The rise of technology addiction
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The growth of portable technology has sparked fears that people are becoming addicted to their gadgets.
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What are the warning signs of a gadget addict? John O'Neill, director of addictions services for the Menninger Clinic, identifies these five: 1. You'd rather text than talk face-to-face. 2. You can't leave home without it. You can't relax without constantly checking for email or messages; a cell phone ear piece becomes a permanent part of [...].
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Many people are just getting used to snapping pictures, listening to music, watching videos, sending text messages and getting e-mails over their cell phones.
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The Technologist | Life may soon take a miserable turn for some Internet-crazy movie lovers.
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Government is using technology to burden their future -- and it's all our fault. By Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine.
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The Web 2.0-social networking phenomenon's seemingly irresistible force field has ensnared yet another niche: travel.
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Internet consultant Mary Hodder spends most of her life online. She has gone almost entirely digital. It may not be long before you do, too. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
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People are becoming addicted to mobile phones, causing them to become stressed and irritable, psychologists say.
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The use of mobile phones in emerging markets is growing but people are using their phones for more than just talking.
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much more so than the average home PC user realizes. That notion, widely held in the tech industry, is borne out
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Nutrition, obsession, global business:  an exploration of our second most basic desire.
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Net surfers have turned their attention from sex and porn to online shopping, researchers say. According to their studies, the thrill of the internet is gone. One thing hasn't changed, however: Users still want instant gratification.
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As goes pornography, so goes  technology. The concept may seem odd, but history has proven  the adult entertainment industry to be one of the key drivers  of any new technology in home entertainment. Pornography  customers have been some of the first to buy home video  machines, DVD players and subscribe to high-speed Internet.
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By JADE WRIGHT  I'VE DEVELOPED a really bad habit. I sit wasting hours, when I should be in bed, in front of the computer poring (although thankfully not pawing) over pictures of strangers.   No, it's nothing untoward - I'm just hooked on the world of social networking sites.
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Pro and amateur videos, social networking and even streaming TV shows are luring audiences to the Web, study shows
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High-speed Internet access is becoming more and more popular, study shows.
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In this digital age, the pressures of streamlining and efficiency lead to more daily functions that can only be performed online.  This leaves behind those who don't have computer access, equipment, or skills.