PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday January 25, 2005

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Tuesday January 25, 2005

Taxis Hailed as 'Black Hole' for Lost Cell Phones and PDAs, as Confidential Data Gets Taken for a Ride

Businesses and individuals are being urged to use the password and encryption capabilities available on the recent crop of high-memory mobile smartphones in order to protect the sensitive information often stored on them. This advice comes in light of a global survey released, which shows forgetful customers have a tendency to leave their mobile devices in the back of taxis. In the last six months alone, the nine-nation survey of leading taxi companies in Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, and the U-S indicated tens of thousands of digital devices were left behind inadvertently. The U-S company polled in the survey, a major Chicago cab company, reported the highest rate of losses per taxi of all firms studied for P-D-A's/Pocket P-C's, and second in both mobile phones and laptops.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2859572

Women Three Times More Likely Than Men to 'Console' Themselves With Ice Cream, More Than Half of Americans Admit to 'Bonding' With Spouse or Lover Over Ice Cream

Women are nearly three times more likely than men to use a bowl of ice cream to console themselves after a breakup or disappointment -- and half of all Americans, whether male or female, confess to "bonding" with their significant other over ice cream. What's more, one in six Americans admit to having their dog or cat lick the last bit of ice cream out of their bowl -- and 50 percent of Americans surveyed claim they've put unusual items ranging from anchovies and garlic to bacon bits and ranch dressing on their ice cream! Those are among the findings of the 2005 "Pillsbury Ice Cream Lover's Survey."

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2859512

U2 World Tour Announced

U-2 will begin the first leg of their Vertigo//2005 world tour in San Diego on March 28th, 2005. The tour follows the release of their 11th album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb which has sold more than 8 point 5 million copies worldwide since its release November 23rd, 2004. The album entered the U-S charts at number one. Vertigo//2005 will visit 13 cities in North America before arriving in Brussels on June 10th for the first of 24 scheduled European performances.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2859207

Scholastic to Publish Children's Book By Actor Jason Alexander

Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, announced that it will publish a new picture book by first-time author -- comedian and actor Jason Alexander -- just in time for Father's Day. Based on an actual conversation Alexander had with his son, Gabriel, some years ago. Dad, Are You the Tooth Fairy? tells a heartfelt and imaginative tale, that will entertain children and adults alike, while underscoring the powerful bond between father and child.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=2859672

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PRNewswire -- Jan. 25


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