18 results

• Smartphone Use in School Affects Learning and Cognitive Development: Study

  March 16, 2026

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that teens use their smartphones about two hours per day while in school, resulting in cognitive and learning problems.

• Distracted Drivers Rarely Use Smartphone ‘Do Not Disturb’ Features: Report

  May 6, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  A new report suggests that drivers who activate the “Do Not Disturb” feature on their phones have a reduced risk of distracted driving, yet only a small percentage of individuals use the feature.

• Diabetes Smartphone Alerts May Be Impacted by Hardware, Software Updates: FDA Warns

  February 7, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA is warning that smartphone updates may accidentally disable apps being used to monitor diabetes patients, resulting in severe injuries or death.

• Study Finds Smartphone Apps May Help Reduce Distracted Driving

  July 24, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that some drivers will cut down on using their phone while driving if using apps that provide financial incentives to prevent distracted driving accidents.

• Magnet Interference With Cardiac Implants May Be Caused By iPhone 12 MagSafe Technology: Study

  June 7, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns Apple MagSafe technology can interfere with pacemakers.

• Smartphone Fertility Apps May Be Misleading To Women Trying To Avoid Pregnancy: Study

  April 13, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that fertility apps on smartphones are an inaccurate means of both preventing pregnancy and helping women get pregnant.

• Skin Cancer Apps May Result in Failure to Diagnosis Melanoma, or Provide False Signals of Concern: Study

  February 12, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that skin cancer detection apps used in Europe are unreliable and can lead to cancer misdiagnosis.

• Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Apple, Samsung Smartphone Radiation Exceeds Safety Standards

  August 27, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit comes just days after an investigative report revealed that several models of Apple and Samsung smartphones exceeded federal radiation exposure levels.

• FDA Will Not Regulate All Medical Monitoring Apps, Officials Say

  July 11, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has released new guidance to only regulate some medical apps used on smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices, allowing others to go unregulated.

• Sony Xperia Class Action Lawsuit Over Waterproofing Ends In Settlement And Payments For Consumers

  August 23, 2017

  Russell Maas

  A Sony Xperia class action lawsuit has ended in a settlement to compensate consumers for smartphones and tablets that were advertised as being waterproof when they were only actually water resistant.