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catholicism

Pope to Text Young People to Appear Hip, Is About as In Touch as Your Grandpa

Apparently, Catholicism is full of old people. While that's all well and good, the Pope wants to take his message to the streets, where the young people hang out. He saw on the local news that people use "cellular phones" to send "text messages," so he decided to get on board with this hip and confusing new fad. Now young people can expect to receive texts such as "hey how r u its d pope believe in jesus plz." It's the future of religion! More »

10:10 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Adam Frucci
5,727 views, 53 comments

Latest by nightmajik: @hanswatson: Thank you for posting something informative and sensible, to counter some of the, uh, notsosensible, comments that have cropped up on this post. Also, I'm Catholic, and I didn't find anything about this entry offensive. Some of the comments? Now, more »

cellphones

Scent Text Messaging Patented: Get Ready to Smell Farts from 3,000 Miles Away

Uh oh. A couple of companies in Germany have patented technology that enables sending scented text messages between phones. You know what this means: bring on the fart messages. More »

12:45 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Adam Frucci
6,872 views, 27 comments

Latest by rich70734: Oh Tobias, where has your career gone? more »

weird news

Sending Too Many SMS Messages Means You Have a Mental Disorder

The same doctor that was pushing for internet addiction to be classified as an official mental disorder has now published an article in the latest American Journal of Psychiatry stating that sending a large amount of SMS messages will qualify as well. Not only that, it seems that Jerald Block is throwing in too much computer gaming in the mental disorder pile too. What do you and your BFF Jill think? Is too much SMSing something you need to get professional help to quit, as evidenced by the findings that "people who are denied access to the internet or mobile phones displayed feelings of anger, tension, and/or depression?" [Cellular News via Tech Dirt]

2:15 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Jason Chen
7,998 views, 71 comments

Latest by nutbastard: @munan: Boy, what an ungrateful little bastard! I ought to kidnap him away to my house and watch him writhe as he tries to work the tubes on sub-28k dialup. it'd be like methadone, to carry the analogy further. more »

happy finnish

Finnish Spitzer Sends 200 Sex SMS to Exotic Dancer and Her Sister

An SMS-savvy Finnish Foreign Minister has joined former New York governor Eliot Spitzer in the "thinks with the wrong head" club this week. The 60-year-old Ilkka Kanerva was discovered to have sent more than 200 text messages to an exotic dancer named Johanna Tukiainen, 29. And her sister! Despite the fact that Kanerva's longtime parter said she's not bothered by her man's wandering eyes (or should that be fingers?), people are still calling for a resignation. More below. More »

2:00 PM on Sun Mar 30 2008
By Jack Loftus
12,066 views, 33 comments

Latest by iceballer: @92BuickLeSabre: "Once you go black...You go deaf."- Family Guy more »

shame

British Protecting Local Textards by Padding Lampposts

Apparently, there's been a large number of injuries in England caused by boneheads walking and texting and then walking into solid objects. Rather than create some sort of Darwinian euthanasia program like I would if I was Duke or Lord or Bobby or whatever the leader of that country goes by, the Brits have decided to simply place padding around the lampposts, making them idiotproof for their populace. It's currently being tested on Brick Lane in London, and if it's successful it'll spread to other cities in England. Feel free to use the comments section to bemoan what a shameful statement this makes about your country and claim that you are one of the few smart ones, Brits. [Yahoo]

2:10 PM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Adam Frucci
12,615 views, 77 comments

Latest by ireadalota: Industrial strength fly-paper. After the pubs close, you patrol around and peel off the stickers. more »

cellphones

Valentine's Day Is Most Popular Texting Holiday

Maybe it was induced by the shorthand we'd read for years off Necco Sweethearts, but according to AT&T, Valentine's Day is the most popular holiday for text messaging. From February 13th to the 14th, there's a 33% spike in texting traffic. Yes, you know what that means. The cellphone owning population is trying 33% harder to get laid than on a normal day. For a full list of officially sanctioned booty call shorthand, hit the jump. We don't recommend a single, nonsensical letter of it. No one ever made out after calling someone a QT. (But if so, let us know in the comments. We may have expensive jewelry to return). More »

10:41 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
4,087 views, 23 comments

Latest by Amiash: if a cryptologist sees these words?i dont know.. more »

profanity

Why You Have to Manually Type F-U-C-K On Your Cellphone (Mildly NSFW)


A. It makes you a better, politer person, savage. B. Because predictive text was invented by British dudes, at least according to this hilarious clip by (British) comedic duo Armstrong and Miller. Of course, the first thing I do when I get a phone is totally program it to only offer up dirty words. [via core77]

1:30 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By matt buchanan
10,601 views, 25 comments

cellphones

Pizza Hut Starts Text Message Delivery

Pizza Hut, ever expanding both waistlines and accessibility to their greasy goodness, has launched a new mobile ordering service allowing users to text message 4 pizza. Apparently online pizza orders have really taken off, accounting for 20 percent of total sales (that stat is either from Pizza Hut or Papa John's, we couldn't discern from the copy) and texting could account for another huge percentage as well. More »

10:52 AM on Thu Jan 17 2008
By Mark Wilson
4,521 views, 23 comments

keyboards

Cre8txt Keyboard Lets You Practice Texting

We usually try to look for the good in everything, but this cre8txt keyboard looks to us like a pretty bad idea. It's essentially a keyboard that lets you type like you do on a cellphone, but on a computer. You can plug it into any PC, Mac, Xbox 360 or PS3 and type away, pretending that you're actually texting your BFF Jill instead of trying to compose a 30,000 word essay. We suppose it might be useful as a one-handed keyboard for, we don't know, presentations? Or some other activity you do that occupies one hand? [Cre8txt via Shiny Shiny]

3:30 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Jason Chen
1,453 views, 14 comments

Latest by AznSmith: lol, dis thing is gr8, i m usin 1 rite now and i can typ 500 wpm w/ it. more »

Speaking of texting while driving, some girl is texting while driving on the Wild 94.9 Justin.TV feed [JustinTV]

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automobile fun

89% of Americans Want Texting While Driving Outlawed

According to a 2,049-person poll, demographically weighted proportionally to the US, 89% of adults think that text messenging while driving is "distracting, dangerous and should be outlawed." So how many of those polled text and drive anyway? More »

8:58 AM on Tue Aug 7 2007
By Mark Wilson
5,609 views, 38 comments

New York State Senator pushes to pass a bill banning texting on cellphones while driving, something that 66% of 18- to 24-year-olds apparently do now. [GovTech]

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cellphones

Driving While Texting May Be Illegal in Oregon, Washington

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are getting set to push a bill that will make texting (sending SMS messages) while driving illegal. It's an extension of laws against talking on cellphones in the car, but this activity is possibly more deadly because your eyes are off the road. More »

11:00 PM on Wed Mar 14 2007
By Jason Chen
11,013 views, 46 comments

cellphones

Random House Sending Books Via SMS

I admit, I like sending and receiving texts, but to read an entire chapter via text—that's where I draw the line. Nevertheless, Random House is offering the first chapter of a new business book (Life's a Pitch) for free via SMS on mobile phones. Sign up and you'll even get a 40% discount on the full book. It's one thing to get it as a digital file, but as multiple texts, no thanks. – Louis Ramirez More »

9:38 AM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By Louis Ramirez
993 views, 2 comments

Latest by Xenobiologista: Meh. Works better in East Asian languages where 1 word = 1-2 characters as opposed to alphabet-based ones. You can't get much content in one SMS. more »

wireless

Text to Find Your Nearest Starbucks: Insert Java-script Joke Here

Starbucks is now offering a new service for their hordes of over-caffeinated followers in North America. Using your cellphone or other mobile device you can send a text message with your zip code to "MYSBUX" and you'll received back the address and phone number of your three nearest Starbucks. More »

10:59 AM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
5,190 views, 15 comments

cellphones

Teacher Gets Busted After Texting Local Cops for Weed

Be careful what you send via text. Ann Greenfield, a 34-year old teacher in Kentucky, got screwed over after accidentally texting a state trooper and not her dealer for some marijuana. The cop texted her back, set up a meeting place, and when Greenfiled showed up, had an entire squad waiting for her. I've heard of drunk texting before, but sadly this was sober. Moral of the story: look before you text. – Louis Ramirez More »

9:12 AM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Louis Ramirez
5,488 views, 50 comments

cellphones

Was Cheney BlackBerrying it up During the SOTU?

We recognize that old ass-shift-pocket-reach-downward-stare-thumb-action anywhere, especially since we saw it in exquisite high def. But was Cheney texting Condi or was he just switching the old girl to silent? You be the judge. – Jason Chen More »

6:15 PM on Wed Jan 24 2007
By Jason Chen
207 views, 25 comments