ext messages, email, social networks, addictive games: our phones are too interesting to leave alone for more than a few minutes. But have you ever wondered exactly how much time you spend on your smartphone? And would you like the answer?
Modern life is punctuated by glances at our mobile phones: sending a text message; catching up on email; playing a game of Solitaire. No period of inactivity is too short to fill with a quick social networking session, no escalator ride too brief to update Twitter.
But are we spending too long staring at these tiny screens, and not enough time in the real world.