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Smartphone Dependence Rising Along With iPhone Sales

As robust sales of cellphones made by Apple (AAPL) and Google underscore, more consumers are severing their landlines and relying solely on wireless services and mobile devices to make phone calls. The number of U.S. consumers living in a household with a mobile phone but no landline is now 44%, up from just 26% in 2010, according to research firm GfK MRI. Millennials were most likely to forgo landlines, with 64% reporting being mobile phone-only,

Wearables will gain ground in workplace, says new report

Could employers really start handing out pricey Apple (AAPL) watches to their workers? Absolutely, according to a report released on Wednesday by tech research firm Tractica. Tractica says the “adoption of wearables in the workplace will occur both in corporate enterprise environments and in industrial settings.” The firm expects wearables to start popping up in offices and factories in a big way. Smartwatches will be the largest category of workplace wearables, followed by fitness trackers and Internet-connected “smart” glasses, according to Tractica. And “smart” clothing is on the horizon, the company said. Key industry players will include Apple (APPL) , Google (GOOGL) and Salesforce.com (CRM), said the report.

3 Reasons To Think Twice About Apple; 1 Is The Watch

Apple (AAPL) shares got a downgrade Wednesday, as Societe Generale doesn’t see the Apple Watch as a “game changer” while a stronger dollar pinches overseas sales and the next iPhone models struggle to top the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Societe General analysts cut Apple to a hold with a 130 price target. Apple shares fell 0.3% to 125.60 on the stock market today. The stock has been finding support at the 50-day moving average for the past two