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Verizon Cuts Prepaid-Plan Daily Pricing, but Doubles Texting Rate
December 9th, 2010 |
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Verizon Wireless cut the price of its prepaid daily voice plan in half, to $1.99, but doubled its per-text rate, to 2 cents. – Verizon Wireless has cut the pricing of its prepaid
daily voice plan from $3.99 to $1.99, and doubled the texting rate on the
plan from a penny to 2 cents, Fierce
Wireless first reported.
The plan also offers unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling, as well as
unlimited night and weekend minutes. A…
Texting Deaths Drive U.S. to Consider Disabling Phones in Cars
November 30th, 2010 |
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The Department of Transportation is considering cell phone software that would prevent the devices from working in moving vehicles, as “distracted driving” laws have proven ineffective. – U.S. Department of Transportation officials are considering software solutions that would prevent cell phones from working in moving vehicles, Secretary of Transportation Raymond LaHood said at a talk this month, according to Discovery News.
The comment followed the launch of the departments “Fa…
Scarlett Johansson teased for texting her ‘sexy husband’
November 18th, 2010 |
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It seems Scarlett Johansson can’t do without her hubby Ryan Reynolds. The actress was recently teased by guests for texting her absent “sexy husband” at the Barbuto after-party for Kings of Leon concert. According to the sources, she was on her BlackBerry all night and sat with model Lily Aldridge and singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin, reports [...]
Facebook Combines E-Mail, Chat, Texting into New Messages Service
November 15th, 2010 |
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UPDATED: Facebook Messages, which the company launched in invitation-only mode, enables people to communicate with their friends using any media or connected device they want. – SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, closing in on signing up its 600
millionth user, is already the No. 1 social networking service in the
world.
Now it wants to become the largest and most important real-time
messenger by combining the world’s most-often-used digital media: SMS
texting, e-mail, chat …
Teens Texting 3,000 Messages per Month: Report
October 15th, 2010 |
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A Nielsen report finds teenagers are text-mad, getting or receiving an average of 3,339 texts a month. – Teenage fingertips are tapping away to the tune of more than 3,000 text
messages per month, according to research by Nielsen. On average, teens are
sending or receiving 3,339 texts a month up 8 percent from last year and more
than six per every hour they’re awake.
Using recent data from monthly…
Texting While Driving Common Among Adults, Says Study
June 21st, 2010 |
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A new survey by the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project suggests that 27 percent of American adults have texted while driving, while a full 61 percent report having used a cell phone while behind the wheel. Of the American teens surveyed, some 26 percent texted while driving, while 43 percent reported making calls while behind the wheel. Several states have banned the use of cell phones while driving, after several studies demonstrated the inherent distractions in doing so. – A new survey by the Pew Research Centers Internet amp;
American Life Project suggests that, when it comes to cell phones and driving,
most Americans are engaging in some decidedly risky behavior.
According
to the study, around 27 percent of American adults reported texting while
driving, versu…
INSIDE MOBILE: Using Mobile Technology to Prevent Texting While Driving
March 18th, 2010 |
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Mobile technology solutions to prevent texting while driving are now being introduced into the market. The initial focus is to prevent teens from texting while driving but, eventually, enterprises will demand some control over corporate cell phone use to help reduce their liability in case of an accident caused by an employee. As Knowledge Center mobile and wireless analyst J. Gerry Purdy explains here, mobile software and hardware to assist in preventing texting while driving will eventually become an active part of every vehicle.
– You’ve undoubtedly seen a news segment on TV or in the press recently about the dangers of texting while driving. I can tell you that I’ve stopped doing it. My current rule: only text when Im stopped at a traffic light or when not in a car. I feel I’m protecting myself and those around me by simply …
DOT Bans Texting by Truckers, Bus Drivers
January 26th, 2010 |
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Effective immediately, truck and bus drivers are subject to fines of up to $2,750 for texting and driving. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood promises more rules and regulations designed to curb texting while driving.
– The U.S. Department of Transportation banned texting by drivers of
commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses Jan. 26, effective
immediately. Truck and bus drivers who text while driving commercial vehicles
may be subject to civil or criminal penalties of up to $2,750.
Federal Motor Ca…
Texting While Driving Increases Danger of Crashing, Study Finds
December 22nd, 2009 |
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A University of Utah report suggests texting while driving is more dangerous than talking on a mobile phone while driving.
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A report by University of Utah researchers found texting on
a cell phone while driving is six times more dangerous than talking on a cell
phone while on the road. The researchers used a driving simulator to determine
that people who texted and drove were far less likely to brake o…
Lawmakers To Propose Ban On Driving While Texting
July 29th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — States would be required to ban driving while texting or face the loss of highway funds under legislation being pushed by a group of Democratic senators.
Aimed at reducing driver distraction and highway deaths and injuries,…
Texting and Driving Greatly Increases Accidents, Study Shows
July 28th, 2009 |
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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute concludes drivers who send text messages run a crash risk over 20 times higher than that of drivers not using phones. The VTTI study also shows that drivers using headsets are just as likely to be involved in traffic accidents as drivers using handheld devices.
– Sending text messages should be banned in moving
vehicles for all drivers to avoid an epidemic of traffic crashes, according to
a study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. VTTI’s large-scale,
naturalistic driving study (PDF) purports to be one of the clearest studies yet of
…
T-Mobile Adds Three Samsung Texting Mobile Phones to Lineup
July 22nd, 2009 |
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With the Samsung Comeback, Gravity 2 and t349 texting- and messaging-focused phones, T-Mobile has expanded its summer lineup.
– T-Mobile has added three Samsung texting- and messaging-focused phones to its summer stash, the Comeback, the Gravity 2 and the t349.
The Comeback might be called an unconventional clamshell style, flipping open horizontally, instead of vertically, to offer a full qwerty keyboard.
On the outs…
Texting Accidents: Running Into Posts, Tangled In Dog Leashes (VIDEO)
July 15th, 2009 |
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On Tuesday night, CNN’s Jeanne Moos interviewed people who describe their accidents while texting, from running into posts, tree branches, and getting tangled in dog leashes.
Watch the video:
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Texting Teen Falls Into Manhole On Staten Island
July 12th, 2009 |
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A Staten Island teen trying to text while walking fell into an open manhole – and city officials have launched an investigation.