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Voyou_Charmant: TYRANNY!!!!!!11 Tranny, I mean Tranny. Sorry, I thought I was on Fleshbot. more »
dry-roasted-peanuts: But jerking off in your car while stuck in a jam is still cool, right? more »
otko: LOBO, LOBO, BRING BACK SHERIFF LOBO! more »
lostlikeme: there's no way to enforce this. and newsflash, doing anything besides driving, while driving, is distracting. plenty of accidents are caused by pe... more »
discounteggroll: is riding a motorcycle considered driving? If not, AMFYOYO more »
GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: Does this apply to him when he is riding atop his mighty unicorn which craps rainbows, wielding his lightsaber? more »
Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: So how are they going to get their work done now?? more »
phunnyballs: " Meaning we're all next." paranoid much? Texting while driving is a state level issue and will not be made at the national level. At the very most... more »
ninjagin: "As usual, the face of Emmanuel Goldstein, the Enemy of the People, had flashed onto the screen. There were hisses here and there among the audience. ... more »
hcho3: How can you tell if someone is making or reading a text message? It will be difficult to control this. People should not be holding phones in their ha... more »

#obama

Obama Bans Government Employees From Driving While Texting
An executive order from President Obama bans all government employees—including soldiers and postal workers—from texting while driving if they're working, driving one of Uncle Sam's cars or using one of his cellphones. Meaning we're all next. [Ars]
#iphoneapps

Ping is Like a Free SMS Client For iPhone and iPod Touch Users
This Ping app by the guy who made PushGmail is a mix between text messaging and instant messaging. What you need to know is that it's free and it's fast. More »
#nsfw

Best Use of SMS Technology Yet Includes Boobs, Of Course
What you are looking at here is a) a seminaked stunning blonde in transparent lingerie, b) a great ad for the new Axe Day and Night, c) the best use of SMS technology yet, or d) all of the above. More »
#cellphones

Silly Carmakers Don't Think You Should Text and Drive
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers are the latest to support a national law against texting while driving. Clearly, they haven't seen me: I can simultaneously eat Chik-fil-a, shift gears, Twitter, send email via iPhone and brush my teeth. Perfectly. [CrunchGear]
#cellphones

Drunk Driver Caught Using Cellphone While Speeding, Fishtailing, and Running Red Lights
Hookay. So we knew that texting while driving is stupid. But what about using your cellphone to take photos of yourself while driving. Drunk. Speeding. Fishtailing. Running red lights. Crashing against a police car. And with no driver's license. More »
#texting

Study Finds that More than Half of Drivers Are Idiots (And Text)
Seriously people, I stopped driving almost a year ago, but in my 18 years behind the wheel I never ever typed a message while driving. Unlike 52% of drivers worldwide, according to a recent survey. More »
#china

China Threatens Jail Time For Sexy Texting
It's not only The View and The Today Show that are going crazy for sexy texting—China's threatening a crackdown on people sending seductive messages to each other as well. More »
#texting

You Can Now Text Message 911...In Parts of Iowa...With Some Risk
It's a bit surprising that even with the worldwide prevalence of text messaging, the first 911 call center to support SMS just opened yesterday in Iowa. Unfortunately, the system is still fairly imperfect. More »
#iphone

iPhone Firmware 3.0.1 Is Out, Fixes SMS Vulnerability
This iPhone OS update adresses the hullabaloo about SMS vulnerability. Get it while it's hot. Update: More »
#security

iPhone SMS Security Flaw Could Allow 'Every iPhone In the World' to Be Hijacked
Apparently, there's a security flaw on the iPhone that allows it to be hijacked via SMS. And when, hijacked, your phone can then hijack all other iPhones in your contacts list. I think you see where this is going. More »
#cellphones

You're 23 Times More Likely to Crash Your Car If You're Texting
So says the "first study of drivers texting inside their vehicles," by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. Long-haul trucks were lojacked with cameras for 18 months, and the results showed that drivers were 23 times more likely to wreck when they were texting. The results apply to everybody, not just truckers, they say. Scary. [NYT]
#questionoftheday

Question of the Day: Do You Text While Driving?
Man, people really laid into me for texting while driving as a part of reviewing the N97. It's unsafe, no doubt, but the reality is, people do it. Do you? More »
#iphone

iPhone 3.0's MMS Will Be Part of SMS Bundle, Not Sold at Extra Cost
In a nutshell, "AT&T will make multimedia messaging (MMS) available at no extra cost to customers with a text messaging bundle," says AT&T. [PCWorld]
#questionoftheday

What Method Of 21st Century Communication Do You Prefer?
From time to time I like to revisit the issue of communication because the options are constantly expanding and it is an interesting ongoing sociological experiment. So, the question is simple: which method of communication do you utilize most? More »
#rants

Texting While Driving Is Becoming Ridiculous
It's pretty redundant to make laws outlawing texting while driving because it already falls under laws covering distracted driving, but holy crap, something needs to be done about it. More »
#cellphones

The Real Reason Text Messages Are 160 Characters
I always thought text messages were limited to 160 measly characters because of some archaic pre-1970s technical standard. But apparently, it's because some German dude thought 160 was "perfectly sufficient." More »
#imagecache

Medieval SMS
Send mutton and mead to archer station on crenellation 4SW—can't hold back the hordes on an empty stomach! K Thx :) [English Russia]
#sms

Teen Sends $4800 Worth Of Text Messages, Dad Hammers Teen's Phone
What's worse than your teen sending 10,000 text messages, mostly during school? Her sending 10,000 text messages when you have no text message plan. More »
#questionoftheday

Why Do I Have Negative One Text Messages?
Error in the space-time continuum of SMS? Less than no friends? IS SOMEONE TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING?
#fitness

Alpha Mat: Dancing For SMS Freaks and Math Nerds
From a fitness and educational standpoint, I understand the idea behind the Alpha Mat. It provides a plyometric type of workout while engaging the mind with numerical sequences—but it's missing a key ingredient. More »
#billboards

Snowing Billboards Screwing Up Careers in Norway
Imagine lumbering, blurry-eyed and beat-down to the bus stop on a Monday morning. Just then you notice that the billboard at the stop is snowing—alerting you to optimal skiing conditions at the nearby resort. More »
#iphone

Cell Stickies: How People With No Friends Get Text Messages
I can only imagine these acetate stickers (a mere concept, sadly) of the iPhone's friendly SMS overlay being used to prank someone. But what a prank it would be. [Fiona Carswell via OhGizmo]
#iphone

Google Shuts Down Infinite SMS For Gmail, iPhone
The days of sending free text messages with third-party applications like Infinite SMS in Google Talk has come to an end. The reason? Google was unwilling to foot the bill. More »
#shame

London Clinics Begin Sending STD Test Results via Text
The National Health Service in the London Borough of Hounslow, in an effort to coax young people into getting tested, is offering free self-service STD kits, with an added bonus: text message diagnosis!. More »
#crime

Girl Refuses to Stop Texting in Class, School Calls Cops, Cops Arrest Girl
In an incident that wasn't at all excessive (nope), a 14-year-old girl in Wisconsin was arrested for refusing to stop sending text messages during class, where she proceeded to hide the phone in her ASS CRACK. More »
#cars

Is This How Car Makers Think We Talk?
Hughes Telematics stopped by to show us and our buddies at Jalopnik the in-car connected tech they're pitching to OEMs, which was actually pretty great. But it did include this perfect piece of generational misunderstanding. More »
#insane

Girl Sent 35K Text Messages in a Month...Twice, But It is Nowhere Near the Record
The story of a 13 year old girl sending 14,000 text messages in a single month got a lot of press, but truth be told, that figure is actually fairly low. More »
#spam

AT&T Testing the Waters with American Idol Spam Texts
AT&T is the first cellphone carrier to begin spamming its customers with text ads. It recently sent texts advertising American Idol to a "significant number" of its customers. Stop right there, AT&T. More »
#omgstfu

Teenager Tallies Up 14,528 Text Messages in a Month
A 13-year-old girl in California racked up 14,528 text messages in just a month, which calculates out to 484 a day and 20 an hour. Dear Lord, it's that damn Cingular commercial come to life. More »
#smartmeters

Parking Meters From Hell
Fair warning—crazy French smart meters that detect the presence of cars and tell nearby authorities to come and bust you are making their way to the UK. Are we next? More »
#gougings

NYT: Text Messages Are an Even Bigger Ripoff Than You Thought
We all know that text messaging is overpriced, but the NYT has pulled back the technological shroud to find out that the prices aren't just bad, they're practically extortionate. More »
#cellphones

Marathon to SMS Those Too Lazy to Run In It
I've come to the conclusion that despite childhood fantasies, I will never be passionate or self-loathing enough to run a marathon. However, I could track a friend via SMS.
#gmail

How To Send SMS Text Messages With Gmail's Chat
Google today rolled out a Labs feature that allows you to quickly send SMS messages via Gchat—perfect for continuing to antagonize your contacts with your witty links well after they leave their computer.
#smssurgery

Life-Saving Surgery Performed via Text Message Instructions
Using text message instructions from a colleague, a British surgeon in the Congo successfully amputated the gangrenous collarbone and shoulder blade of an unfortunate teenager who had his arms torn off in an accident. More »
#iphoneapps

SMS Touch: Send Free Text Messages Through Email
From the maker of handy iPhone landscape typing program TouchType, SMS Touch is an iPhone app that allows users to send unlimited text messages without paying for an SMS plan.
#dealzmodo

Buy Two Peek Handhelds and They'll Pay Your Phone Bill
Wow, it's like the longer you wait, the better the deals for the Peek email-on-the-go handheld get. First, there was the price drop to $80; then, unlimited texting. Now the company is offering to pay you entire November iPhone or G1 bill (up to $150), if you buy two peeks (one for you, and one for a friend) at getpeek.com before Monday, December 1. That means those of you with astronomically high phone bills could technically get two of them for a Hamilton.[Peek]
#peek

Peek Handheld Can Now View Images, Text Unlimitedly
The Peek handheld, recently named the Time's best gadget of 2008, has now gotten even better with two added features. While we knew unlimited text messaging was already coming to the device, it's a pleasant surprise to find out it can now view images too. Peek will show .JPG, .GIF, .PNG and .BMP file formats when you click the “View Image” option. Considering its price drop to $80, this little gadget's becoming a better deal day by day. [JKontherun]
#peek

Peek Email-only Handheld Adds Unlimited Text Messaging
Peek, the feature-sparse, email-only handheld will be adding unlimited text messaging to its service within the next few weeks. This will be done by taking advantage of the fact that most cellphones can receive text messages that have been emailed and send text messages to email addresses. Sure, it isn't an elegant solution but it's a clever workaround and it gets the job done. What more could you expect from the guys that somehow garnered enough votes to be considered the best gadget of 2008? [Alley Insider]
#gmail

Google Adding Text Messaging To Gchat in Gmail
Those of you who use Gchat through Gmail can now send text messages to mobile phones. The function is experimental, so you have to go to the Labs tab inside of Gmail's settings (or click on that little green flask icon) to turn it on. Your messages will appear as a 406 number—once you've sent a text through gmail, that'll be your specific number. AIM's had this feature for a while, so it's not surprising that Google would implement it as well. Text your friends! See how it goes! [Webmonkey]
#instantmessaging

Researchers Discover Emotions Surpass Technical Limitations of Instant Messages
Now there's officially no reason to leave the house. Ever. We can call in food, clothing and gadget deliveries. We can pay our bills online. Thanks to infomercials, we can exercise in the comfort of a door frame. And today we discover that we can get all randy (or depressed) chatting with significant others on IM or its cousin, the text message. So says Jeffrey Hancock and his team at Cornell University anyway, and who are we to argue with scientists? More »

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