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Texting Turns 20 Years Old

Donald Deane — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:53:07 +0000

Although it became a widely used form of communication only recently, texting is actually a decades-old technology. In fact, it celebrated its 20th birthday on Monday, which makes it older than most of the kids who use it.

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Teen Using Cell Phone Walks into Snake Pit

Donald Deane — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:55:14 +0000

By this point, it should be fairly obvious that getting distracted by a cell phone can be extremely hazardous to your health. And yet, a teen girl in California actually fell into a pit of rattlesnakes while searching for a signal in the desert. Need further proof? We didn't think so.

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Daredevil Answers Cellphone While Walking Tightrope

Donald Deane — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:23:04 +0000

Generally, we let our cellphone go to voicemail when we're busy. Not so French daredevil Trancede Melet, who actually took a call while walking a 20 meter gap suspended 1,000 feet in the air. At least he wasn't texting. That would've been crazy dangerous.

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It's Official — We're Addicted to Our Cell Phones [POLL]

Mike Adams — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:19:51 +0000

Everywhere you go you see people that appear to have their cell phones physically attached to their ears and thumbs for fear that if don’t stay glued to the godforsaken thing they just might miss out on something as important as a Facebook status update or the latest social commentary in the form of a meme.

If you are one of these people, the good news is, you are not alone.

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Facebook Yoga Instructor Fired After Demanding Cell Phones Be Shut Off — Is It Fair?

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:37:48 +0000

Yoga is meant to be a relaxing and purifying activity, one whose entire purpose can be disrupted by things like cell phones. California yoga instructor Alice Van Ness had one critical policy for her students: turn the cell phones off.

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Verizon Wireless Will Soon Phase Out Unlimited Data Plans — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:57:52 +0000

If you’re a Verizon Wireless customer who was grandfathered in with an unlimited data plan after the company eliminated the option for new customers, enjoy it while it lasts — the company will be moving you to a tiered plan soon.

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Reports: Spammers Flooded Cell Phones with a Staggering 4.5 Billion Texts in 2011

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:00:22 +0000

There are few things more frustrating than learning that some spammer has wasted a few megabytes of your data plan with advertisements for male enhancement pills or cash for gold schemes.

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