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A woman dials a cell phone in her car

Texting increases crash risk 23 times: study

Technology / Other

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Text messaging behind the wheel increases the risk of a crash or a near crash by 23 times, and is far more dangerous than talking on a cell phone while driving, according to a report released Tuesday.


For needy, cell phones can be free

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

An obscure federal program that helps poor people pay for phone service is entering the wireless era. Cell phone companies are offering the needy a bargain that the rest of us can only dream about: free service.


On new cell phones, QWERTY eases out 1-2-3 (AP)

On new cell phones, QWERTY eases out 1-2-3

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(AP) -- Goodbye, numeric cell phone keypads. You're going the way of the rotary dial. Touch screens and QWERTY keyboards will take over from here, thank you.


A year after they were authorised, the use of mobile phones aboard planes remains very limited in Europe

Mobile phone calls on planes make slow take off in Europe

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A year after they were authorised, the use of mobile phones aboard planes remains very limited in Europe, with only 27 planes equipped to allow them, the European Commission said Thursday.


T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved (Update)

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers.


Text messaging may help children fight off obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Many children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones – sometimes to the great annoyance of their parents.


It's phone over sex for some

Technology / Other

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Who needs foreplay when you have a cell phone?