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75 Percent of People Now Use Cell Phones in Bathrooms

Brad Weiser — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:17:37 +0000

As smartphones get more and more popular, using them while you’re in the bathroom is getting more and more popular too. A new study found that: 75% of Americans now take their phones with them to the toilet 24% of people say they refuse to go to the bathroom without their phone. 10% of people have made [...]

Five Extremely Useful Apps That Are Also Free

95.7 KEZJ — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:25:09 +0000

If you're still refusing to get a smart phone because you think you don't need it, check out this list from Reader's Digest of four extremely useful apps that are also free. Check out our top five favorites!

Would You Rather Give Up Showering, Shoes . . . Or Your iPhone?

95.7 KEZJ — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:36:13 +0000

We love our smart phones and we hate the idea of being without them. In fact there has been a rush of studies lately showing how crazy we are for our smartphones. And yet . . . the numbers from this latest one still seem ridiculous.

According to a new survey by TeleNav the GPS company TeleNav, here are some of the things people would rather give up than their smartphone . . .

22% would rather give up their toothbrush than their phone for a week. For iPhone users, that jumps to 40%.

You Glance at Your Smartphone 34 Times a Day for No Reason

95.7 KEZJ — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:07:43 +0000

I tend to look at my phone when I am nervous or bored but have you ever caught yourself pulling out your iPhone, or your Droid, or your BlackBerry and looking at the screen, even though it didn't vibrate or ring?

Yeah . . . everyone does it.

According to CNN and a study in the journal "Personal and Ubiquitous Computing", the average smartphone user checks their phone 34 times a day for NO REASON. It's just out of habit.

One in Five Smart Phone Users Don't Use Internet on Their Device

95.7 KEZJ — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:11:58 +0000

File this under "So why in the world did you buy one?"

A survey by Ipsos OTX of 5,013 adults has found that 19 percent of smart phone owners have never used their device to access the Internet.

Furthermore, 32 percent have never used an app, assuring that their smart phone Internet experience -- for which they are presumably paying a monthly charge for -- is extremely limited.