Poll: A Fifth Vacation With Laptops

June 1, 2007 By ALAN FRAM , Associated Press Writer A businessman uses his laptop computer

(AP) -- Sun block. Beach umbrella. Laptop. One in five people toted laptop computers on their most recent vacations, an AP-Ipsos poll released Friday said. Along with the 80 percent who said they brought along their cell phones, the survey shows going on vacation no longer means being out of the electronic loop.

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