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  Researchers call for urgent investigation of risks to babies of tablets , smartphones and other digital devices Screen time for babies and toddlers under the age of two has been linked with long-term negative effects on health and quality of life and should be avoided, according to a landmark study . It warns that using screens during that period may lead to wide-ranging developmental concerns and calls for further urgent investigation of the risks smartphones, tablets and other digital devices pose to infants. With the focus on teenagers’ digital habits and government plans to ban under-16s from social media, researchers are concerned about a “ baby blind spot ” in policy at a time when screen use has become embedded in everyday parenting. Rafe Clayton, a senior lecturer in media and communication at the University of Leeds, who co-led the research, said parents – lacking guidance on their own screen use – were “inadvertently teaching children and babies to develop unhealthy...

  As   phone   technology has advanced over the years, so have the myths surrounding phone battery life. From the belief that charging your phone to 100% will ruin the battery, to the idea that using your phone while it's charging will cause it to explode, it can be difficult to separate fact from fiction when it comes to phone battery life. In this post, we'll debunk some of the most common myths about   phone battery   life. Myth #1: Leaving your phone plugged in overnight will damage the battery. Truth: It's actually safe to leave your  phone  plugged in overnight, as long as you're using a reputable charger and a surge protector. Most modern smartphones are designed to stop charging once the battery is full, so there's no need to worry about overcharging. In fact, it's better to charge your phone overnight rather than letting it run completely out of battery, as this can help prolong the  battery 's overall lifespan. Myth #2: You should let yo...

  Children under the age of six should not be exposed to screens, including   television , to avoid permanent damage to their brain development, French medical experts have said. TV, tablets,  computers , video games and smartphones have “already had a heavy impact on a young generation sacrificed on the altar of ignorance”, according to an open letter to the government from five leading health bodies – the societies of paediatrics, public health, ophthalmology, child and adolescent psychiatry, and health and environment. Calling for an urgent rethink by public policies to protect future generations, they said: “ Screens  in whatever form do not meet children’s needs. Worse, they hinder and alter brain development,” causing “a lasting alteration to their health and their intellectual capacities”. Current recommendations in France are that children should not be exposed to screens before the age of three and have only “ occasional use ” between the ages of three and s...

  New research pushes   aluminium batteries   as the next generation technology to revolutionise mobile devices, but what else could finally make smartphones last more than a day New research by Stanford University into  aluminium batteries  promises to produce cells that are big enough for a smartphone and charge in just 60 seconds. The new high-performance aluminium-ion  battery  is the first using the metal – more commonly found in aircraft and car bodies – to demonstrate long life and fast charging. It does this using a graphite electrode. Previous aluminium batteries have suffered from poor life, failing after 100 recharge cycles. Stanford’s new  battery  can be recharged around 7,500 times. Typical lithium-ion batteries used in everything from smartphones and laptops to electric cars last around 1,000 recharge cycles. But the new aluminium-ion batteries are far from being available for commercial use in electronics, producing just half ...