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Texting while driving? There's an app to stop that
Sally Herships May 20, 2013
AT&T and other mobile carriers are uniting to help prevent teens from texting while driving. What technology exists, and does it work?
2012: The mobile web election
John Moe Apr 23, 2012
Candidates are scrambling to figure out web on-the-go by November. Plus, a new "Frogger."
Dumbphones, what are they good for?
John Moe Oct 26, 2011
For one thing, text messaging. Just because your old RAZR doesn't have a fancy touchscreen like your new RAZR doesn't mean it needs to be tossed...
Text to speech to driver
Marc Sanchez Oct 18, 2011
Ford announced that all but one of its 2012 models will come with a text detecting feature that will sync with a driver's phone and read any...
From Apple, one more thing...
John Moe Oct 6, 2011
With the introduction of iOS 5 for iPhones, Apple will roll out an update to its iMessage feature. With this version, users will be able to send...
AT&T simplifies texting
John Moe Aug 19, 2011
The wireless carrier has decided not to hassle with different levels of texting plans anymore since most people seem to just want unlimited texting...
Text to 911 on the way
John Moe Aug 11, 2011
Speaking at a meeting of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials in Philadelphia yesterday, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski...
Facebook destroys text messaging as we know it
John Moe Aug 10, 2011
That's the hyperbolic headline. The more tame one: Facebook rolls out an app people may or may not use. It's an app called Messenger that serves...
Law enforcement thwarted by...toys?
John Moe Aug 10, 2011
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania discovered that Mattel's pre-teen texting toy, the IM-Me, can be altered to disrupt the digital...
