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LOWER I.T. TARIFF POSSIBLE SOON. The U.S., China and the EU are expected to sign up this week to what would be the biggest tariff agreement struck at the World Trade Organisation in almost two decades, after a weekend breakthrough that clears the way for barriers to be dropped globally on more than 200 types of high-tech products. http://goo.gl/vrikfd THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF TECHNOLOGY If you want to invest in a technology firm that pays big, try these. http://goo.gl/gIFyML TESLA INTRODUCES NEW MODE, THAT TAKES YOU FROM 0 TO 60 MPH IN 2.8 SECONDS. What is "ludicrous mode"? It's a feature announced Friday by Tesla CEO Elon Musk that takes the new Model S P90D from 0-60 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds with the press of a button. Earlier this year, an  expletive-filled video  of people freaking out over the P85D's "insane mode" — which propelled the car from 0-60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds — went viral. http://goo.gl/fcTbdR...

If you check your phone every hour, then your a phone addict. Ask Gallop for proof.

Merriam - websater defines addiction as compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance  characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal.  Considering this definition then many American are addicted to their smartphones, disagree? Well, a survey released by Gallup on Thursday states this fact.   According to Reuters, eleven percent of respondents says they check their smartphone every few minutes and 41 percent insist they check theirs few times an hour,in the Gallup report. Another 20 percent adds that they check their mobiles about once an hour and 28 percent check less frequently. The Gallup survey included responses online or through the mail from 15,747 U.S. adults who own smartphones in all 50 states from April 17 to May 18. It had a 1 percent margin of error.That gives a fairly high percent rate of accuracy. The report did not address how respondents are using their smartphones, whether for email, te...