Number of Posts: 249
Posts 21 - 30
Screens and teens: survival tips for parents on the technology battlefield
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 23.9.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, smartphone, social media, threat, youth
Summary | A mom talks about her battle over digital screens with her children. Children are spending more time online, and research keeps showing the negative effects that screens can have (e.g. isolation, bullying, porn, suicide etc.). Since the phenomenon is so new, it is difficult for parents -they have no guide to follow. Technology is not necessarily bad, but parents should make sure their children are okay and happy. The article provides a list with some advice concerning young people and screens; from screen time limit to online groups and social media.
Image Description | Photograph of a young girl using her laptop, a mom and her daughter with a laptop and tablet, three children behind books, and a mom and her two kids with a laptop, tablet, and smartphone.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), male(s), smartphone, tablet
Awkward anti-texting ad gives motorists very good reason to put their phones away while driving
Newspaper | Mirror
Date | 31.3.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | texting, threat
Summary | An anti-texting ad shows good reasons to put one's phone away while driving.
Image Description | Video of the ad, and two screenshots of the ad displaying people in a car.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
I can't be trusted with Google's texting app
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 19.5.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Google, language threat, texting, word/writing, youth
Summary | Google's new Allo app is supposed to make you save time while you're texing, but it can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. The author of the article doesn't really like emojis and doesn't know how to use them well. She doesn't follow young people's digital habits. Their generation favors brevity, which can have a negative impact on language.
Image Description | Photograph of two young girls on their smartphones, two smartphones displaying chat conversations, and a man standing in front of a screen displaying "Allo" and "Duo".
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone, text
Inside the rehab saving young men from their internet addiction
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 16.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, technology-free, threat
Summary | Marshall Carpenter is a 25-year old man who was addicted to new technologies. He used to play video games for 15 hours each day. Now, Marshall lives with other "addicted" men in an apartment in Washington State, where they started a rehab program called reSTART Life. The men talk about their experiences and how being addicted to the internet almost ruined their lives. At the rehab center, those men have to learn how to live again.
Image Description | Photographs of two men sitting outside in the woods, two men and a dog on a couch, man climbing a wall, woman standing outside a cabin, man sweeping, different vignettes with positive messages, man on a couch, and portrait of a man in the woods.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
'My electronic Swiss army knife': readers on 10 years of the iPhone
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 29.6.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | Guardian readers talk about the smartphone/iPhone revolution. They explain their personal experiences with smartphones and digital devices and how they've changed their lives.
Image Description | Photographs of hands using smartphones, an egg, a hand holding a smartphone, and Steve Jobs holding a smartphone.
Image Tags | hand(s), male(s), smartphone
Technology can save lives, not just improve them
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 11.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | Much has been said about the negative effects of new technologies. However, technology can save people's life. For instance, Bristol Braille Technology is an enterprise that created a braille electronic reader for blind people. Chatterbox is another tool that was created by a refugee in order to offer language tutoring. Within the "health" category, someone created a wireless sensor that makes physiotherapy exercises more fun, and someone created a tool to improve cancer diagnosis.
Image Description | Photographs of two men using a braille electronic reader, a man and a woman talking, and three women staring at a smartphone.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone
Want to captivate an audience like Obama? There's an app for that
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 14.7.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | A new app called Orai allows speaker to improve their skills. The app uses artificial intelligence and gives users feedback about their public speaking skills.
Image Description | Portrait of Barack Obama speaking, and three iPhones.
Image Tags | male(s), smartphone
Is it wrong to let my child play on my smartphone?
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 10.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, childhood, smartphone, technology-free
Summary | The author of the article sometimes feels guilty when she lets her 2-year old son play on a smartphone. When young children are glued to a screen, they are so captivated by what they're watching. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children younger than 2 should have no exposure to screens; it can hinder their language and social development/skills. The author of the article also claims that her kids already show characteristics of "addicted" behavior. For instance, they scream and are irascible if someone takes their screen away. She also says that what is dangerous is not so much when kids are on screens, but rather when parents are.
Image Description | Photograph of a kid using a smartphone next to an adult.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone
Samsung launches Bixby voice assistant in the UK to rival Siri and Alexa
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 22.8.2017
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, smartphone
Summary | Samsung unveiled a new voice assistant called Bixby, which is available for Galaxy S8 users. Users can use the voice command in order to perform tasks that would require them to use applications and/or clicks. They can for instance say "good night" in order to turn on an alarm. Thanks to Bixby, Samsung users can also take selfies and post pictures on social media.
Image Description | Photograph of a man standing in front of a giant smartphone on a screen, slideshow explaining how Bixby works, and one of Samsung Mobile's tweets.
Image Tags | male(s), smartphone, Twitter
Why are YouTube stars so popular?
Newspaper | The Guardian
Date | 3.2.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | YouTube
Summary | YouTube stars such as Zoella are popular and very influential. According to a study, young people find YouTubers more influencial than 'traditional' celebrities. One of the reasons why YouTubers are more influential is because they can connect with their fans more easily, which creates more authentic relationships.
Image Description | Portrait of Zoella (female YouTuber), video "what is YouTube", ranking of eight celebrities, video "coming out", and digital image of Stampy.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Page 3 of 25
Back |
Next