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VoxOx Real-Time Language Translation For SMS/Chat/Email/Twitter Makes You Fluent Across the Globe

Technology does so much to bring us together, it'd be a shame to let language keep us apart. VoxOx is the first to overcome that hurdle, with a free real-time translation tool that lets you chat seamlessly in dozens of tongues. More »

02/16/10

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By Brian Barrett

#humor

Great Sexts Through History

Sexting may seem like a relatively recent phenomenon, but in truth it's as old as mankind itself. Here's a walk back through the illustrious history of the SMS booty call: More »

02/14/10

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By Brian Barrett

#badvalentine

OMG I Did Not Text That

It's the worst feeling: Waking up completely wrecked from the night before, only to realize with a dull sweat that you pressed 'Send'. Fortunately for the rest of us, what you drunkenly texted is often hilarious. More »

02/13/10

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By Joel Johnson

#humor

Beyond Sexting: The Spectrum of Shameful Text Messaging

For all the talk of sexting, you'd think it was the only kind of text out there. Not so! There's plenty of other ways to message, most of which come with just as much regret: More »

01/22/10

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By Brian Barrett

#china

Text Messages Being Monitored In China For "Illegal" Keywords

Censorship's been an ongoing issue in China for decades, but in the last week Google's really opened a can of worms. Now, the massive carrier China Mobile has been found snooping on people's messages, looking for "illegal or unhealthy content." More »

01/20/10

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By Kat Hannaford

#remainders

Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why)

In today's Remainders: the fastest text messengers in the world; PC sales are up, but the PCs are smaller and cheaper; Calvin and Hobbes's snowman violence realized; and hacked billboards with hardcore porn bring Moscow traffic to a standstill. More »

01/15/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#haiti

Text Message Donations to Haiti Pass $4 Million

01/14/10

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#sms

Sending a Text Message to Canada Saved a Woman in Haiti

A Canadian woman trapped under rubble after the recent earthquake in Haiti managed to send out a text message to the Foreign Affairs Department in Ottawa, a place nearly 3,000 miles away. And it saved her life. More »

01/14/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#blockquote

Sext Messages Make Us All Sound Equally Ridiculous

Everyone's taking the piss out of Tiger Woods lately, but I feel sympathetic after seeing these text messages he exchanged with a lover. He sounds as ridiculous as anyone else would in lusty, loverly, silly, and random text messages. More »

12/10/09

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By Rosa Golijan

#nsfw

Let's Sing About Safer Sext (NSFW)

Sext. Sending pictures of your naughty bits through MMS. Oh, don't play coy. You already knew what it is, so let's just watch this educational video and learn about safer sext practices from some singing, underwear-clad people. More »

11/26/09

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By Rosa Golijan

#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]

10/02/09

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By matt buchanan

#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 »

09/28/09

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By Jason Chen

#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 »

09/27/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#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]

09/24/09

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By matt buchanan

#cellphones

Click here to read Drunk Driver Caught Using Cellphone While Speeding, Fishtailing, <i>and</i> Running Red Lights

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 »

08/31/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#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 »

08/24/09

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By Jesus Diaz

#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 »

08/11/09

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By Jason Chen

#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 »

08/06/09

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By Mark Wilson

#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 »

07/31/09

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By Sean Fallon

#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 »