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Parents and teachers livid over introduction of smartphone pouches

Parents and teachers livid over introduction of smartphone pouches

Are smartphone pouches a total waste of money? Parents think so Parents and teachers are slating the Government’s plan to spend €9 million on smartphone pouches for schools. As part of the ‘Keeping Childhood Smartphone Free’ initiative, schools will offer mobile phone pouches to pupils. Dublin teacher Conor Murphy told Newstalk: “For the majority – […]

2 years ago

Survey finds that nearly 25% of kids under six have a smartphone

Survey finds that nearly 25% of kids under six have a smartphone

Have you seen a kid younger than six using a smartphone? As it turns out it might not belong to their parents, it just might be their own personal phone. A new survey conducted by Amárach, on behalf of online safety charity CyberSafeKids, has been released to mark Safer Internet Day. Amárach surveyed 900 parents […]

2 years ago

Boarding pass hack will turn your phone into a mounted TV during your flight

Boarding pass hack will turn your phone into a mounted TV during your flight

This is such a clever idea. I find as parents we always come up with the best solutions when we’re at our wit’s end. This parent certainly did when they thought up this handy hack for anyone flying with small kids using nothing but a boarding pass and their phone. So clever. I’ve flown with […]

7 years ago

Bill Gates says THIS is the safe minimum age for kids to get a smartphone

Bill Gates says THIS is the safe minimum age for kids to get a smartphone

To say that our lives are becoming more and more revolved around technology is almost an understatement at this stage. In fact, you know our collective tech obsession is tethering on being too much when even the man who many hail responsible for creating the modern computer industry as we know it says we need […]

7 years ago