Tag: Addiction
4 in 10 UK adults use mobile phone in bathroom
Phone addiction is affecting students’ sleep, claims survey
99% Australians have ‘nomophobia’ – mobile phone addiction
1 in 4 kids have smartphone addiction, study shows
Regulate loot boxes under gambling law and ban them from children, MPs say
Average Brit uses gadgets 60 times a day
New app will track how much of your life you’re wasting on your phone
Chinese couple sells children to pay for online gaming habits
We've heard of some pretty awful cases of neglect when it comes to online gaming addiction around the globe, but never any quite as mercenary as this. A Chinese couple have been arrested after it was discovered the pair had…
Mad science Coffee Joulies cool your drink right down (and keeps it warm)
Dependant on the black stuff to get going in the morning? Me too. Here's a little something if you are finding it too hard to wait for your coffee to cool down enough for it to be drinkable (or…
FCC Commissioner brands WoW as a leading cause of college dropouts
This is something that I’ve seen evidence of first-hand. The US Federal Communications Commissioner, Deborah Taylor Tate, has seen fit to label World of Warcraft as one of the biggest enemies of the education system:
“You might find it alarming that one of the top reasons for college drop-outs in the U.S. is online gaming addiction – such as World of Warcraft – which is played by 11 million individuals worldwide”
Now it’s true that World of Warcraft, when taken to extremes, can annihilate everything else in your life. However, it’s not an addiction – the vast majority of players know how to get the work/play balance right. Don’t condemn the many for the actions of a few.
(via Kotaku)
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