Around 200 million people in China have a live-streaming account. For some, watching others’ daily existence has become a way of life, whether that’s seeing someone eat noodles or witnessing a prankster set his car alight. What’s behind this social media sensation? And why is it so addictive?

With the average smartphone user checking their device more than 150 times a day, you could be forgiven for wondering if we're addicted to the tech in our pockets. Now, Dopamine Labs – the same company that helps apps get us hooked – has created Space, an app to help wean ourselves off.

One in four junior high students and more than half of high school students in Japan own a smartphone – and almost all of them use their mobiles to access the internet. But parents are beginning to worry about their kids' mobile addictions and their potential implications.

Do video games really rot children’s brains? China certainly thought so, leading to a ban on all consoles back in the year 2000. But after 15 years and an inevitable change of attitude, it’s reopening its gates – and its 517 million-strong population of gamers – to the console.