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Smart Cellphone Would Spend Your Money

jonknee writes "MobileTracker pointed to an article in the latest New Scientist about some new 3G mobile phone software that tries to learn your habits and start making your decisions for you. This sounds like science fiction, but it's happening now. The phone will be able to make reservations for you at your favorite steak house and then save seats for you at the hot event in town. Neat!"

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  1. Japan by Duncan3 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    While us Americans are chuckling and wondering why anyone would want this, as many posts are showing...

    In Japan is is absolutely critical for every teenage girl to have exactly the same stuff as every other, or else she faces some rather severe social consequences. It's no secret that these girls/sheep run the Japanese economy.

    So once sales of product-X reaches some critical mass all the girls phones can be programmed to detect it and keep up by ordering the product immediately.

    In all seriousness, this will relive the stress of keeping up for many girls, and make their lives a bit better.

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