Outsmarting the smartphones

HAVE we all become like Pavlov’s dogs, salivating at the touch of a mobile phone, Xbox, or laptop?

The answer would appear to be a decided yes, or ‘yeah, whatever’, depending on your demographic.

More worryingly, as our report on the phenomenon today reveals, the hi-tech industry has seen dollar signs in this new form of addiction and has shown a determination to dream up new devices to make us even more dependent on their products. And, as with many other businesses, they are targeting the young.