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Gadgets - The Other Homewrecker

By Kate CrowleycloseAuthor: Kate Crowley Name: Kate Crowley
Email: talk@omio.com
Site: http://www.omio.com
About: Kate's interest in mobile phones began when she realised she was supernaturally adept at Snake 2. She was less good at Battleships and, frankly, we shouldn't even mention Pipes.See Authors Posts (212)

According to a recent study, gadgets are driving couples to sleep separately. Apparently almost one in ten couples sleep in separate beds each night, while a quarter admit to doing so on a regular basis. The Sleep Council (I wonder if they’re hiring…) believes that this is partly due to the fact that bedrooms are increasingly seen as a communications hub, rather than just a room with a bed in it.

Eight out of ten people have admitted to using gadgets at bedtime. A third of people make phone calls and a fifth receive texts or emails. Another fifth check social networking sites, play games on their computer or listen to MP3s.

Stupid Study Trivia: One per cent of the study’s male respondents claimed to wear a nightie in bed.

Source: Telegraph

Predictive Text Is Aloney Annoying

By MattyBcloseAuthor: MattyB Name: Matt Bortone
Email: matt.barr@trafficbroker.co.uk
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About: I've been a fan of mobile phones...since the beginning. Being a poor sharecropper's son, I'm less gadget-obsessed than some of our reporters who seem to have developed an unhealthy attachment to the idea of the HTC Diamond. Instead, I'm interested in the way mobiles have changed our lives at work, at home and anywhere else that people cooler than me go.See Authors Posts (60)

If the Brick Lane padding story wasn’t goofy enough for you, here’s another spot of comedy, and this time it’s intentional. Mobile phones haven’t been part of many decent sketches (but have frequently been in some bad ones, largely thanks to Dom Joly) but this Armstrong & Miller piece is perhaps the first do them justice.

Padding Protects Unwary Texters

By Kate CrowleycloseAuthor: Kate Crowley Name: Kate Crowley
Email: talk@omio.com
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About: Kate's interest in mobile phones began when she realised she was supernaturally adept at Snake 2. She was less good at Battleships and, frankly, we shouldn't even mention Pipes.See Authors Posts (212)

I really hope this story is a joke. Apparently a pilot scheme has been launched in Brick Lane to protect pedestrians from injuries caused by walking into lampposts. The area has the highest number of ‘walking and texting’ injuries.

A study carried out by 118 118 found that one in ten people has hurt themselves while focused on their mobile phone screen. In other news, one in ten people are clumsy buffoons.

The charity Living Streets is so concerned that they have teamed up with the directory enquiries service to wrap up the nation’s lampposts. If the Brick Lane pilot scheme is successful then the concept will be rolled out in Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool.

Source:Yahoo! News

New Release - The Porn Phone

By Kate CrowleycloseAuthor: Kate Crowley Name: Kate Crowley
Email: talk@omio.com
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About: Kate's interest in mobile phones began when she realised she was supernaturally adept at Snake 2. She was less good at Battleships and, frankly, we shouldn't even mention Pipes.See Authors Posts (212)

A mother has said that she was “stunned” to discover pornography on a new phone she bought at Woolworths. Sandra Bamlet from Darlington was taking pictures of her dogs (honest) when she stumbled upon the obnoxious images.

The 59-year-old had bought the £39.99 Samsung phone at Woolworths in Northgate, Darlington and was surprised to find it fitted with a SIM card. Samsung have said that they will replace the phone and launch an inquiry into how this terrible tragedy occurred.

Mrs. Bamlet is quoted as saying: “I was stunned, actually. It was just a phone I opened as brand new. I was taking pictures of the dogs and they just came up. I’m not really into mobiles. It was just a little cheap one - I don’t like advanced ones”. Maybe next time she’ll invest in an iPhone.

More information about the nature of the images can be found in this Press Association article. Maybe Samsung have set a precedent and ‘Porn’ will have to become an option on the Offers part of Omio’s Deal Finder.