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'Sleep Texting' Is Now a Thing Among Teenagers

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:30:22 +0000

Being a teenager is aÂ perilousÂ time in one’s life as a not-quite fully developed brain will cause the teen to make all kinds ofÂ questionable decisions. Now thanks to a newÂ phenomenonÂ called sleep-texting, the teenager can even make these bad decisions while they are catching z’s. According to a study by Elizabeth Dowdell, a professorÂ atÂ Villanova University, more and [...]

Woman Walks Into Freezing Canal While Texting Boyfriend

Jon Prell — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:00:02 +0000

It’s happened again…someone texting and not paying attention to anything going on around them. The woman in the video is texting her boyfriend while walking when she walks right into a water filled canal. The temperature that day was 27 so, needless to say, the water was fairly chilly. In an ironic twist, her name [...]

Happy 20th Birthday, Text Messaging!

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. OMG!

Texting And Walking Can Be Dangerous If You're Not Looking [Video]

Jon Prell — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:02:47 +0000

We have all heard the stories and have seen some of the videos of people walking into manholes, stepping into traffic and tripping over something big while texting. Walking and texting can be very dangerous especially, if you are not paying attention to what is in front of you! Take the guy in the below video for [...]

Move Over Carpal Tunnel, Now It's Text Neck

Leslie Morgan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:15:31 +0000

Just when we thought we’d heard everything, now there is a new medical condition related to texting. It’s a chiropractors dream…the dreaded “text neck.” According to TheFrisky.com, “Thousands are being treated for the condition known as “text neck” which is caused by the neck being flexed for too long while staring down at a smart phone — [...]

No More Texting On Your Bicycle

Leslie Morgan — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:21:52 +0000

Chicago could become the first city in America to make it a crime to text while riding your bicycle! Recommended by the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee,it would would make it illegal to talk on a cell phone without a hands-free device while biking on the road. If approved it will go into effect next month and a first offense fine will cost you $20 to $50, second of

Ever Feel Like Your Phone Vibrated Only To Find, It Didn't?

Leslie Morgan — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:34:13 +0000

Have you ever had this happen, only to find out its the phone of the person sitting in the booth behind you? With the majority of us carrying cell phone, we are constantly thinking its our phone text alert that just chimed or our email notification sound effect. According to Fox Business, its called “Phantom [...]