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Comedian Nathan Fielder Pranks Parents with Twitter

Eric the Intern — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:53:30 +0000

Nathan Fielder asked his Twitter followers to do one thing. Text your parents “Got 2 grams for $40.” Then text “sorry,ignore that text.” Lets just say the Twitter response was overwhelming and also hilarious. This prank is less than 48 hours old and it’s already managing to cruelly,but hilariously freak out parents all over the [...]

Texting Woman Walks Off Cliff

Dan Seitz — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:00:48 +0000

Texting while driving? Dangerous. Texting while walking? Generally just a bit impolite if you’re in a crowded area. At least, that’s normally the case. If you live near a cliff, it might not be a great idea. Just ask Kodiak, AK resident Maria Pestrikoff, who was texting as she was walking. She was near the [...]

Why Are So Many Teenagers 'Sexting' Naughty Photos of Themselves?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:36:30 +0000

Parents of teenagers, if you need something new to worry about, we’re here to help: a new study reveals a third of 14- to 19-year-olds have “sexted” nude pictures of themselves to other teens using their cell phones. The study of almost 1,000 Texas teens found that while they’re irritated when they’re asked to send [...]

Pilot Almost Causes Devastating Crash After Texting While Flying

Don Deane — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:54:22 +0000

Texting while driving isn’t the only way to endanger your life with a smartphone. It turns out that texting while flying is spectacularly dangerous, too. On May 27 of last year, the pilot of Jetstar Flight JQ57 from Australia to Singapore became so distracted by incoming text messages that he nearly caused a crash after [...]

Man Vs. Bear In California, As Heard On Kidd Kraddick In The Morning [Video]

Chris Callaway — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:37:46 +0000

If you listened to Kidd Kraddick this morning, you heard him talking about a Swedish man who almost walked into a bear while texting on his cell phone in California. Well, here is the video!

Health Alert! Beware of "Text Neck"

Jasmine — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:19:16 +0000

If your like me your phone is probably almost glued to your hand, but did you know that texting can be harmful to your health? Years ago news outlets panicked over “text thumb” and now according to chiropractors in the U.K, there’s a new ailment afflicting texters Thousands are being treated for the condition known [...]

Monkey Tries To Send Text Message on iPhone – Cutest SMS Ever? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:04:27 +0000

In a clear case of monkey-see-monkey-do, this ape seems desperate to fire off a text message from an iPhone. Despite his best attempts, he is unable to unlock device. However, with a little human help, he’s in business. He just types gibberish, from what we can tell. But if, as the saying goes, a bunch [...]

Text Yourself Right On Outta Here, Sweetie

littlemeg — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:01:59 +0000

One of the reasons I rarely see a movie in an actual theatre, besides having no time and a spare $20, is the other people I have to share a theatre with....and their cell phones. In addition to our county having an obesity epidemic, I seriously believe the U.S. has a high Cell Phone Addiction rate.

Botox Injections Could Hamper Your Text Life

Bethany Lee — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:00:51 +0000

Sometimes when you take care of one problem, another comes in right behind it.