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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released preliminary figures from its National health Interview Survey from January through June 2008, and among the findings are that U.S. households are increasingly abandoning traditional landline phone service in favor of mobile phones. According to the survey results, some 17.5 percent of U.S. households—that’s just over one in six—only used wireless phones during the first half of 2008. What’s more, some 13.3 percent of U.S. households (that’s just over one in eight) received all or nearly all their calls on a mobile phone despite having a landline to the home.

A new consumer survey conducted by Deloitte & Touche called "State of the Media Democracy" (and undemocratically released to The Hollywood Reporter before it’s official release at CES next month) highlights how Americans are embracing technology in their everyday life. According to the survey, some 38 percent of U.S. consumers reported watching television shows online, 54 percent report making their own digital content, and 36 percent use their mobile phones as entertainment devices.

It looks like retailers get it right with their Black Friday ads every year: high-end consumer electronics are the most coveted gifts for the holiday season. A survey commissioned by Office Depot shows that flat-panel TVs, laptops, and digital cameras are in demand this season.

Although the company did not release the full results of the survey showing exactly where each item fell in relation to others, the statistics for all three showd impressive demand. Forty-two percent of respondents wanted laptop computers as a gift, while 30 percent were after digital cameras. When asked to name a must-have technology gift for this year, 50 percent of shoppers cited LCD or plasma TVs. The least desirable gifts: fruit cakes and novelty items such as candles, lotions and potpourri.