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Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer, covering mobile and PC guides that help you understand your devices. She has five years' experience in the Tech, E-commerce, and Food niches. Particularly, the ...

No matter how hard we may try to resist it, at some point our kids will get their hands on a tablet and then a smartphone. The best thing parents can do is to be prepared for this stage—and have open ...

The cool thing about the internet is that there’s so much for your kids to discover on it. The bad news is that not everything to discover is suitable for them. Online activity can be riddled with ...

As technology plays a central role in our lives, ensuring the safety and well-being of children becomes increasingly challenging. With smartphones becoming a ubiquitous part of their daily routines, ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Screen time is arguably one ...

Last year, Apple removed a number of screen time and parental control apps from its App Store, shortly after the company had released its own first-party screen time solution with the launch of iOS 12 ...

The Touch Grass app will block your most distracting apps until you (literally) touch grass. I'm already a fan. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, ...

Apple isn’t the only one accused of kicking out competitive solutions from its App Store. Google did the same — for over a month at least — or so alleges parental control app maker Boomerang. The ...