How excessive smartphone and tablet use can hurt child development

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Children can be easily influenced by what they see and hear on the television and internet. Here are the risks posed by five screen types. 1. Television Passively watching TV can lead to a sedentary lifestyle and contribute to health problems such as obesity, which is on the rise in young children, according...

Dad finds ‘disturbing’ videos of his toddler on girlfriend’s phone, US cops say

An Oklahoma father showed up at a local police department to report a “disturbing” discovery, authorities said. The “distraught” man said he had found images of his young daughter on his girlfriend’s phone, Stillwater police said after meeting with the dad on Aug 22. The dad reported he had recently met the woman from Midwest City online, and...

OK, we can relax. The iPhone ‘hang up’ button might not be moving much after all

SAN FRANCISCO: Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone’s red “end call” button might soon be vacating its centre position to take up residence one column to the right, it looks like it might have been mostly a false alarm. The initial shock followed the release of last...