[photopress:1765772958_padding_protect_pedestrians.jpg,full,center] Further proving my hypothesis that Mr. Bean is not a character but just an average self-absorbed Brit, Brick Lane authorities have found themselves forced to try out padding the city’s lampposts because idiots keep walking into them whilst texting. I say let them bonk their heads. It’s the only way they’re going to learn. Padding to protect pedestrians [Yahoo! News] → Read More
I was spoiled. The first phone that I had when this whole “texting” (as the kids call it) craze hit was a T-Mobile Sidekick, which included unlimited SMS messages with the data plan. Then somewhere along the lines, I fell off the wagon and switched to Sprint in order to get my hands on a Treo 650. Imagine my surprise when I got my first bill and found out I’d all of a sudden been paying some ungodly amount for each text message I’d sent and received. So how much do you actually end up paying nowadays? Depending on your carrier, you could be paying something along the lines of $1497.97 per megabyte and the person on the other end has to pay the same amount to receive one megabyte (assuming 20 cents to send, 20 cents to receive). Hit the jump for more hard data. → Read More
It’s officially official: texting while driving will get you a ticket. Back when I was a kid, this wasn’t a crime, this was a hobby. Right? Right? Phoenix hands out its first citation for texting while driving [AZ Central] → Read More
Texting while driving is a sure fire way to get a ticket or get in an accident. Just being back in California this last week makes me wonder why and how I ever used my phone while driving. It’s ridiculously stupid and unsafe, but I still do it. Heh. But things may change thanks to some fancy speech solutions from Nuance. Oh, yeah, DWT means driving while texting. Watch the video and see how easy it is to use. Nuance → Read More
A recently leaked support document reveals that the Zune 2 will include an inbox where Zune Socialites can send and receive messages amongst each other, but that doesn’t necessarily entail text messages in the way we’re used to. In fact, this is all just a crock of poopoo. If you look closely at this particular slide you’ll notice that it never mentions ‘text messages’ anywhere. It does say ‘text from the message’ and that’s how it should be interpreted. There’s no secret message and I have no idea who the hell thought it meant text messaging. Zune Socialites will be sending their friends messages through the Social and by what other method should receivers interpret a message? Is it subliminal or do all Zune owners have ESP. Learn to read before you go throwing around rumors about something so obvious. What a waste of time. ZuneBoards [via Zune Scene via Giz] → Read More
