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    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Do I text while driving??!!!?? PPffttt.. Hell no! I don't text, I email. Just kidding. Seriously, too many people have enough of a challenge just o... more »
    92BuickLeSabre: I guess this matters as a matter of idle curiosity. But honestly, what does it matter if 100% of people say they do it all the time? Like drunk drivi... more »
    Software_Goddess: This makes me want to cry. I don't think you should even talk on the phone while driving. It should not take 'someone getting hurt' for people to stop... more »
    Grendel: Nice save Matt. I personally hate text messages. I refuse to engage in the activity period. Women that get into the habit of texting you after you've ... more »
    stryker1800: i used to text while driving quite a bit but nowadays since i use a touch screen phone i cant manage to do both more »
    frigg: Keeping the AT&T customer base informed about upcoming episodes of American Idol does not qualify as spam, it qualifies as a public service. It's ... more »
    pdditty: AT&T only sent it to those people who sent a text voting for contestants on American Idol. It wasnt like AT&T just randomly sent text to the w... more »
    l337virus: and that is why i have TXT MSGS blocked on my account so this wont happen and i dont have to pay 20 text from 20 people saying happy Thanksgiving or M... more »
    strider_mt2k: So start being verbose when you text. No reasons really other than abbrevs are annoying. more »
    NerissaJobo: Funny thing. In Japan we pay something like 1.5 cents for a text message...but we pay 20-40 cents a minute for a cell phone call. It's the same thing ... more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Here's the $64,000 question: What are any of you going to do about it? Are you going to cut the cellphone cord? Are you going to drop messaging plans... more »
    vicorp: Gee, I wonder what the Senate Antitrust Committee will investigate next? HDMI cables: 6 feet for $40? Sounds suspicious to us..... more »
    soggy_cheerio: Um, since when did bandwidth become free? It is still a supply and demand issue. Before people get their panties in a bind over what I'm going to say,... more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I can't believe some other, highly intelligent race hasn't already bulldozed this piece of space debris we cling to... more »
    Substance_D: What movie is the screen cap from? more »
  • #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 »
  • #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 »
  • #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

    Virgin Mobile Lets You Send Texts to Nobody, Charges For Confirmation

    Virgin Mobile has a new service that allows its customers to send text messages into space, with a "formal confirmation" costing $15.
  • #election

    Democrats Still Most Tech Savvy, Rent Digital Billboard to Text Message Sarah Palin at Rally

  • #braille

    B&D Messenger Helps the Blind Read SMS

  • #tmobile

    T-Mobile Raises Text Message Prices (Meaning You Can Ditch Your Contract)

  • #cellphones

    How to Cover Your Text Message Tracks

    It's Friday, so the mass of stupid and regrettable (and maybe criminal) text messages you wished you never sent is about explode exponentially, as it does every weekend. Google, as you know, keeps your embarrassing search history for "AZN Squirrels Pooping on Bananas" or "Iron Man upskirt" for 18 months. But how long do Verizon and AT&T hang on to your shameful SMSes? Thankfully, not long at all. Sprint hangs on to your textual diarrhea the longest, for about two weeks, while AT&T dumps them after 48 hours, according to Slate's Explainer. We hit up Verizon, who said a "couple days, tops." There are a couple catches, though. More »