Product Review: When Your Phone Pings, It Hijacks Your Brain for 7 Seconds, Study Finds

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Details: Written by CNET Reviews; Category: Reviews; Published: 28 March 2026; Created: 28 March 2026; Last Updated: 28 March 2026

The ping or buzz of your phone that lets you know a new message has arrived is hard to ignore. But it can mean trouble when you're trying 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: When Your Phone Pings, It Hijacks Your Brain for 7 Seconds, Study Finds

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