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Technology

Does more than 2 hours of screen time really harm children's brains?

A study says that children do better academically if they limit screen time, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it is time to ban their phones

Analysis

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Life

No contraceptive is perfect, but can you trust apps to stop pregnancy?

Insight

No, mobile phones still won’t give you brain cancer

Technology

No, mobile phones still won’t give you brain cancer

Analysis

Someone looking at their phone in the dark

Technology

Just four tweets can reveal the identity of an anonymous troll

News

A dozen lemurs turn to face the camera

Technology

Monkey face recognition app can help spot endangered primates

News

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Technology

Old Scientist: The rise of the machines from railway timetables

Regulars

Man with phone

Technology

App guesses your emotions to target you with adverts

News

Giant iPhone in shop display

Technology

5 moments that made Big Tech big

Features

Smart glasses

Technology

How do you stop your smart glasses filming in the toilet?

News

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Technology

Powerful or powerless: The backdoor to our cyberfuture

In a highly networked, increasingly insecure cyberworld, our smartphones make us both powerful and powerless as never before, argue two new books

Culture

Health

Eye phone: The doctor using tech to restore the world’s sight

Features

Technology

Addicted to tech? A brain chemical imbalance may be to blame

News

Technology

Your smartphone behaviour may decide whether you get a loan

News

Secure phone uses sonar to watch your mouth saying a passphrase

News