by Larry Magid A survey conducted by C&R Research and ConnectSafely.org, in partnership with AT&T, found that most teens don’t text while driving and that those who do might benefit from a bit of friendly persuasion from parents and other teens. The full report will be released in early December but — based on [...]
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Survey: Parents and Peers Can Help Cut Down on Teen Texting While Driving
November 15th, 2012 
iTweak.tv – i4Siri Bug Fixes and More Plugins Including Texting
October 9th, 2012 Features List: i4siri.com Many of our users have reported bugs lately for the servers, and I’m glad to say that we’ve fixed just about every one of them! There’s also a new address for the server. Make sure you have the ‘s’ in ‘https’. There is a new certificate as well. It can be downloaded [...]
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23 Comments »AT&T Launches Campaign to Stop Texting While Driving
October 4th, 2012 AT&T urges young drivers to “take the pledge” Back in the days before deregulation, AT&T was nicknamed “Ma Bell.” The new AT&T is no longer called that, but — at least when it comes to safety – it’s acting motherly towards teenaged drivers by encouraging them not to text while driving. The company just launched [...]
Verizon announces 911 texting service
May 9th, 2012 By PoliceOne Staff Verizon announced Tuesday that it is working on a 911 texting service that will enable those who are unable to make voice calls to reach out for help during emergencies. The SMS service will offer an alternative for customers who are deaf or hard of hearing and cannot make voice calls. It [...]
Alaska Leg. passes ban on texting while driving
April 21st, 2012 Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Legislature has passed an explicit ban on texting while driving. The Senate passed HB255 on Sunday, the last scheduled day of session. The House passed the bill earlier. Lawmakers in 2008 passed legislation intended to ban texting while driving though it didn't say texting in the law. A [...]
Free texting gains foothold
March 12th, 2012 Just past the security gate for the world's largest cellphone trade show in Barcelona, executives of big mobile carriers couldn't avoid walking past a booth they would probably rather not see: It was for Pinger, a small California company that offers free texting in the United States and Germany and has global expansion plans. View [...]
