There's no doubt that distracted driving can lead to car accidents that injure or kill, and the recommended ban is certainly well intended. But the NTSB may not be doing the right thing. An educational campaign to change driver's habits would be a much better approach.
There’s little to make you feel as out of touch with what’s happening with “the kids today” as discovering that there are all manner of words that apparently have double meanings that you were entirely unaware of. For example, “Kmart.” Or “hobo.” Or “murder.” All of which were contained on a list of obscene words that the Pakistani Telecommunication Authority recently attempted to have banned from text messaging within the country.
A new Pew Internet study takes a look at the texting habits of cell phone owners. The findings show that of the 83% of American adults who own cell phones, roughly 73% of them send text messages and about 31% of them prefer texting to actually talking on the phone.
A war’s brewing between BlackBerry Messenger and Apple’s upcoming iMessage, and Samsung isn’t content to sit on the sidelines. The phone and tablet maker plans to launch its own mobile messaging service called “ChatON,” with the promise of supporting even its competitors’ smartphones.
On August 21, AT&T will once again “streamline” its text messaging plans, leaving only unlimited and pay-per-text options for new subscribers.
What’s the point of a smartphone?
Correction Appended: July 19, 2011
Could you beat the world’s best texters in a race of speed and accuracy? Try your hand…err fingers at the LG Mobile World Cup. Winner gets $50,000 (split from a grand prize of $100,000) and the honor of being known as “the world’s fastest texter.”
If rumor is right, it looks like AT&T is going to start their attack plan to beat the Verizon iPhone. A source has leaked to Gear Live a Best Buy company memo that says that AT&T will be changing text messaging plans to $10 for 1000 messages and $20 for unlimited texting. Each additional message will [...]
Patrons who think that their waiter isn’t working fast enough might have a new tool in their arsenal. A new service called Text My Food allows customers to text their waiter their orders and their requests such as extra ketchup or the check instead of waiting for the server to come around to their table. [...]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) thinks that it’s time for an overhaul of the 911 emergency system to allow users to text 911 with messages, pictures and video in case of emergencies. In a statement issued today, the organization stated that texting 911 could be beneficial in situations like the Virginia Tech shootings, where picking up a phone and [...]
