ben’s phone if he doesn’t reply to his messages or calls. He invented the app, ReplyASAP, in 2017 after getting fed up with Ben […]
Redheads rejoice! It has to said that the flame-haired amongst us get a hard time. We have no idea why – some of our favourite people are redheads, including Domhnall Gleeson, Ed Sheeran, Isla Fisher…and The AO Show’s Oonagh O’Carroll. But redheads have reason to celebrate today as ginger emojis are finally available on the […]
He was released without charge…just like his phone. A man was removed from a plane after he tried to access the cockpit to charge his phone. The incident occurred on an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Kolkata on Monday. It’s reported the ‘unruly’ passenger went to enter the cockpit before takeoff, stating that he needed […]
We rely on them so much but our smartphones are spoiling our nights out. New research by Guinness and Trinity College Dublin discovered a whopping 94 per cent of people have more fun without their phones. Only 6 per cent of those surveyed said their phone adds to their socialising. The study was carried out as […]
Well, this is worrying. New research by Allianz reveals that 1 in 4 Irish drivers admit to being distracted by social media while driving. Drivers between the ages of 18 to 34 are the most likely to take their eyes off the road as a result. Here are some other key findings: 1 in 10 […]
Do notifications constantly lighting up yout phone stress you out? New research shows that the average person gets between 65 and 80 notifications per day. According to research from Duke University’s Center for Advanced Hindsight, receiving notifications just three times a day is more effective than getting them immediately, once an hour, or not at […]
Staff at the Fat Boar in North Wales are fed with with people on their phones at dinner. We all know someone, it may even be yourself, who is constantly glued to their phone, no matter where they are. While it was once considered quite rude to ignore the person sitting across from you, it’s […]
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