Loveday Writing

There has been a lot of news and development with emojis in the last month. Last month, 250 new emojis were added to the Unicode 7.0 standard, which are the standards for text to be used across different software platforms, like smartphones. So what does this mean for texting addicts? They have more emojis at their disposal and can use

It drives me crazy that I have to take my sunnies off every time I want to use my phone outside. In an ideal world I would love to be able to check my emails, texts, play games and protect my eyes, but I can’t. I can’t do both because when I’m outside and have my sunnies on, the screen

Two months ago, OwnFone released a new mobile phone in the UK. This phone isn’t just any other mobile phone, it has personalised Braille buttons to help the visually impaired communicate with their loved ones. This week, they released the same mobile phones in my native Australia. OwnFone are known for their simplistic mobile phones catering to children and seniors.

I’m no Stephen Spielberg or even a professional filmmaker, but I have made plenty of videos and have uploaded them onto my YouTube account. When people watch them, I hope they watch them for enjoyment and because they like my work, not to point out tiny continuity mistakes that would appear, as I am an amateur. This hasn’t happened to

While some of us may already use our smartphones when we are at the office (sometimes when we shouldn’t), there could be a possibility that it is okay and even healthy for us, according to new research from Kansas State University. Doctoral student, Sooyeol Kim, has found in his research that allowing employees to have smartphone microbreaks, much like coffee

Facebook has found itself in hot water after it was revealed they conducted an experiment on nearly 700,000 users in 2012. In this experiment, Facebook manipulated these users’ news feeds, so only specific positive or negative posts were shown to specific users, to elicit specific emotional responses. The experiment was conducted by Facebook, as well as with Cornell University and

Contraception is a complex and sometimes sensitive and controversial issue. Some people choose not to use contraception at all due to personal reasons and people who do choose to use contraception, sometimes don’t know what to use. Some contraceptive methods are inconvenient, uncomfortable and can cause some problems and require a change in methods. A few years from now, remote-control

Following yesterday’s report on cheap chargers being dangerous another case has arisen whereby a Sydney teenager has had a close call with a cheap USB charger, only days after reports emerged of Sheryl Anne Aldeguer’s death from electrocution from a faulty USB charger. Daniel Sommerville, 14, received a cheap USB charger for his electrical devices, on his birthday, from his mother last

A young woman’s death in my native Australia has put the spotlight on cheap USB chargers and other electrical devices. Sheryl Anne Aldeguer, 28 was found dead in her home in April, electrocuted by a faulty USB phone charger. Aldeguer was found with burns to her ears and chest from headphones and a laptop respectively. She was electrocuted after the