North Korea has its own smartphones for use in the nation, and users have to download apps at physical store locations where they can get only get government approved apps.
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Constant interruptions from your smartphone…
Constant interruptions from your smartphone can change your brain’s chemistry to make you feel anxious and distracted. Notifications can trigger the release of a hormone called cortisol. This tenses muscles, increases heart rate and causes palms to become sweaty.
AT&T Exec Predicted the Smartphone in 1953
In an April 1953 newspaper article in the Tacoma News Tribune, Mark Sullivan made an uncannily accurate prediction about the future of the telephone.
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TVs emit a tone during ad breaks…
TVs emit a tone during ad breaks that are inaudible to humans but that smartphones are listening for; now corporate entities can link the tv & phone as belonging to the same person. It means government entities can play a tone through the TV and ping all the phones in the room, identifying the whole group.
According to top addiction experts…
According to top addiction experts, “Giving your child a smartphone is like giving them a gram of cocaine”.
65% of smartphone users download zero apps…
65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.