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Study Reveals Your Cell Phone May Be the First Thing Others Notice About You

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:00:44 +0000

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Maybe you shouldn’t judge a person by his phone, either. A new survey of more than 120,000 people in 15 countries has found that 56% of people believe their phone is the first thing people notice about them. Among men, that number creeps up slightly [...]

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

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:22:03 +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?

Do You Feel Like You Need to Upgrade Your Smart Phone to 4G? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:08:36 +0000

Internet connectivity on cell phones has improved by leaps and bounds over the last five years. According to experts it’s about to take another huge leap with the introduction of the iPhone 5, which is expected to run on Apple’s 4G LTE network. As of today, iPhone users and the majority of all smartphone users are connected to [...]

Night Vision Camera App Amazingly Lets You Take Pictures in the Dark

Lisa Bernier — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:30:17 +0000

So, now not only can you be a night owl, you can record what you see as well. The Night Vision Camera app lets you take photos of anything you want without light: that raccoon in the trashcan, the weird statue at night, even the rock you just tripped over because you decided to hike [...]

Do You Have a Smartphone? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:09:58 +0000

Whether they realize it or not, the majority of Americans now own smartphones. A recent survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 45 percent of adults say they have a smartphone. Additionally, 49 percent report their phone operates on a smartphone platform — such as Android, iPhone or Blackberry. When Pew pooled together the [...]