- Smartphone-addicted Chinese kid cuts off own finger with kitchen knife http://www.geek.com/mobile/smartphone-addicted-chinese-kid-cuts-off-own-finger-with-kitchen-knife-1649543/ 96 comments nottheonion
- Doctors in China claim smartphone-addicted man was left temporarily blind after suffering an 'eye stroke' due to staring at it for too long in bed https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7613781/doctors-china-claim-smartphone-addicted-man-left-temporarily-blind-eye-stroke.html 13 comments worldnews
- Germany installs traffic lights in pavement to prevent smartphone-addicted Smombies from getting run over by trams https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/25/this-city-embedded-traffic-lights-in-the-sidewalks-so-that-smartphone-users-dont-have-to-look-up/ 8 comments nottheonion
- Are kids smartphone wizards or smartphone addicts? http://blogs.nokia.com/nseries/2010/12/07/5-reasons-why-your-kids-are-smartphone-wizards/ 13 comments technology
- Indians most addicted to smartphones globally: Survey http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/indians-most-addicted-to-smartphones-globally-survey/articleshow/45473577.cms 9 comments india
- How I quit my smartphone addiction and really started living http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/11/smartphone-technology-addiction-facebook-twitter 6 comments technology
- [NP] Indians addicted to smartphones, says survey http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/technology-others/indians-addicted-to-smartphones-says-survey/ 6 comments india
- Smartphone "condom" for when it rains. We really are addicted. http://mashable.com/2013/04/26/phone-condoms/ 9 comments technology
- The Substitute Phone is designed to help smartphone addicts cope in their absence https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/26/16701950/substitute-phoneklemens-schillinger-smartphone-addiction 3 comments technology
- Child smartphone addiction growing, says German study https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/child-smartphone-addiction-growing-says-german-study-1.3101529 5 comments worldnews
- Netherlands introduces pavement traffic lights for smartphone addicts http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/netherlands-introduces-pavement-traffic-lights-for-smartphone-addicts.html 4 comments nottheonion
- UK politician cured his smartphone addiction by buying a BlackBerry http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/02/ed-miliband-blackberry/ 5 comments nottheonion
- South Korea says smartphone addiction is real. Should we listen? https://medium.com/backchannel/what-korea-has-learned-about-smartphone-addiction-46de6185ff04 4 comments technology
- Step away from the phone: Smartphone addicts are starting to curb the habit http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/22/fashion/step-away-from-the-phone.html 33 comments technology
- Gorilla addicted to smartphones is having his screen time cut so he can spend more time with his fellow gorillas and learn to adapt https://zambianobserver.com/gorilla-addicted-to-smartphones-is-having-his-screen-time-cut-so-he-can-spend-more-time-with-his-fellow-gorillas-and-learn-to-adapt/ 61 comments nottheonion
- People who are easily hypnotized are more likely to be addicted to their smartphones, study finds https://www.psypost.org/2020/07/people-who-are-easily-hypnotized-are-more-likely-to-be-addicted-to-their-smartphones-study-finds-57381 220 comments science
- The Substitute Phone could help people deal with their smartphone addiction https://www.techspot.com/news/72041-substitute-phone-could-help-people-deal-their-smartphone.html 21 comments nottheonion
- Smartphone addicts can now follow pavement lights to keep safe http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38992653 11 comments technology
- Researchers track global smartphone addiction patterns in largest-ever study https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/researchers-track-global-smartphone-addiction-patterns-largest-ever-study#:~:text=%E2%80%9CResearchers%20think%20women%20tend%20to,can%20build%20habits%20very%20quickly.%E2%80%9D 2 comments technology
- Researchers track global smartphone addiction patterns in largest-ever study https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/researchers-track-global-smartphone-addiction-patterns-largest-ever-study#:~:text=%E2%80%9CResearchers%20think%20women%20tend%20to,can%20build%20habits%20very%20quickly.%E2%80%9D 17 comments science
- PUBG 'Addiction' Sees Mumbai Youth Commit Suicide When Denied New Smartphone https://gadgets.ndtv.com/apps/news/pubg-mobile-mumbai-youth-suicide-report-1987918 62 comments india
- Apple says new iOS will help battle smartphone addiction https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/apple-says-new-ios-will-help-battle-smartphone-addiction-1.4092566 4 comments nottheonion
- Study shows adolescent smartphone addiction can lead to ADHD, Anxiety, Social Apathy and Depression http://www.insightnewsmag.co/2018/january/study-shows-adolescent-smartphone-addiction-can-lead-to-adhd-anxiety-social-apathy-and-depression 177 comments worldnews
- Smartphone Addiction & Digital Mental Health: Dr. Timothy Fong Interview | Pocketnow http://pocketnow.com/2017/02/04/smartphone-addiction-interview 3 comments technology
- German city embeds LED red lights into sidewalks for smartphone addicts http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/04/german-city-led-traffic-lights-pavements-smartphone/ 3 comments technology
- The NoPhone: a $12 Plastic Brick Shaped Like An iPhone That Wants To Cure Your Smartphone Addiction http://www.businessinsider.com/is-the-nophone-kickstarter-a-joke-2014-9 4 comments technology
- Meta-analytic research finds cell phone and social media use linked to 66% rise in anxiety and depression, brain changes, neck pain, and higher car crash rates. High scores on the Smartphone Addiction Scale and Mobile Phone Addiction Index highlight need for more balanced use. https://www.mentalhealthjournal.org/articles/negative-health-review-of-cell-phones-and-social-media.html 2 comments science
- New research suggests that loneliness significantly contributes to addictive smartphone use among adolescents, with self-esteem and boredom proneness acting as partial mediators. https://www.psypost.org/study-sheds-light-on-the-psychological-routes-from-loneliness-to-smartphone-addiction/ 34 comments science
- Smartphone addiction linked to reduced brain activity and functional connectivity during creative idea generation https://academic.oup.com/scan/advance-article/doi/10.1093/scan/nsac052/6712258 45 comments science
- Smartphone addiction causes an imbalance in the brain that makes people tired and anxious, study finds | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/smartphone-internet-addiction-phone-imbalance-brain-anxiety-tiredness-study-research-a8084146.html 352 comments science
- Austria's former Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache 'addicted' to gaming: Heinz-Christian Strache charged his far-right FPÖ party up to €3,000 a month for playing online smartphone game Clash of Clans. Strache lost his political posts in October over a corruption scandal. https://www.dw.com/en/austrias-former-vice-chancellor-heinz-christian-strache-addicted-to-gaming/a-51783827 4 comments worldnews
- A team of scientists have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone. The device could speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, depression, and pain. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/06/c_138286144.htm 7 comments science
- What Happened When I Tried To Solve My Screen Addiction By Buying A Flip-Phone -- Smartphones may make our lives easier, and some may have their usage under control, but mine was destroying my attention span and ability to focus. http://thefederalist.com/2018/04/30/happened-tried-solve-screen-addiction-buying-flip-phone/ 3 comments technology
- Smartphone addiction is indirectly linked to commitment-phobia, according to a new study of 313 Korean university students. http://www.psypost.org/2018/04/smartphone-addiction-indirectly-linked-commitment-phobia-according-new-psychology-research-51120 28 comments science
- Smartphone addiction is indirectly linked to commitment-phobia, according to new psychology research http://www.psypost.org/2018/04/smartphone-addiction-indirectly-linked-commitment-phobia-according-new-psychology-research-51120 6 comments technology
- We’re not addicted to smartphones, we’re addicted to social interaction. Neurobiology of mobile-device habits stems from a healthy human need to socialize, rooted in evolution, researchers find http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/were-not-addicted-smartphones-were-addicted-social-interaction-284522 84 comments science
- Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). http://peacepharma.win/2017/12/13/smartphone-addiction-creates-imbalance-in-brain-study-suggests/ 5 comments science
- Researchers have found young people addicted to smartphones and the internet display an imbalance in their brain chemistry. The finding is salient as a recent Pew Research Center study discovered 46 percent of Americans say they could not live without their smartphones. http://press.rsna.org/timssnet/media/pressreleases/14_pr_target.cfm?id=1989 5 comments science
- A recent study surveyed almost 1,000 students in South Korea found that about 25% of children were considered addicted to smartphones. The study, to be published in 2016 found that stress was an important indicator of your likelihood to get addicted. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33130567 7 comments worldnews
- "Children's access to smartphones and computers should be limited to stop them becoming 'addicted' to electronic gadgets, according to a schools' leader." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/8988082/children-becoming-addicted-to-computers.html 80 comments technology