By SWNS Staff w/ VIDEO + INFOGRAPHIC The average U.S. adult will spend the equivalent of 44 YEARS of their lives staring at screens. Research polling 2,000 adults in the U.S. found more than 6,259 hours a year are spent glued to gadgets such as phones, laptops and televisions. Which equates to an astonishing 382,652 hours and 48 …

Half of Brits plan to continue their new-found habits and activities in life after lockdown – including creating podcasts, online fitness classes and walking more often. A study of 2,000 adults found 43 per cent feel they have ‘changed their ways for the better’ – and plan to continue with their improved behaviours even after the restrictions are …

The average adult will spend the equivalent of 34 YEARS of their lives staring at screens. Research polling 2,000 Brits found more than 4,866 hours a year are spent glued to gadgets such as phones, laptops and televisions. This equates to an astonishing 301,733 hours over the average adult lifetime of 62 years. Up to three-and-a-half hours a …

‘Technophobe’ Brits have learnt new tech skills during lockdown – including how to video call, send a group text and even use their computer to make a phone call. Research polling 2,000 adults found a quarter previously avoided messaging into group chats, while 23 per cent wouldn’t use video conferencing for work. More than a quarter even went …

Millions of Brits admit they’re ‘too reliant’ on tech products. A poll of 2,000 adults found 65 per cent believe they’re overexposed to technology, while 38 per cent worry they rely on gadgets too much. Three in 10 even reckon Brits have far more tech products in their lives than they actually need. But 45 per cent prefer …

News Copy The average Brit will spend the equivalent of a decade of their lives using smartphones, tablets and laptops – and share a staggering 92,053 social media posts, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study discovered the true extent to which every element of our lives is conducted while holding, or staring at a high-tech device. …

News Copy One in five Brits adults now feel ‘more comfortable’ interacting with people online than they do face-to-face, according to research. A detailed study found a large percentage of the population have become so used to communicating via tablets, PCs and smart phones that they now consider traditional first-hand socialising a ‘challenge’. As many as one third of those …

News Copy Almost eight million Brits have broken gadgets – in a fit of RAGE, a study found. Research revealed 15 per cent have run out of patience with their troublesome tech at one time or another and have attempted to destroy it as a result. Typically those polled will endure 63 IT issues a year – including intermittent Wi-Fi, …

News Copy Nearly seven in 10 Brits are regularly using household appliances which are at least 10 years old, according to research. A study into the nation’s kitchens revealed many old devices are still going strong in the country’s homes. A survey of 2,000 adults found 37 per cent have a fridge that’s more than a decade old, and four …

News Copy – By Emma Elsworthy Three in 10 kids have already been affected by the deadly suicide game known as the ‘Momo Challenge’ – with one in 20 going on to hurt themselves or others. Research revealed while 95 per cent of parents are aware of the sinister craze, 30 per cent still haven’t warned their children about the …