According to a recent Ofcom study, the UK has become addicted to smartphones with over a quarter of adults and nearly half of all teens now owning a smartphone, while 37 per cent of adults and 60 per cent of teens are ‘highly addicted’ to them. Smartphone users make more calls and texts than regular users – 81 per cent of smartphone users make calls every day compared with 53 per cent of ‘regular’ users.
Apple’s iPhone was the favourite device for 32% of adults, however among teens the Blackberry was the preferred option with 37% of young people choosing it as their device.
This post was written by Rob Gordon, an IT geek, gadget lover and blogger. Rob has been using the internets since 1994 when the only streaming video was that coffee pot in Cambridge (rip)….
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