6-10% of Smartphone Users Display Signs of Internet Addiction

We\’ve all experienced some of the social and interpersonal disruptions brought on with smartphone overuse; fewer face-to-face conversations, greater distractions, and a certain \”hyper-vigilance\” an inattention brought out with the anticipation of incoming text messages and phone calls. And all too often, what used to pass for manners and common courtesy has fallen by the wayside.

With smartphone usage in developed countries like the U.K. hovering around 71% of all households, the problem of smartphone overuse isn\’t going away anytime soon. This recent story from TechRadar.com features interviews with Dr. David Greenfield and psychologist Phil Reed of Swansea University and sheds some new light on the subtle, insidious addictive qualities of smartphone use.

App addicts: has your smartphone become a drug?

The complete story from TechRadar.com is available here:

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/app-addicts-has-your-smartphone-become-a-drug–1251024