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U.S. Smart Phone Adoption Rates Increasing

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It used to be that mobile adoption was considered the purview of the very young and hip. But a recent Nielsen report shows that adults in the 25-44 age range have the highest adoption rates of any user demographic. And while this might be interesting news, there’s more: despite the high adoption rates, mobile penetration in the U.S. is at 77 percent, lower than it is in many other developed countries. READ MORE »

Touchy Tech Could Abolish Wall Warts

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Australian researchers have made a breakthrough that could abolish wall wart power plugs forever, writes Kit Eaton for FastCompany. The research involves piezoelectric materials which generate electricity when you squeeze them and change shape when you run electricity across them. READ MORE »