Smartphone Archives

Dad invents app that freezes son’s phone if he doesn’t text back

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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 […]

World Record for new smartphone – but you can’t get it in Ireland!

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Mi Play costs just 160 US Dollars The hottest new Smartphone has just set a Guinness World Record – but it may never be available in Ireland! Indeed, the Mi Play, which costs just 160 US Dollars, might not make it to the USA or other international markets. That’s because it’s creator Chinese company Xiaomi […]

New study’s found using your phone on a night out is ruining your social life

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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 […]

Study shows turning off notifications isn’t the best method to fight stress

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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 […]

WhatsApp to stop working on older phones from New Year’s Day

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WhatsApp is going to stop working on older smartphones from January 1st. The company behind the messaging app is pulling support for older operating systems. via GIPHY The phones which will be affected include the iPhone 3 and BlackBerry 10. WhatsApp says most users won’t be affected. The full list of unsupported mobile operating systems […]

The smartphone is most people’s desert island item

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Irish men and women have been revealing what they can’t live without when they go on their holidays. Unsurprisingly smartphones feature heavily. Travel Counsellors asked people what they could not bear to be parted from. For men the number one thing they can’t live without is their phone. Sun Lotion tops the list for women […]

Get a sore thumb when you’re texting? ‘Smartphone thumb’ is a thing.

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In 2017 we spend a sinful amount of time on our phones. We no longer only send text messages from our devices, our phones now enable us to send emails, use Whats App, along with other thumb-consuming social media apps. Having a bandaid on your right thumb in the smart phone era is the worst […]