Users becoming enslaved by their mobile devices

Dawinderpal Sahota
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Some 38 per cent of mobile workers admit to waking up to check their smartphone during the night

A global study has shown that mobile workers struggle to separate themselves from the devices that they use. Of those questioned, 94 per cent of mobile workers have a smartphone and 41 per cent ...

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