We all know the old stereotypes—men don't ask for directions, women talk a lot, no one reads the manual. Well, some of those stereotypes seem to ring true in the latest data provided by Gadget Helpline, a tech support service based in the UK. The company's report reveals the shocking news that men and women exhibit different behaviors when it comes to dealing with technology and getting help.

Gadget Helpline analyzed 75,000 calls received be tween September and October of 2009 and discovered that it's not just geeks that aren't reading the manual. A full 64 percent of men and 24 percent of women calling into the line had not checked out the booklet that came with their computers or gadgets before picking up the phone. If the numbers are that dire (especially for the men), we can't help but wonder how many more kept quiet about their inability to RTFM.