Smartphone users who get regular headaches and migraines use more painkillers but find less relief

Smartphone users who suffer from regular headaches and migraines use more painkillers but find less relief, study shows Researchers surveyed 400 people who get headaches or migraines regularly The team asked the participants to detail their device and painkiller usage Smartphone users tend to take nearly twice as many pills as non-users However, they appear to … Read more

Hinge will PAY 2,500 users $100 to stop swiping and meet one of their matches in real life

Dating app Hinge will PAY 2,500 users $100 to temporarily stop swiping and meet one of their matches in real life The dating app will send you a $100 Visa card for going on a real life date Hinge’s offer is valid for up to 2,500 users and starts on Friday March 6  Users will … Read more

Tinder tells users coronavirus safety is ‘more important’ than dating

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

TikTok uses its most popular influencers to tell its young users to ‘STOP scrolling and go outside’

TikTok is telling users to stop scrolling and ditch the app in a bid to curb smartphone addiction. Influencers with thousands, and in some case millions, of followers, make videos that are posted and promoted by the account @TikTokTips, which is run by the site.  The videos feature earnest pleas from internet celebrities talking about … Read more

Samsung admits it suffered a data breach that exposed the details of 150 users

Samsung admits it suffered a data breach that exposed the details of 150 users following a ‘technical error’ Samsung confirmed the leak of 150 users’ personal information to The Register   Comes less than a week after thousands received a bizarre ‘1’ notification   It is believed the two events are separate and completely unrelated   Samsung says users … Read more

Reddit will start suspending users who consistently upvote rule-breaking content

Reddit will start suspending users who consistently upvote rule-breaking content Reddit will suspend users who frequently upvote unwanted content This marks a significant change from prior policies that focused on moderators  It will attempt to tamp down on unwanted content and also court advertisers  By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 22:54 GMT, 25 February 2020 | … Read more

Juul to make new e-cigarette that only unlocks for users aged at least 21 via an app

Juul Labs, Inc is reportedly developing a new vaporizer that is designed to only unlock for users older than 21.  The e-cigarette maker says an app will lock the device and it will only unlock if users can verify that they are above the legal age to smoke in the US, according to The Wall … Read more

‘I wonder if she asked him?!’ Twitter users joke Carrie Symonds might have proposed to Boris Johnson

‘I wonder if she asked him?!’ Twitter users joke Carrie Symonds might have proposed to Boris Johnson as is tradition on a Leap Day (and did Alastair Campbell reveal the news one day early?) February 29 is traditionally when women get down on one knee and propose Alastair Campbell tweeted yesterday that Boris has ‘a … Read more

Laura Mundy says she was banned from Tinder as users reported her profile as fake 

Singleton, 21, claims she was banned from Tinder for being ‘too fabulous’ after other users who didn’t believe she was ‘real’ reported her account as fake Exclusive: Laura Mundy, 21, from Leeds, found herself banned from Tinder Believes other users reported her as they thought her profile was fake HR administrartor received an influx of … Read more