New facility at Simon Fraser University aims to be an industry test bed for a revolution in wearable technology ...

The earlier the age a child received a smartphone the greater the health risk. Children who have smartphones by age 12 are at higher risk of lack of sleep, obesity and depression, according to a new ...

(NEXSTAR) – Parents across the country are stocking up on holiday gifts, but a new study from the journal Pediatrics suggests a new cellphone could have unintended, dangerous consequences for some ...

SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Snap (SNAP.N), opens new tab said on Monday it will offer Australians the chance to verify their age with software owned by the country's banks as the internet platform ...

Snapchat has begun asking children and teenagers in Australia to verify their ages, including with software owned by the country’s banks, according to a company spokesperson. The move on Monday comes ...

Around the world, governments are advancing strict age-verification requirements for social media, and the United States may not be far behind. A growing combination of international policy shifts and ...

Why age-gate’s margin of error will leave some 17-year-olds locked out of social media apps (and let some 15-year-olds in). It’s merely a coincidence that the ...

Social media and young people, young people and social media. As new platforms emerge and smartphones become near-ubiquitous, teenagers’ use of social media spirals out of control. According to ...