Phones should be 'slaves, not masters', says Samsung UK mobile chief

Firm says shift to more connected and 'concierge-like' experience needed to combat smartphone-obsessed society

We need to return to being the masters of our technology and stop being slaves to our phones, says Samsung's head of mobile for the UK.

Following increasing unease from technology insiders and development experts that young and old alike are becoming increasingly addicted to smartphones, social media and the constant need for messaging, Samsung's head of mobile in the UK says that something needs to change to stop the constant heads-down relationship we have with our devices.