Half of teens addicted to social media, clamp down on ‘tax-free’ side hustles

Almost half of British teenagers say they feel addicted to social media, according to findings that come amid mounting pressure for big tech companies to be held accountable for the impact of their platforms on users. The finding, from the Millennium Cohort study, adds to evidence that many people feel they have lost control over…

Clearview AI wins facial recognition appeal, EE launches new digital platform

A company that enables its clients to search a database of billions of images scraped from the internet for matches to a particular face has won an appeal against the UK's privacy watchdog. Last year, Clearview AI was fined more than £7.5m by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for unlawfully storing facial images. Jack Mulcaire,…

Mobile gaming soars during lockdown, claims study

Millions of adults have turned to their mobile phone for gaming for the first time over the past year – with the garden shed among one of the top locations. A study of 1,500 smartphone owners found the number of ‘mobile gamers’ – people who play video games on mobile phones – has seen a…

Half would buy new phone rather than get it repaired, claims EE survey

Half of Brits would rather buy a new phone than be without their device while it’s being repaired, according to research from mobile phone network EE.  A study of 2,000 adults found six in 10 are more likely to replace a broken phone with a new one than fix it, while one in three cannot…

Top 5 Mobile Phone Companies

When it’s finally time to get a new phone you normally have to work out which provider you want to go with as well. Do you stick to your current provider or is there a network out there better suited to your needs? There is currently a multitude of networks, contracts and devices out there…