A new study has shown that British people spend almost as much time using Facebook on their mobile phones as they do watching television.

The average time spent using Facebook via web-capable smartphone handsets is one hour and 17 minutes per day in the UK, according to a survey by OnePoll, which revealed the average time spent watching television is just three minutes longer at two hours.

The survey of 3,000 people revealed that the enormous popularity of Facebook has, on the whole, exceeded that of television in the UK, with people spending an average of two-and-a-half hours a day on the social networking site, compared with the two hours they spend on average watching television.

Two of the most telling statistics to come from the survey showed that 70 per cent of Brits have a Facebook account, and 36 per cent own a smartphone. Of those smartphone owners surveyed, 91 per cent said they used their handset to access Facebook. Details and Download…

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LG has unveiled its latest Android 2.2 powered smartphone, the LG Optimus Black, LG claims that this is the world’s slimmest 9.2-mm mobile phone.

LG Optimus Black features a 4-inch NOVA display. LG says that this display is designed to be “the brightest, clearest and most readable” mobile screen. The super-bright Nova display is also energy efficient, and LG claiming up to a 50% reduction in power consumption in comparison to conventional LCD displays.

Other specs include a 2 megapixel front-facing camera, also features the world’s first Wi-Fi Direct for quick and high-quality data transfer between mobile devices, also equipped with a 1500 mAh battery and weighs just 109 grams.

The LG Optimus Black will be available Worldwide in the first half of 2011.

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