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Android and iPhone users do have personality differences, according to study
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Yes, there are personality differences between Android and iPhone users. Here's a look at the differences between them. - photo by Herb Scribner
The secret is out: Android and iPhone users have personality differences.

A new study from four different universities in the United Kingdom found that iPhone users differ from those with Android phones.

For example, as the site medicalnewstoday.com points out, iPhone users are nearly twice as likely to be female. iPhone users are also more worried about the social consequences of their phones, seeing it as a status symbol, whereas Android users dont care as much, according to the study.

iPhone users also have less interest in honesty and humility and are more emotional. They also tend to be more extroverted, according to the study.

Android users, meanwhile, are usually older males who dont care about their social status or wealth, according to the study. They tend to be more honest and have higher agreeability. They also dont often break the rules for self gain.

The study, which asked 500 participants about their attitudes and feelings toward their smartphones, used a computer test to find out which smartphone certain participants used. The system proved accurate at above chance levels, according to the study.

Heather Shaw, co-lead author of the study, said this is the first time that researchers have discovered that ones phone may be a reflection of their own personality.

"It is becoming more and more apparent that smartphones are becoming a mini digital version of the user, and many of us don't like it when other people attempt to use our phones because it can reveal so much about us," said Shaw, as quoted by medicalnewstoday.com.

Hunch, an online recommendations search engine, analyzed data from more than 700,000 phone users to find a slew of differences between the two people, including the fact that iPhone users tend to be more optimistic, according to Slash Gear.

Like a good novel, the results are both surprising and reassuring of your expectations all at the same time! Business Insider wrote about the results.

The phone users also have differences in what TV shows and movies they enjoy. For example, Android users prefer shows like The Walking Dead and How I Met Your Mother, while iPhone owners watch Planet Earth and Portlandia.

Android users also prefer Comedy Central, ESPN and the Discovery channel, compared to iPhone users who watch TV on Bravo, BBC and HBO.

Despite these differences, it seems there are more Android users than iPhone users throughout the world. Android controls 80.7 percent of the market share, with Apple phones earning just 17.7 of the market, according to research analyst Gartner. Together, the two phone brands account for 98.4 percent of the worlds smartphone use.

Androids control reaches well beyond the United States. The product leads in the top five European markets the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Spain as well as in major Chinese market areas, according to Venture Beat.

This could be because Android phones tend to have lower prices, Gartners numbers reported.

Low-cost smartphones in emerging markets, and strong demand for premium smartphones, continued to be the driving factors, said Anshul Gupta, research director at Gartner. An aggressive pricing from local and Chinese brands in the midrange and entry-level segments of emerging markets led to consumers upgrading more quickly to affordable smartphones.
Its toxic: New study says blue light from tech devices can speed up blindness
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A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers. - photo by Herb Scribner
It turns out checking Twitter or Facebook before bed is bad for your health.

A new study from the University of Toledo found that blue light from digital devices can transform molecules in your eyes retina into cell killers.

That process can lead to age-related macular degeneration, which is a leading cause of blindness in the United States, according to the researchs extract.

Blue light is a common issue for many modern Americans. Blue light is emitted from screens, most notably at night, causing sleep loss, eye strain and a number of other issues.

Dr. Ajith Karunarathne, assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said our constant exposure to blue light cant be blocked by the lens or cornea.

"It's no secret that blue light harms our vision by damaging the eye's retina. Our experiments explain how this happens, and we hope this leads to therapies that slow macular degeneration, such as a new kind of eye drop, he said.

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that often affects those in their 50s or 60s. It occurs after the death of photoreceptor cells in the retina. Those cells need retinal to sense light and help signal the brain.

The research team found blue light exposure created poisonous chemical molecules that killed photoreceptor cells

"It's toxic. If you shine blue light on retinal, the retinal kills photoreceptor cells as the signaling molecule on the membrane dissolves," said Kasun Ratnayake, a Ph.D. student researcher working in Karunarathne's cellular photo chemistry group. "Photoreceptor cells do not regenerate in the eye. When they're dead, they're dead for good."

However, the researchers found a molecule called alpha-tocopherol, which comes from Vitamin E, can help prevent cell death, according to Futurism.

The researchers plan to review how light from TVs, cellphones and tablet screens affect the eyes as well.

"If you look at the amount of light coming out of your cellphone, it's not great but it seems tolerable," said Dr. John Payton, visiting assistant professor in the UT Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. "Some cellphone companies are adding blue-light filters to the screens, and I think that is a good idea."

Indeed, Apple released a Night Shift mode two years ago to help quell blue lights strain on the eyes, according to The Verge. The screen will dim into a warmer, orange light that will cause less stress on the eyes.