Last year, ‘brain rot’ was crowned Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, a term which captured concerns about the impact of consuming “excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on ...

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We've all been there: you open a small, insignificant Short on YouTube and suddenly you have lost an hour scrolling through videos on topics you probably don't even want to see. To curb this behavior, ...

Welcome to Death by Scrolling, a roguelike vertically scrolling RPG set in the chaotic depths of Purgatory, now under new management! Choose your character—each with unique perks and abilities, and ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Google's Circle to Search tool just got a bit more useful, as it can now continuously translate text while scrolling. Until now, people had to restart the process every time the content on the screen ...

Do you use your smartphone while you sit on the toilet? If so, you are probably spending longer there than you would do otherwise – and that could be increasing your risk of haemorrhoids by nearly 50 ...

In the Windows accessibility settings, you will find a switch that lets you make Windows display the scrollbars consistently. However, if you work intensively with the operating system, the constantly ...

The cellphone provides an unlimited distraction of pleasure, something to which the cigarette can’t compare (“Will We Look Back on Chain-Scrolling Fondly?,” Letters, Aug. 22). The device has made us ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Famed developer Ron Gilbert's new game, Death by Scrolling, was showcased in video form at the Gamescom 2025 Opening Night. It is a pixel-art, ...

When social media first emerged, we approached it with a mix of suspicion and nervous excitement. Carefully, we dipped our toes in, then our feet, and before long, we were diving in headfirst. Being ...