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 Man, this must mean I'm getting old. As I sit here chewing on a Hershey Bar and about to light up a Camel, I'm told that a survey says european youth are eschewing these bastions of bad behavior for cell phones and other gadgets. Maybe I need to make a phone call?? The Register Reports...The latest survey of how da youth uses mobile phones, due to be released soon, shows that European youngsters will get their first phone around the age of 8, and will sink $28,000 into the device during their lifetime. Today's young people are spending eight times more on telephony than music. Up to 20 per cent of their disposable income goes on communications and associated services, leading to a rapid decline in sales of CDs, chocolate, and cigarettes - for better or worse. Of course, one can attribute that decline to music piracy and effective public health information, but lead author of the report Graham Brown says it's clear that mobile telephony is emptying pockets and wallets: "In 2007 they [youth between five and 24] will spend over $150bn on their mobile. That's up from nothing 10 years ago." Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           
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