Endless digital media was supposed to cure boredom forever — except the opposite is true
Digital devices were meant to cure our boredom. So why are people feeling more bored than ever?
Tag: smartphone
Researchers create smartphone app that can diagnose depression from facial features
Detecting depression in its earlier stages is a big challenge.
Hackers can still spy on you even if you cover the webcam. Here’s how
Ambient light sensors in smartphones could pose unexpected privacy risks.
The European Union pushed Apple to ditch its charging port and embrace USB-C. Experts say that’s a win for consumers
This is good news for us and the planet.
Smartphones and smart speakers can tell when you’ve been drinking just by analyzing your voice
Devices identify voice alterations associated with alcohol intoxication.
Smartphones can predict a lot of things about us. But can they predict mortality risk?
We're basically carrying a bunch of sensors around us at all times.
Your smartphone can tell when you’re drunk — and this might save lives
Smartphone accelerometers can record 'drunk gaits'.
Constantly checking your phone reduces wellbeing, makes you less mindful
Psychologists call this phenomenon 'online vigilance'.
With a few cheap changes, your smartphone can now detect lead contamination in water
Smartphones can be turned into a water quality sensor, too.
Scientists build chemical weapon detector with Lego
Gruesome chemical weapons can be detected with the help of children's toys.
Put your phone away if you want to enjoy your night out, study suggests
Unlike apps, happiness doesn't seem to come through your phone.
How bees might help smartphone cameras snap more natural-looking photos
They give us honey. Now, bees could offer the best Instagram photos.
Fingerprint authentication for smartphones isn’t secure at all. Some of the enrolled prints are like ‘1234’ PIN codes
Fingerprint auth isn't as secure as most people think.
Security experts crack smartphone PIN using only the motion sensor data. By the third try, the algorithm was 94 percent accurate
The algorithm exploited the motion and orientation data recorded by a smartphone's accelerometer or gyroscope.
New method piggybacks data on radio waves to make singing posters and smart cities
Its gonna be a lot of chatter though.
How to turn your smartphone into a functional microscope
The whole world is your laboratory.
Portable smartphone laboratory can detect cancer with 99% accuracy
This tiny thing can analyze 8 samples at once.
New class of transparent metal films could make smartphones a whole lot cheaper
Researchers have discovered a new material that's both transparent and electrically conductive that might make smartphones, TVs, smart windows and ...
This simple code can increase your smartphone battery life by 16% – and yes, it’s free
Researchers at Purdue University in the US have developed a new tool for Android users that could increase your battery ...
Your smartphone will be able to tell if you have blood parasites
Scientists have managed to use a simple smartphone to test for blood parasites; the device and app was successful in ...
Your smartphone might be making you stupid
People who excessively rely on their smartphones scored lower on tests which gauged cognitive abilities like analytical thinking than those ...
Software makes phone pics clearer and sharper without changing hardware
A software corrects blur and makes photos taken with the same smartphone a lot clearer and sharper. The technology allows ...
Bra Sensors Could Monitor Overeating
Despite all the related problems which contribute to obesity such as stress , the main cause is... eating too much. ...
