Man’s retina detaches after texting girlfriend for hours in the dark
After texting his girlfriend for hours, 26-year-old man suffered a detached retina. The connection isn’t so simple.
On Jun 4, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Could phone metadata help eliminate malaria?
Malaria infects more than 500 million people each year and kills up to 3 million, most of them young children.
On May 18, 2014 by Jack Flanagan
The danger of cellphone use: What you need to know about electromagnetic fields
Hollywood probably won’t be releasing Attack of the Killer Cell Phones anytime soon, but it’s a real-life horror movie waiting to happen.
On Apr 18, 2014 by Leah Pickett
How technology failed Malaysia Flight 370
Google technology can pinpoint our location within a single room. So why can’t we find Flight 370?
On Mar 13, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter
Amendment to new cellphone unlocking bill alarms consumer groups
Democrats, consumer groups turn on bill after “bulk-unlocking” blocked.
On Feb 26, 2014 by Tim Sampson
Here’s the best way to torture people who won’t get off their dang phones
Don’t be that guy.
On Dec 16, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski
D.C. woman convinces mugger the NSA is watching
An improvised threat turns the tables.
On Oct 16, 2013 by Miles Klee
Indian gang rapists’ digital trail led to their arrest
They threatened to publish the video and photos of her attack if she told anyone. Her response? F**k that.
On Aug 26, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
This short film will make you rethink your smartphone addiction
Just how much do cellphones permeate our everyday lives and hinder our interactions?
On Aug 24, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Sen. Ron Wyden keeps hinting the NSA tracks your cellphone location
It sounds almost too paranoid to be true. Almost.
On Jul 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Congress wants to let you unlock your cellphone
Congress has finally thought up a bill to make it legal to unlock your cellphone again.
On May 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Almost half of all reviewers gave Facebook Home a 1-star rating
Users seem deeply disappointed by app’s battery-killing homescreen takeover.
On Apr 15, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
What your email address says about your bachelor party
One British website analyzed its bachelor party bookings across users’ browsers, email addresses, and phones.
On Mar 1, 2013 by Justin Franz
13-year-old boy arrested for posting fight footage to Facebook
His mother alleges police have scarred her son for life by handcuffing him in front of classmates.
On Dec 28, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
Village in northern India bans cell phone use by women
But surprisingly, this isn’t the first village to enact such a ban.
On Dec 7, 2012 by Curt Hopkins
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