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Are smartphones taking over our lives? This Mashable article outlines some interesting smartphone facts from a recent study that I feel explain a lot about our society:

• 37% of adults and 60% of teens admit they are highly addicted to their smartphones.
• 81% of smartphone users make calls every day compared with 53% of regular users.
• 23% of teenagers claim to watch less TV and 15% admit they read fewer books as a result of their smartphone use.
• 51% of adults and 65% of teens say they have used their smartphone while socializing with others.
• 23% of adults and 34% of teens have used their smartphones during mealtimes.
• 22% of adult and 47% of teens admitted using or answering their smartphone while in the bathroom.
• 58% of adult males owned a smartphone compared with 42% of females.
• Among teenagers, 52% of females use smartphones compared with 48% of males.
• The majority of adults (32%) identified Apple’s iPhone as their favorite device, while the majority of teens (37%) prefer the BlackBerry.

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YouTube movie- If you thought the Social Network was interesting about Facebook, check out the YouTube movie in theaters!

This infographic outlines startup founders and shows who the "tech giants" are that really are beginning to monopolize the United States market.

A lot of articles have been released lately discussing the rising idea of male contraception and how it could be a "reality sooner than we think."

Stranger danger: This real-life scenario shows how letting children talk to strangers can help a situation.

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Travelocity and hotel websites no more! Google launched a Hotel Finder! Check it out.

Wal-Mart has began to stream videos from its website, as if it's a TV station. I guess when you're such a big corporation, this can be expected, but can you imagine going to WAL-MART instead of Hulu to watch your weekly television? Really?

Hearst to launch Cosmo for guys- Supposedly based on popular request, Cosmpolitan magazine will release a version for men. I don't think it will be very successful, but we will see.