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Unless you have just been living on the moon, you’re probably aware that many places have already banned texting while driving. But now it looks like Chapel Hill, North Carolina is taking it a step further than everyone else.  The city is banning people from even using Bluetooth or any hands-free device while driving too. Basically, the city doesn’t want you talking on the phone at all, while d

Cisco’s annual Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast makes some interesting (some may say frightening) predictions, including the fact that the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world’s population sometime this year.

AT&T Wireless customers with unlimited data plans are crying foul over a policy that seemingly punishes the heaviest users, throttling their download speeds to a snail’s pace.

In response to the National Transportation Safety Board-proposed ban on cellphones while driving, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers tried to defend hands-free devices. They’re “designed to be used in a way that helps drivers keep their eyes on the road,” they said, but now it looks like this defense doesn’t hold water.

It’s no secret that a lot of us these days practically live on our computers and smartphones — but what exactly do we do with them? According to this infographic created by Online Schools, the answer is “practically everything.”