Smartphones Addiction
Three minor sisters jump to death, police probing addiction to online game
Three minor sisters died after allegedly jumping off the balcony of a ninth-floor flat in Ghaziabad early on Wednesday, with police probing the role of addiction to an online Korean game, officials said. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Shalimar Garden) Atul Kumar Singh said preliminary investigation has revealed that the sisters were allegedly addicted to 'love game', an online task-based interactive game, and their parents had been objecting to their excessive gaming. The police received information around 2.15 am that three girls had jumped off the balcony of a ninth-floor flat in a tower of Bharat City, located under the Teela Mor police station limits in the Sahibabad area, the ACP said. On reaching the spot, the police found that the girls -- Nishika (16), Prachi (14) and Pakhi (12) -- daughters of Chetan Kumar, had fallen to the ground floor and suffered fatal injuries, he said. They were rushed by an ambulance to a hospital in Loni, where doctors declared them dead on ...
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Entry-level 5G smartphone market hots up ahead of festival season
India's sub-Rs 10,000 5G smartphone market is heating up with festive offers and brand launches as affordable chipsets boost supply and demand ahead of the shopping season
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Best of BS Opinion: India must make rational choices on Trump tariffs
Our editorials and opinion pieces today look at the impact of Trump's tariffs and how India should calibrate its responses, as well as the social and economic impact of AI replacing IT jobs
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Pixel: Google offers same-day repair, free pick-up and drop option in India
Google now offers same-day repair, free doorstep pick-up and drop, and updated online tools to boost Pixel support across 21 cities in India
Brain rot and screen overload: How your phone may be wrecking your focus
Endless scrolling may feel harmless, but experts warn it can erode attention span, memory, and mental clarity-here's how to recognise and reverse the damage
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Mobile makers can offer market for fabs if they make 10-14 nm chips
The total demand for semiconductors in the country varies from $22 billion to $24 billion, most of which is currently imported. The requirement from mobile devices is nearly half of this demand
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Realme 10 with AMOLED screen, MediaTek Helio G99 unveiled: Details here
Successor to the Realme 9, the Realme 10 is expected to arrive in India soon. The 4G smartphone boasts big capacity 5,000 mAh battery, 33W fast-wired charging, and Android 12-based Realme UI
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Users spend 4-5 hours daily on apps globally, including India: Report
Smartphone users in more than a dozen worldwide markets, including India, spend four to five hours per day browsing apps in a day, says a new report.
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People addicted to smartphones are more depressed, lonely, anxious: Study
The researchers noted that digital addiction is not our fault but a result of the tech industry's desire to increase corporate profits
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