Product Review: Your Phone Pinging Hijacks Your Brain for 7 Seconds, Study Finds

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 20 March 2026; Created: 20 March 2026; Last Updated: 20 March 2026

The soft ping or buzz on your phone that lets you know a new message has arrived is hard to ignore. But it can mean trouble when it's time to concentrate on a task, according to a new study that will be published in the June issue of the journal Computers in Human Behavior.
Product Review: Your Phone Pinging Hijacks Your Brain for 7 Seconds, Study Finds

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