Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Can your iPhone operating system make you sick? Apparently so.

iPhone users all over the country who have downloaded the new Apple iOS 7 are claiming that the new operating system is making them sick. They claim the icons flying into the screen and the other animations make them feel "car sick." I am having a really hard time believing that the motion from a tiny iPhone screen can have that effect on someone. I have to admit I downloaded the new operating system with some trepidation: I had heard that it was a battery hog, so I did some research and turned off many of the settings, including the one that makes the icons seem to float on the home screen. That seems to be the source of most of the discomfort by users. Still, even that feature seems to be a stretch as a cause of being sick. One user stated "Have headaches and nausea for past 3 days. Can't stand to look at my phone screen anymore while opening/closing apps. I just close my eyes or look away." Hmmmm. Maybe it's just a case of tearing yourself away from the phone instead of staring at it constantly throughout every waking minute. Step away from the phone........

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