Work from home Brits have had to put up with 22 per cent of the video calls they do freezing, and 15 per cent cutting out altogether – because of bad Wi-Fi, a study has found. Research polling 2,000 adults found they have done an average of five video calls a week since the start of the pandemic. …
The average adult will spend more than 57 HOURS of their Christmas break staring at a screen – and not to watch repeats or family favourites on the box. The study of 2,000 adults who celebrate Christmas found they will spend 49 minutes a day during the week’s holiday ‘mindlessly scrolling’ through their phones. An hour every day …
More than eight million adults expect to be alone during the festive period – with 83 per cent of them unlikely to speak to anyone face-to-face on Christmas day. A study of 2,000 adults found that one in six won’t be spending the holidays with loved ones. Of those, 22 per cent won’t have a Christmas dinner. But …
The average adult now spends an extra hour a day on their smartphone or tablet as they increasingly rely on tech and apps during lockdown. Research among 2,000 adults revealed they now typically spend three hours and 25 minutes using the phone or tablet daily, compared to two hours and 27 minutes pre-lockdown – a 39 per cent …
The only thing not on lockdown this year has been the mobile phone with usage soaring and 36 per cent relying on it completely for a ‘social life’. A study of 2,000 smartphone users found almost half have used their phone more than usual during 2020, sending more messages, making more phone calls and posting more on social …
The average adult will spend £65,000 over their lifetime – on gadgets. A study of 2,000 consumers revealed they will each fork out £4,742 on mobile phones, as well as £3,625 on televisions and £11,774 on kitchen appliances. Laptops will total £4,074, while gaming enthusiasts will spend £2,804 on consoles. Other everyday technology such as tablets will cost …
Brits are gearing up for a tech Christmas with almost half planning to open presents over a video call – and 36 per cent having a ‘virtual traditional dinner with all the trimmings’. A study of 2,000 adults found a quarter will also host virtual festive singalongs with family (24 per cent). Three quarters will be having a …
One in four Brits are at risk of ‘losing everything’ stored on their mobile phones – including precious photos of loved ones. A study of 2,000 adults who own a smartphone revealed only three in 10 have backed up the data on their devices in the last 12 months. And 27 per cent admitted they have NEVER done …
Captain Sir Tom Moore has beaten Joe Wicks and Marcus Rashford to be crowned the nation’s Digital Lockdown Hero in a celebration of the stars who have used tech to help families. The World War Two veteran made global headlines after video footage of him walking 100 laps of his garden ahead of his 100th birthday went viral. …
Brits are sitting on technology worth £16.5 billion that they no longer use – and it could DROP in value by £3.5 billion over the next year. Researchers found the typical adult has a staggering £598 worth of superfluous gadgets – simply collecting dust and cluttering their homes. But during the past year, smart phones, computers, tablets, games …
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