article_snippet: However when us are in meetings or impromptu encounters with colleagues, us smartphone is buzzing away reminding us that us inbox is filling up.
article_snippet: us may want to check these incoming messages, but know it would be rude to glance at us phone.
article_snippet: it also saved users the hassle of having to dig through users pockets or handbags to find a buzzing phone.
article_snippet: Some would feel a phantom buzz, notifying Some of an imaginary incoming email.
article_snippet: Recent research has suggested that average smartphone users check their phone 150 times a day, starting just minutes after waking up.
article_snippet: lives -- monitoring work emails late into the night or during social or family events.
highlights_snippet: : Average smartphone users check phone 150 times a day, starting just minutes after waking up .
  