Got an old Android phone that you think you won’t be using anymore? Instead of throwing it away, repurpose it into something like a dashboard clock or a photo frame. I’ll show you how to do that. The ...

My scale and my alarm clock are in cahoots. It started when both our old scale and clock suddenly died. They’d had good, long electronic lives but finally ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Still using your phone as your alarm clock? It seems convenient, until you discover that sleeping next to a charging phone all night might not ...

Using your phone as an alarm clock may actually be causing more harm than good. After all, the phone is already on your nightstand, and it’s easy to set an alarm before bed. But what seems like a ...

Some New York City schools banned phones to improve focus, but the move revealed a new issue. Many students have forgotten ...

Tiana Millen, an assistant principal at Cardozo High School in Queens, said this year’s ban on smartphones revealed that many ...

Waking up to a loud alarm on your smartphone is not a fun way to get up in the morning. Plus, there’s growing evidence that having a smartphone in the bedroom may be wreaking havoc on our sleep. This ...

Even small reductions can make a difference: in one study, students who cut their phone use to under two hours a day reported ...

When used correctly, they can help us unpick some of the mysteries of our biology, and our mortality. Be honest: Have you ever looked up someone from your childhood on social media with the sole ...

When daylight saving time ends on Sunday, and mornings are gradually growing darker. Whether you’re after a gentle sunrise glow or a good old-fashioned buzzer that could wake the neighbors, we’ve ...