Last year, ‘brain rot’ was crowned Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, a term which captured concerns about the impact of consuming “excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on ...

Do you use your smartphone while you sit on the toilet? If so, you are probably spending longer there than you would do otherwise – and that could be increasing your risk of haemorrhoids by nearly 50 ...

In the Windows accessibility settings, you will find a switch that lets you make Windows display the scrollbars consistently. However, if you work intensively with the operating system, the constantly ...

The cellphone provides an unlimited distraction of pleasure, something to which the cigarette can’t compare (“Will We Look Back on Chain-Scrolling Fondly?,” Letters, Aug. 22). The device has made us ...

When you use Sign in with Google, the site instantly gains permission to see your name, email, and sometimes other profile details. Even if you only tried the service once, that connection stays in ...

When social media first emerged, we approached it with a mix of suspicion and nervous excitement. Carefully, we dipped our toes in, then our feet, and before long, we were diving in headfirst. Being ...

Every time you look up a way to get better sleep, it seems like all the hacks have one thing in common: the very annoying “no phone before bed” rule. The advice makes sense — maybe it really is that ...

You just set up your brand new Mac and are about to scroll through a long document. You press the middle button on your mouse, expecting to be able to scroll by moving your cursor the way you can on ...

Ratopia is an entry into the fairly saturated, complex city builder genre. With games like Frostpunk, Civilization, Skylines, and Manor Lords taking much of the attention of city simulation fans, ...

Whether you’re redownloading Hinge after “swearing off dating apps forever," or online dating for the first time, chances are you’ve been guilty of “ego-scrolling.” Katie Dissanayake, the CEO and ...

I’ve got a better way to scroll on Windows — especially on large monitors. This instantly boosted my productivity and fixed a major annoyance I had with Windows 11. And you can try it yourself in just ...