A new study conducted by media regulator Ofcom shows that more and more British people are becoming addicted to the internet and smartphones.
The study, dubbed Communications Market Report, said that people in the United Kingdom consulted their smartphone once every 12 minutes on average although they use their devices less for making calls in comparison the past.
It said many of the phone calls in the country are being increasingly conducted via mobile apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
The report said a smartphone is the first object that two fifths of British adults (and 65% of people aged 35 and under) blearily reach out for upon waking, adding that a third of adults and (60%) for those younger than 35 confessed to checking their phone right up to the moment of sleep.
A fifth of the respondents to the survey said they would feel utterly stressed if they have no access to the internet. It…