Students earn points for every 20 minutes that they avoid picking up their phones.
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Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Smart Wallet Card shows adverts from banks at MWC 2018
The data-transmitting device stores multiple payment card details and can send and receive messages.
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Deepfakes: The face-swapping software explained
The software uses machine-learning to create computer-generated versions of people's faces.
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Could Spotify really be worth $23bn?
The firm says its public share price listing could see the firm valued at $23bn (£16.7bn).
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Facebook news feed changes 'decimated' publisher
The publisher of Little Things blames Facebook's algorithm changes for the lifestyle website's closure.
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Maplin collapses as rescue talks fail
The 200-store electronics retailer is unable to secure a sale of the business, its boss says.
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Sega mistake gives players free Yakuza 6 game
Sega removes a "preview" of its latest video game from the PlayStation download store after realising it gave some players access to the full game.
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Historic 'right to be forgotten' case opens in High Court
Google battles an individual who wants information about him removed from its search engine.
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Is the UK winning the graphene race?
The scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his work with graphene worries about research funding.
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Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm
Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.
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The app that helps feeds kids
Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.
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Haier smartwatch has a built-in projector at MWC 2018
China's Haier reveals a smartwatch that turns the back of the wearer's hand into a display.
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US e-passports haven't been verified in over a decade
US senators say US border control hasn't been using the right software to verify e-passports.
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School video footage appears online
The breach prompts a warning from privacy watchdog to secure CCTV cameras across UK.
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Melania Trump mocked for 'positive social media' speech
US First Lady Melania Trump has been mocked online for her speech about 'positive' social media habits
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Moon to get 4G mobile network
Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.
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MPs grill data boss on election influence
A firm which used big data to profile US voters has been questioned by MPs as part of fake news inquiry.
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Porn checks deadline looms amid uncertainty
A new regulation set to be enforced in April 2018 will mean UK viewers have to prove their age to access porn sites.
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The end of asking for the bill
Diners can leave a restaurant and their bill is paid automatically via an app, in a Barclaycard trial.
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Handbag drones light up Milan catwalk
A parade of drones has carried jewel-encrusted handbags down a catwalk in Milan.
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Vero: The 'new Instagram' everyone's talking about
The story behind the photo-sharing app that has suddenly reached the top of the App Store.
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Huawei: US scared we are too competitive
Huawei says the USA wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong".
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Android phone for children on show at MWC 2018
A phone with a modified version of Android designed to keep children safe has been revealed.
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War for the Planet of the Apes: Visual effects revealed
Click meets the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind War for the Planet of the Apes.
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Morse code shoes send alerts via toe taps at MWC 2018
A pair of smart shoes has been designed to let workers keep in touch via toe-tapped codes.
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Monday, 26 February 2018
Facebook Messenger used to fight extremism
People posting extreme far-right and Islamist views were contacted in a bid to challenge their views.
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Chord change
Technology is helping musicians, bands and artists get a bigger share of the revenues from their work.
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Intel did not inform US before chip flaws were made public
US officials were not informed about Spectre and Meltdown flaws before details leaked to the press.
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French tax activists Attac allowed to protest in Apple stores
Peaceful protests by tax campaign group Attac can go ahead in Apple stores in France, a court rules.
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UK think tanks hacked by groups in China, cyber-security firm says
A cyber-security firm says think tanks were "very aggressively" targeted by China-based groups last year.
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