Nomophobia -- the fear of being without your cellphone -- is on the rise, according to a new report sponsored by SecurEnvoy, a company that specializes in digital passwords.

"Nomophobia" has been named as Cambridge Dictionary’s word of 2018. While the word itself might sound unfamiliar, the phenomenon it describes is one we can all relate to.

A 2012 survey by Internet security and mobile technology firm SecurEnvoy shows that two-thirds of the population, 66% of the 1,000 survey respondents, experience nomophobia, up 13% from the first ...

Nomophobia, the fear of being without your mobile phone, is the No. 1 “unusual fear” in New York, according to a new report citing Google metrics.

A man speaks on his mobile phone while riding a scooter along a street in Beijing on May 17, 2010. (Image credit: AFP via @daylife) It’s not real until a TV news organization throws a label on it.

A new study conducted by researchers at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Romania reveals that people with high levels of narcissistic traits are more likely to be addicted to their phones.