Should we give up our smartphones? Sales of “non-smartphones” have doubled in a year, reports one mobile phone provider. We now have the entire world at our fingertips. So why do so many think it is time to regress?
‘Dumbphone’ sales double year-on-year
"The brick": The Nokia 3310 cost £45 to buy and featured the hit game "Snake". Upon its release in 2000 it sold 120 million times. Glossary
Manifestation - An event or object that clearly shows an idea.
Luddites - People opposed to new technology; named after bands of English workers in the 19th Century who believed machinery, especially in cotton and wool mills, was threatening their jobs.
Minimalism - Living with only the things you need.
Privacy - Being able to keep details about your life to yourself without everyone else knowing.
Renaissance - The "rebirth" of Western learning began in the late 15th century, as European scholars rediscovered ancient manuscripts and began to make developments in science and art.