US Teens Addicted to Smartphones; 50 Life-changing Gadgets

Posted May 3rd, 2016 at 11:44 am (UTC-4)
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Today’s Tech Sightings:

Peter Conkey, 6 (L) tries to keep his brother Harry Conkey, 17 (C) from taking his iPod Touch as their brother Harry Conkey, 15, watches, March 11, 2013, in Wilmette, Ill. (AP)

Peter Conkey, 6 (L) tries to keep his brother Harry Conkey, 17 (C) from taking his iPod Touch as their brother Harry Conkey, 15, watches, March 11, 2013, in Wilmette, Ill. (AP)

Half of US Teens Think They’re Addicted to Smartphones

Fifty percent of U.S. teens aged 12-18 feel they are addicted to their smartphones, according to a new poll conducted for Common Sense media, a non-profit organization that helps negotiate media and technology. Up to 59 percent of parents said their teens were addicted and 66 percent of parents feel their teens spend too much time on their mobile devices.

50 Gadgets That Forever Changed the Way We Live, Work, and Play

What is the gadget that you think you can never live without? Well, Time‘s list has a few surprises in addition to the ones you expect to see. Some of these gadgets have changed our lives in irreversible ways – or so we’d like to think.

Tim Cook: China’s Booming Middle Class Augurs Well for Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook said he still sees a lot of potential in China for his company’s products despite declining revenues. He told CNBC he is optimistic about the future in China, given that the country’s middle class is expected to grow to nearly 500 million in the next five years.

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Aida Akl
Aida Akl is a journalist working on VOA's English Webdesk. She has written on a wide range of topics, although her more recent contributions have focused on technology. She has covered both domestic and international events since the mid-1980s as a VOA reporter and international broadcaster.

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