Women more practical in gadget battle of the sexes

"Come out the way, love…let me have a look at it."  It’s a man’s God-given right to clear the area of his good lady when technological problems beset his kingdom.

However, a new survey has revealed that the fairer sex is actually the most practical when it comes solving to gadget problems as they’re more inclined to read the instruction manual rather than rely on their genetically inherited know-how.

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The Gadget Helpline, which has 120,000 subscribers, found that a whopping 64 per cent of men had failed to consult the manual before calling with their issue, compared to just 24 per cent of women.

While this points to man’s desire to proudly conquer their gadgets without any help at all from the accompanying literature, 17 per cent of women had nothing wrong with their tech compared to 9 per cent of male callers.

According to the company, its busiest times are Monday’s and Boxing Day, and the most common complaints over the last two years have been setting-up newer gadgets like Blu-ray players.

The Gadget Helpline (via BBC)

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