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'Distracted walking' suspected in death of Utah woman
cell phones
May 15, 2012
Salt Lake City, Utah is far afield from Fort Lee, New Jersey, but an accident that happened there on Monday serves as a good example of why Fort...
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New Jersey city begins fining pedestrians for 'texting while walking'
TEXT MESSAGING
May 13, 2012
We've all seen - and laughed - and people doing stupid things while texting, includingwalking into fountains. However, people have been killed...
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Cell phone-using teen falls into sinkhole in unexpected pratfall
cell phone
April 25, 2012
Distracted walking as a result of texting or general cell phone use has causedpratfallsandeven deaths, but in this case, the pratfall was only half...
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One Direction's Niall Horan and Demi Lovato reportedly flirt over texts
The X Factor
April 4, 2012
It looks like One Direction's Niall Horan and singer/actress Demi Lovato are a step closer to possibly dating each other. Now magazine is...
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Daily texting nearly twice as popular as voice calls among teens: Pew
TEXT MESSAGING
March 19, 2012
The Pew Internet and American Life Project has released its latest report, titled "Teens, Smartphones & Texting," and the report said...
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U.K. plans to store 'Who, when, where' of every call, text, email, more: report
Wiretapping
February 19, 2012
If you value your privacy and you live in the U.K., you might want to read further. A new anti-terrorism plan will require landline, wireless...
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Valentine's Day poll: 25 percent text their S.O.s 10 or more times daily
Valentine's Day
February 13, 2012
Texting has become so important nowadays, some eschew voice calls and instead simply text. So, in this age, how many times do people usually text...
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A danger sign for carriers: some countries see reduced holiday SMS use
TEXT MESSAGING
January 1, 2012
Back in November of last year, we noted that wireless carriers wereseeing declinesin both voice use and text messaging, and as 2011 came to a close...
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Good news: your teen 'probably' isn't sexting
Sexting
December 5, 2011
The good news is that the practice of sexting --- defined as text messages which include sexual visual content, and a blending of the words "...
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'Facebooking' juror dismissed after posting about murder trial
Facebook
December 4, 2011
Jurors are always instructed not to discuss a case with anyone, so we can only assume the juror in this case felt that social media was not the...
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