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80% of children know parents’ tech passwords

Eight in ten children know the passwords or pin codes to their parents’ laptops, phones, tablets or PC’s, a study has revealed. One in ten kids said their parents constantly change their passwords so they can’t get access, but 18% admit they regularly sneakily look over their parents shoulder to find it out. A persistent [...]


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Wifi now ‘crucial’ when picking café, bar or restaurant

Wifi is now as important as ‘atmosphere’ in Britain’s pubs, it has been revealed. With technology on the tips of our fingers, many can’t bear the thought of being offline- one in seven insist Wifi access is now ‘crucial’ for them to even consider entering a café, bar or restaurant. The effect of wireless internet [...]


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Millions of employees have stolen data or contacts after handing in notice

One in ten employees has stolen important data from their place of work after handing in their notice, a study has revealed. Researchers found before moving on to a new company, millions of workers have raided client databases or gathered contact details. Others have stolen product information in the hope of using it to give [...]


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TV dinners- 60% of meals now eaten in front of the television

Six out of ten meals consumed in homes are eaten in front of the television, it has been revealed. Research has shown millions of families have all but abandoned the dining table, and now retire to the sofa to enjoy their meal. It also emerged more than one third of us regularly eat meals in [...]


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Pillow talk- six million sleep with their phone

Six million Brits admit they sleep with their mobile phone, a new study has revealed. Research suggests that one fifth of the nation keep their phone in their bed, or even under their pillow, every single night to ensure they don’t miss a single text message or email. Such is the nation’s obsession with their [...]


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Men now nattering on the phone for hours, as women shift to social media

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Men are surprisingly better at speaking to their friends, while women are now shifting towards social media, a study has revealed. The cliche is that women love spending hours on the phone chatting to friends- but this stereotype has been turned on its head, after researchers found men are better at keeping in touch, especially [...]


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Glued to the Screen- two thirds ‘need’ the internet to function

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Almost two thirds of people now admit they ‘need’ the internet to function in everyday life, according to new research. The study of 2,000 people has found that, on average, we only go a maximum of 90 minutes during the day without checking Facebook, Twitter or e-mail. Staggeringly, one in ten even admit they don’t [...]


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Men vs. Women online- women spend time shopping, men stick to news or NSFW

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Women are still more likely to go online for Facebook or online shopping- while men lean towards news, Twitter and porn, research has shown. A study of 2,000 people’s internet use compared the online habits of the sexes, and found that men clock up over 19 hours a week online – more than 42 solid [...]


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Social Seniors- half keep in touch with grandparents via text, tweet of Facebook

Half of Brits now keep in touch with grandparents and elderly relatives by text message, email and even Facebook, a study has revealed. Instead of picking up the phone, many are now using social networking sites to keep up with family, with 22% of grannies claiming they are regular users of Facebook. Nearly one in twenty [...]


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Living your life like an open (face)book- one in three wish they’d kept things to themselves

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Millions of unsavvy social media users now have regrets over revealing too much information over the internet, research has revealed. The full extent of the damage done by eager social-media beavers has been collected in research by digital agency White Hat Media. Many of the ‘over sharers’ have been left red-faced after posting drunken photographs, [...]


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