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The Future of Typing Appears to be Fading

Dave Goldman — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:09:23 +0000

Typing words is becoming less of a challenge, and a Dallas typing instructor believes mobile technology is taking the skill out of keyboarding. Dallas typing instructor Julie Phillips says predictive keyboards on smartphones and tablet touch screens that guess which words are being typed may make keyboarding go the way of cursive writing lessons in [...]

Texas Legislature to Consider Ban on Texting and Driving

Dave Goldman — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:34:39 +0000

A bill sponsored by Texas Rep. Tom Craddick is proposing a statewide ban on texting while driving. The House Transportation Committee will hear testimony on Tuesday from people who lost relatives to traffic accidents that involved distracted driving. The widow of an Army helicopter gunner is expected to describe the crash that killed her husband [...]

Hilarious Examples of Why You Shouldn't Text and Walk [VIDEO]

Leslie Reynolds — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:45:55 +0000

Texting and walking has become somewhat of a bad habit to everyone who has access to a cell phone. You've done it, I've done it, and so has everyone else. There is no denying it. And chances are you've run into something or someone, tripped, or made some type of fool of yourself while doing so. And if you haven't, just ask these people if their text message was worth all of the embarrassment they suffered.

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!

Walking, Talking, + Texting Dangers are Getting Worse

Dave Goldman — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:30:33 +0000

Just about everywhere you look, you will find people on their cell, talking, texting with their heads down, listening to music, or playing a video game. A new study out reports injuries to distracted walkers treated at hospital emergency rooms have more than quadrupled in the past seven years and are almost certainly underreported. There [...]

How Many Teens Text While Behind the Wheel?

Shauna Wright — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 01:00:28 +0000

Teenagers aren’t drinking as much as they used to and more of them now wear seat belts, but all of that could be offset by the startling number of them who admit to texting while driving.

Most Common Way to Ask a Date to the Prom Involves a Smart Phone

Jen Austin — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:00:16 +0000

How did your prom date ask you to the big dance? I remember my classmate Shane sort of nonchalantly turning around at the end of history class and saying, "So ya wanna go to the prom with me?" I said sure, he said "K," and turned around again, picked up his books and left the room. We had a lovely time.

Some asks are more memorable than others.

How are most students asked to the prom now? You might guess technology plays a part.

This Is Why You Shouldn't Walk and Text

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:00:51 +0000

Texting and walking is a pretty bad idea, particularly when you’re walking down steps. Which is something the young lady in the background of this live CBC report is bound to remember the next time she tries to look at her phone while navigating a short flight of concrete stairs. The newscasters in the video [...]

This is What Happens When You Text and Walk [VIDEO]

Chase Colston — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:10:15 +0000

You’ve probably seen the video of the girl who fell into a fountain at a mall while attempting to walk and text at the same time. Dangers of walking while texting is quickly becoming an epidemic. The latest victim took a spill on live TV.

Is Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:12 +0000

It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging.

Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.

Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:54 +0000

According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.

How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.

Texting and Walking Leads to Lawsuit

Marcie Pink — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:23:21 +0000

On Saturday we posted the video of a girl texting and falling. This video popped up all over the internet which to date has been viewed over 2 million times in total. This story has escalated to a lawsuit - go figure.

Kilgore To Ban Texting While Driving?

Jeff Evans — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:56:18 +0000

The city of Kilgore City Council met Tuesday night to discuss a ban on texting-while-driving inside the city limits. Under the ordinance, dialing and talking while driving would still be okay. But using a cell phone, laptop, or PDA to send a text, could cost you up to $200, if you’re caught -according to kltv.com [...]