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  2. Problematic smartphone use - Wikipedia

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    Mobile phones continue to become more multifunctional and sophisticated, which exacerbates the problem. [48] In 2014 the BBC reported concerns from opticians regarding blue-violet light emitted by cell phone screens, that it may be potentially hazardous to the eye and long term it may possibly increase the risk of macular degeneration. [49]

  3. Mobile phone use in schools - Wikipedia

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    Denmark does not have a mobile phone ban, but nevertheless the Danish Ministry of Education advised that mobile phones must be kept out of classrooms. Therefore, many schools up to 7th grade offer "cell phone hotels" for students to store their devices. Still, mobile phones are allowed in higher schools during breaks and free periods. [37]

  4. Smartphones and pedestrian safety - Wikipedia

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    In March 2023, Accident Analysis & Prevention published a systematic review of 47 samples across 45 studies investigating associations between problematic mobile phone use and road safety outcomes (including 32 samples of drivers, 9 samples of pedestrians, 5 samples with road use type unspecified, and 1 sample of motorcyclists and bicyclists) that found that problematic mobile phone use was ...

  5. Mobile phones and driving safety - Wikipedia

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    The Road Transport Legislation Amendment (Mobile Phones—P2 Licences) Regulation 2016 under the Road Transport Act 2013 enforces this new rule and the objects of this Regulation sought: (a) to amend the Road Rules 2014 to extend the restriction on drivers who are holders of learner or provisional P1 licences from using a mobile phone while ...

  6. Mobile phone - Wikipedia

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    Two decades of evolution of mobile phones, from a 1992 Motorola DynaTAC 8000X to the 2014 iPhone 6 Plus. A mobile phone, or cell phone, [a] is a portable telephone that allows users to make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while moving within a designated telephone service area, unlike fixed-location phones (landline phones).

  7. Nomophobia - Wikipedia

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    Nomophobia [1] (short for "no mobile phobia") is a word for the fear of, or anxiety caused by, not having a working mobile phone. [2] [3] It has been considered a symptom or syndrome of problematic digital media use in mental health, the definitions of which are not standardized for technical and genetical reasons.