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The first thing I noticed was the silence. I woke up, reached for my iPhone and found nothing waiting for me. No Slack messages stacked on top of Gmail alerts. No Instagram likes to feed my ego. No ...

I was born in 1995, so my first smartphone was a BlackBerry Pearl, which had a physical keyboard. (Remember those?) I grew up at a time when social media was first starting to make waves, but not ...

It never used to bother me when emails came rolling in after hours. For one thing, it comes with the job when you work in media; they mean it when they say the news cycle never ends. Plus, living in ...

I used to think I was above it. I would boldly profess that I didn’t need to look at my phone every time a notification went off. Then I realized that I wasn’t above it. I was right there in it like a ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

This is You Won't Regret It, a new weekly column featuring recommendations, tips, and unsolicited advice from the Mashable culture team. I'll admit it: I am that Trash Person who takes approximately ...

People really like their iPhones. But I think everyone can agree that we all get way too many notifications. Notifications are everywhere. If you install any app (ANY APP) on your phone, it is going ...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better. I’m in a love-hate relationship with Twitter. But, ultimately, I hate how addicted I am to this app. My ...