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Using Technology to Communicate With People in the Same House

Nancy Mace — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:37:25 +0000

Have you done this? You’re upstairs either putting away laundry or, in my case, watching something besides “Gold Rush” on television and you text your spouse? David hates when I do that but did you know that roughly 45% admit that they use technology to communicate with someone in the next room of their own [...]

Would You Rather Lose Your Wallet or Your Smartphone? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:22:03 +0000

For many decades, losing your wallet was clearly the worst. Not only were you suddenly without means to pay for anything, but you had been displaced of much of your personal information and were facing hours and hours of dealing with credit card companies and the DMV. Fun!

These days, a smartphone also packs a significant portion of your life into a small package that you carry with you everywhere and sometimes misplace. It also generally costs more than a wallet. So is the smartphone now the thing you'd least like to escape mysteriously from your pocket?

How Bad Are Your Smartphones and iPads Making Your Handwriting?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:18:14 +0000

Many of us do a lot of typing on computers and smartphones, but when’s the last time you actually used your own handwriting to communicate? According to a new survey, it’s probably been a long time — and our scrawls are suffering because of it.

Smartphones Are the Chic New Way to Keep Babies Quiet

Shauna Wright — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:43:30 +0000

In years past, parents would often quiet a crying child by giving him a toy or popping a pacifier in his mouth. But these days, it’s more likely that fussy kid will wind up with mom’s cell phone instead.

Study: Facebook Users Access Site Through Smartphones More Than Computers

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:49:32 +0000

Some of the world’s smallest computers now make up a big part of Facebook’s traffic. The social networking giant gets the bulk of its traffic from smartphone devices such as iPhones and Androids, according to a new report compiled by comScore. Its annual “Mobile Metrix” report found that for the month of March, Facebook users [...]