Nearly A Fifth Of Americans Using Smartphones

Nearly A Fifth Of Americans Using SmartphonesSmartphones used to be the preserve of a tech-savvy niche and appointment-juggling business folks shuffling between vital meetings, but feature packed handsets have now hit the mainstream.

According the ‘Mobile Market View’ study published by The Kelsey Group, no less than 18.9% of mobile consumers in the United States are now strutting the streets sporting smartphones, with 49.2% set to grab themselves a piece of smartphone action within the next two years.

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Google Chrome: Plug In Support Updated; Watchdog Slams ‘Privacy Threat’

Google Chrome Update Offers Improved Plug In SupportWe’ve been loving the speedy operation of Google’s Chrome browser, but a few glitches – mainly to do with plug in support – have been holding us back from making it our number one browser.

The lack of an adblock plugin has been annoying us, and as power users we’re still preferring the power and flexibility offered by Firefox’s arsenal of plug ins and add ons.

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Over Half Of All Spam For Pills And Viagra

Over Half Of All Spam For Pills And ViagraNigerian 419 scammers fall far behind blue pill shifters for the trouser-dept failed.

When it comes to spam, the most popular topic is pharmaceutical, with 30.6 per cent of spams trying to flog you sexual drugs with 20.9 per cent imploring you to invest in some other medicines.

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