We’ve all seen it, someone holding up the coffee line as they finish a call on their cell phone, taking up an entire table at a coffee shop with laptops and other gadgets or viewing inappropriate content on a laptop while in a public place. Since Intel® first introduced Centrino® mobile technology in 2003, the majority of laptops now have integrated WiFi. Laptops have continued to change in size and shape; most recently with the introduction of the tiny Intel® Atom® processor, which allows for smaller gadgets like netbooks and mobile internet devices.

As mobile devices continue to proliferate and enable us to stay connected wherever we go, new rules of engagement and etiquette are being formulated. What is acceptable to some is offensive to others, and so we are seeing a cultural emergence of new mobile etiquette faux pas.

A recent Harris survey suggests that nine out of 10 people have a pet peeve when it comes to how and when people use their mobile devices and revealed the top mobile fax paus including:

• 72% of respondents said their top pet peeve was texting or typing on Internet enabled devices (e.g., laptop, mobile phone, PDA) while driving a car
• 63% said talking loudly on an Internet enabled device in a public place
• 55% said speaking about private matters in a public place

Despite 90% of survey participants reporting peeves, one-third also said that they themselves have committed one of the top three mobility no-nos.

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