Welcome to the my official Summer 2023 Vibe Report. Keep reading to figure out what I think are going to be the best vibes of the coming summer. Vibe 1Not charging your phoneBecome unreachable. Walk to your friends’ flats and ask them what they’re up to. Talk face to face. Let your phone die, it […]
Who else gets horrified when they see their weekly screen time reports? The Covid-19 outbreak has had drastic consequences, not just on our physical and mental well-being, but also on the time we spend staring at our smartphones. Even the people, who described themselves as “light” phone users before the global pandemic, are now constantly […]
Earlier this month, the iPhone turned 10 years old and, in the last decade since its unveiling, the technological landscape has changed beyond recognition. It is hard to overemphasise the importance of Apple’s smartphone brand – even though it was not, in fact, the first so-called ‘smartphone’ on the market. Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung had […]
Over the years there have been several big scares about the potential effects mobile phones are having on our health. There was the ‘radio-waves are cooking your brain’ scandal (since debunked), and the rumour that using a phone whilst putting petrol in a car could cause an explosion (also false). ‘Text-neck’ is the latest concern, […]
Standing on the balcony of Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms on a recent night out, I found myself looking down onto what has now become a very familiar sight- a glistening sea of mobile phones, held high in the air, capturing whichever banger the DJ had just dropped for tonight’s Snapchat Story or tomorrow’s Instagram post. While […]