February's coolest gadgets

If you're not interested in cell phones you almost might want to stop reading here. With the spring models being announced by Japan's major carriers and South Korean makers wowing attendees at 3GSM in Barcelona, this month's pick of Asia's coolest new toys is heavy on handsets.

An overview of the new phones -- and there have been many -- reveals a few trends.

Active daters send more text messages, says study

Fifty-nine percent of those actively dating and not in one single relationship said they had sent a text message to their partner, as opposed to 30 percent of those in monogamous relationships or married. Overall, 33 percent said they had communicated with a date or partner with text messaging, up from 27 percent in 2006.

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