In a survey, 75% of Americans admit to using their mobile phones while in the bathroom.

Blackberry users are most guilty of talking and tinkling, the survey found.

That doesn’t mean that Droid and iPhone users are off the hook. They’re more likely to browse a social network or use an app while on their potty break. That “Angry Birds” theme you thought you heard in the next stall? Yeah, you probably heard it right.

The other 25% lied.

Farhad Manjoo, in Slate, explains why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period:

Can I let you in on a secret? Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong.

Part of the problem is that most smartphones (BlackBerrys, Androids, and iPhones, at least) have an option to automatically insert a period and a space if you hit two spaces after a letter, thereby reinforcing the “two spaces” action at the end of a sentence. I doubt I will be able to break the habit (however, I did switch the wrist I wear my watch on, so there’s a chance).

Gizmodo tells the story of a guy who brings his iPhone to Apple to be looked at because he’s getting a lot of dropped calls. Apple runs some diagnostics, finds that he’s dropping 22% of his calls, and tells him he’s actually getting better performance than most.

How utterly shitty is the iPhone on AT&T in the New York area? The average iPhone drops 30 percent of all calls. And that’s considered acceptable by Apple.

This is why I dumped AT&T. If my call went through (about 50% of the time), it would get dropped about 50% of the time if the call was longer than two minutes. I still find it amazing that AT&T can’t provide good coverage in the middle of NYC, while Verizon is excellent and T-Mobile is mostly good.

I’d bet you’d have better luck with signal at the top of a mountain than in the middle of NYC.

A cell phone, too close to a stove, may turn it on:

When Andrei Melnikov’s Sony Erickson PDA is within about two feet of the stove, an incoming call will make the Maytag Magic Chef stove beep, and the digital display will light up, indicating that the broiler is on high. Open it up and you’ll see the gas flames streaming out of the broiler’s burners as it begins cooking anything inside it in 500-plus degree heat.

I’m pretty sure this is one of the early attempts of Skynet taking over.

Melnikov says he has spoken with the Maytag company which has promised to send out a repair team and identify the problem.

Hey, they finally found a use for Ol’ Lonely.

Mt. Everest will soon be getting cell phone service.

This June, NT will bring cell phone reception to Mount Everest, offering an alternative for climbers who must currently rely on satellite phones.

In related news, I can’t get a good signal in my apartment in the MIDDLE OF FREAKING NEW YORK CITY!!