Full FeedNew York officially bans texting while driving
New York State has just added a new law that further bans the use of cell phones while driving. Effective immediately, drivers can no longer text while driving and if they are caught doing so they face a fine of up to $150. While a great law, for me this… Continue Reading »
Texting while driving is dangerous, as graphically pointed out in this PSA
Nothing like using a little shock and gore as an attempt at making people more aware that texting while driving is dangerous. Honestly at this point, I cannot imagine that anyone is unaware that texting while driving is dangerous, but just in case, you can now point them in the… Continue Reading »
So you think you can text while driving? A new game tests your abilities
We see people doing it all the time. Texting or talking on the phone while driving in their car. The reality is, this is a very dangerous combination. The New York Times put together a game having you test out that combo. When you play the game, you have to… Continue Reading »
Public safety announcement: When texting and walking be aware of open manholes
What better way than to start your Monday than by reading a story about a girl who fell into an open manhole cover because she was walking and texting and obviously not paying attention to where she was going? If nothing else, it will make you feel just a little… Continue Reading »
Texting while driving worse than drunk driving?
Chances are most of us have probably experienced being in the car while the driver is texting or responding to an email. If you have yet to experience it, let me tell you it can lead to some scary moments. Now there’s a study that can help cement those fears… Continue Reading »
Is Your iPod Worth Dying For?
A 16 year old in Tampa thought so. According to police she was walking across a busy road when she dropped her iPod, not realizing it until she reached the other side. She immediately ran back into the road to retrieve it and was run over by a truck. She’s… Continue Reading »
LG enV3 to launch on May 29 at Verizon
A popular phone designed for texting is the LG enV. The latest version, the enV3, will be available on May 29. I haven’t owned any of these phones, but I do see a lot of my friends using them, so they are popular enough for LG to manufacture another edition.… Continue Reading »
Text messaging to blame in Boston trolley collision
A MBTA trolley slammed into the back of another one in downtown Boston last night, injuring 100 and sending 49 to the hospital. In what MBTA officials called an outrage, the driver of the trolley that caused the crash admitted he had been texting his girlfriend at the time and… Continue Reading »
Who’s on Crack: SMS avoidance Myths and Hacks
Normally, this is my place to poke fun at the idiocy that comes out of our tech industry, but today I’m going to poke holes at telecoms that find it appropriate to charge us $20,000 in our monthly phone bill without so much as a courtesy call. SMS has become… Continue Reading »
How our love of texting is an evil scheme by American Idol and AT&T
In 2008, American Idol viewers voted 78 million times via text messages. In 2003, the inaugural year for AT&T sponsorship (when they were pitching mlife) only 7. 5 million text message votes were sent. This explosion is transforming how we view texting, who does it and how much we’re willing… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
