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People in Britain now spend more watching TV, gaming, and using their mobile and computers than sleeping. Research by the British communications Ofcom found that Britons use technology for 20 minutes longer than they spend sleeping. The U.K. adult uses technology for eight hours and 41 minutes a day. They sleep for an average of eight hours and 21 minutes. One of the biggest for this is broadband and wi-fi. People can get almost anywhere, so they spend more time online. Many people make telephone or surf the while watching television. Television was the most activity. Adults watched an average of three hours a .

The study looked at and different age groups. It found that six-year-olds understand how to use technology at the same as 45-year-olds. Another finding was that people understand technology most when they are 14 or 15. A said technology is changing the people communicate with each other. Dr Arthur Cassidy warned that we are becoming more and more anti-. He said we are moving away from face-to- conversations because of technology. He added that people are becoming to their smart phones. Technology also means people are working at after they get home from .

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