Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just how filthy is the average phone? A 2017 study published in the journal Germs looked at 27 phones owned by teenagers and found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the pandemic still going strong, many people are realizing they should be cleaning some regularly used items more than they ...

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This is the harvest from a single iPhone Lightning port. Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Even if you keep your iPhone in a nice case and regularly polish the screen, it is probably a filthy cesspit ...

Bacteria and viruses move easily between surfaces like the ATM machine or the pole on the bus, where they can live anywhere from hours to more than a week, and your phone. And once germs reach your ...

One of the most expensive gadgets you’ll buy these days — yes, even more costly than many TVs — is a smartphone. And one of the very best on the market is the iPhone, made by Apple, a pioneer in the ...

iPhones go everywhere. They're always in our pockets, on kitchen counters, and every now and then, they end up in a bathroom somewhere. So, wiping your iPhone on your shirt and calling it a day may ...

You've spent a lot of money on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and you don't take enough care of them. Here's how to clean them — and, crucially, what you must not ever do. There's a reason all of ...

You might feel like this is the only true way to disinfect your phone, but there's a better way. With the way things are right now, you might be ready to dunk your iPhone in a bucket of bleach ...

When there's a will, there's a way to clean every kind of phone case. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Let's be clear about one thing: Your phone is F-I-L-T-H-Y. It carries 10 times the number of ...

Bacteria and viruses move easily between surfaces like the ATM machine or the pole on the bus, where they can live anywhere from hours to more than a week, and your phone. And once germs reach your ...