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Billions of phones can detect and warn about nearby earthquakes

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone sensors to detect seismic shaking and alert those at risk

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Why is it seemingly impossible to stop phone thieves?

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Attempt to reach expert consensus on teens and phones ends in argument

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Distracted by your phone? Putting it out of reach may not help

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Smartphones may be beneficial to children – if they avoid social media

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Majority of people believe their devices spy on them to serve up ads

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Millions of phones create most complete map ever of the ionosphere

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Spies can eavesdrop on phone calls by sensing vibrations with radar

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Hackers can turn your smartphone into an eavesdropping device

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It's parents who are anxious about smartphones, not their children

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It's parents who are anxious about smartphones, not their children

Smartphones have indeed created an "anxious generation", but it isn't young people, it is their parents, argues neuroscientist Dean Burnett

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Smartphone flaw allows hackers and governments to map your home

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What is 'problematic smartphone use' and should we worry about it?

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Is sharing your smartphone PIN part of a healthy relationship?

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Phased introductions to smartphones will help kids more than bans

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