Get this: Your smartphone is 10 times dirtier than a toilet seat, according to microbiologists at the University of Arizona. Sure, many of these germs are harmless. But the researchers make a good ...

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 ...

People use smartphones everywhere, without necessarily realizing they're exposing the handsets to all sorts of germs and dirt. In addition to collecting dirt while in use, phones can accumulate dust ...

CBS NEWS-- Despite their sleek, clean design, cell phones harbor loads of bacteria. That's because they go everywhere with us -- even into the bathroom. Cell phones contain a concoction of all of the ...

One of the most intimate relationships you have is with your phone. It goes everywhere with you. It brushes up against strangers' sleeves on your commute to work, sits on the corner of your desk in ...

You're washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus. You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs — your phone. Tests done by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People use smartphones everywhere, without necessarily realizing they're exposing the handsets to all sorts of germs and dirt. In ...