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Interesting UK social history project set up by the National Trust which aims to become the biggest blog in history.

People are being encouraged to record a diary of their day (no matter how mundane) for Tuesday 17 October, so that future generations can see a snapshot of people's everyday lives in Britain in 2006.

1. Log on to the History Matters website: http://www.historymatters.org.uk/output/page96.asp
2. Follow the instructions to upload your diary entry
3. Diaries can be uploaded from 17 to 31 October 2006
4. Check the History Matters website for details of how the archive can be accessed in the future

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For stats for smartphone penetration in major European countries look on the Palm Info Centre website here. They are from May 2006.

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while smartphone owners comprise a small percentage of the overall population of mobile phone users, large percentages of smart-phone users are consuming mobile content. Contrary to popular belief, those carrying these powerful devices are not using them exclusively for productivity applications, but are also using them to view mobile video, play mobile games and listen to mobile music in addition to using them for personal e-mail and wireless Web access.

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