Following the launch of programmes to cure addictions to drugs, alcohol, porn and sex, it was only a matter of time before tech got in on the act. Yes, the world’s first internet addiction retreat has opened deep in Washington State in the US.

The only real surprise, apart from the £8,800 cost, is that first into rehab isn’t a Crackberry-addicted CEO but a 19 year old World of Warcraft junkie. He’ll undergo a 12 step, 45 day programme that will see him go cold turkey in a technology free zone. If the programme is successful I’m taking bets on who’ll be the first celebrity tech addict to hit the pages of Heat………..