Figure 1: Patterns placed on the body's outline enhance survival. Experiment 2 had six treatments: the 2 × 2 combination of bicoloured patterns with high or low contrast, placed as in experiment 1's ...

Black wallpapers give your iPhone an elegant look. Some people prefer a black background for aesthetic reasons. Also, on an OLED screen, black wallpaper improves battery life and focus, reduces eye ...

Since October of last year, Microsoft has been sending customers of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 desktop pop-ups, asking them to update to Windows 10 for free. About a month ago, users who had resisted ...

A study by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) in 2021-22 found that 29% of the ads processed by ASCI pertained to disguised ads by influencers, a kind of dark pattern. Just like that, ...

July 29, 2021 - Dark patterns have been around for quite some time, but as we continue to move toward the digitalization of society, these manipulative practices have become more complex and pervasive ...

Do you ever find yourself wasting time trying to close a pushy pop-up? Or discover that you’re subscribed to something you don’t remember signing up for? These things happen to all of us when website ...