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3 Out of 4 Indians Fear Being Detached From Their Smartphones, Reveals Study
Three out of every four people surveyed in India have NoMoPhobia — the fear of being detached from their smartphones due to low battery or other reasons, a joint study by mobile phone maker Oppo and market research firm Counterpoint revealed. 65 percent of smartphone users surveyed experience emotional discomfort when their battery drains.
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Italy Drafts 'No-Mobile-Phone Phobia' Law
The bill seeks to treat so-called "no-mobile-phone phobia" (also known as "nomophobia") or the fear of not being able to get regular access to social networks or messaging apps.
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Italy Drafts "No-Mobile-Phone Phobia" Law To Prevent, Treat Addiction
Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) has drafted a law aimed at preventing and treating the rising phenomenon of addiction to mobile phones and computers, particularly among the young.
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No One Says 'brb' Anymore Because We Never Sign Offline
The initials "BRB" may refer to many things: the British Railways Board, the Banco de Brasilia, the Belorussian currency. But one thing it increasingly does not indicate is the practice of leaving one's computer and later coming "right back." This is 2015! We keep our computers in our pockets.
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Can't Put Your Phone Down? You May be a Nomophobe
US researchers have developed a questionnaire that can determine if you suffer from nomophobia or a fear of being without your mobile phone.
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Nine out of 10 suffering from 'nomophobia', fear of having no mobile phone
The love affair with the smartphone is both enabling and crippling at the same time.
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3 Out of 4 Indians Fear Being Detached From Their Smartphones, Reveals Study
Three out of every four people surveyed in India have NoMoPhobia — the fear of being detached from their smartphones due to low battery or other reasons, a joint study by mobile phone maker Oppo and market research firm Counterpoint revealed. 65 percent of smartphone users surveyed experience emotional discomfort when their battery drains.
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Italy Drafts 'No-Mobile-Phone Phobia' Law
The bill seeks to treat so-called "no-mobile-phone phobia" (also known as "nomophobia") or the fear of not being able to get regular access to social networks or messaging apps.
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Italy Drafts "No-Mobile-Phone Phobia" Law To Prevent, Treat Addiction
Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) has drafted a law aimed at preventing and treating the rising phenomenon of addiction to mobile phones and computers, particularly among the young.
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No One Says 'brb' Anymore Because We Never Sign Offline
The initials "BRB" may refer to many things: the British Railways Board, the Banco de Brasilia, the Belorussian currency. But one thing it increasingly does not indicate is the practice of leaving one's computer and later coming "right back." This is 2015! We keep our computers in our pockets.
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Can't Put Your Phone Down? You May be a Nomophobe
US researchers have developed a questionnaire that can determine if you suffer from nomophobia or a fear of being without your mobile phone.
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Nine out of 10 suffering from 'nomophobia', fear of having no mobile phone
The love affair with the smartphone is both enabling and crippling at the same time.
