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Hyper-Texting Teens More Likely to Have Sex, Do Drugs

Not to mention binge drink and get in fights

(Newser) - It’s bad enough that some teens text 120 times a day or more—now, a new study shows that those who do so are also more likely to have sex, binge drink, use drugs, or get into fights. The study, based on confidential surveys of more than 4,200...

Man Texts Old Friend Invitation to Smoke Pot

...unfortunately for him, that pal is now a police officer

(Newser) - The ill-advised combination of marijuana and texting claims another victim : A Texas man had the brilliant idea of texting an old friend the question, "So do you smoke weed?" It seems he was looking to get together and smoke some pot he had. Problem is, that old friend, Amanda...

Our Cell Phones Aren't Phones
 Our Cell Phones Aren't Phones 
Oct 14, 2010 11:53 AM CDT

Our Cell Phones Aren't Phones

We use them for texting, not calling

(Newser) - The age of texting is upon us—and it’s not just for teens anymore. Sure, the average 13- to 17-year-old sends and receives an insane 3,339 texts per month, but 45- to 54-year-olds are catching up with an average of 323 per month—a 75% increase from just...

Apple Plans Anti-Sexting Controls

Patent approved for censoring inappropriate content

(Newser) - Parental controls exist for television, computers … why not cell phones? Apple is looking for a way to ban “ sexting ” once and for all with a new patent approved yesterday. Officially, it's called “text-based communication control for personal communication device,” but we all know what Apple...

Brett Favre Cries, Apologizes

Lewd text message scandal a 'distraction' for team

(Newser) - Brett Favre broke down in tears as he apologized to teammates for the “distraction” of his lewd text message scandal. He “was very emotional” and asked his team to “carry” him through the game, Vikings teammate Ryan Longwell told Michelle Tafoya of ESPN’s SportsCenter. Favre is...

Brett Favre Hit on Me, Too: Jets Masseuse

She adds her story to lewd texting scandal

(Newser) - Will the Brett Favre lewd text scandal snowball into a mess of Tiger Woods proportions? Perhaps not, but you can add at least one more woman to the mix: A married masseuse who worked for the New York Jets claims Favre came on to her while he was playing for...

Texting, Driving Has Killed 16K in US

And it's spiked since 2005

(Newser) - Sure, you know that distracted driving causes fender-benders, but what about 16,000 deaths? That's how many Americans died because of texting while driving from 2001 to 2007, reports Aol News, with a new study citing a significant spike in the years since 2005. "Distracted driving has reached epidemic...

Texting Incites Nigerian Violence

Ongoing interfaith violence worsens with a tech assist

(Newser) - Technology is not always a force for peace. In Nigeria, SMS text messages have been used as a tool for ethnic cleansing in an ongoing conflict between Christian farmers and Muslim nomads. Both groups have used texts not only to coordinate their violent efforts, but also to incite violence among...

3rd Woman: DA Sexted Me, Too

Kenneth Kratz accused of sexual harassment via text

(Newser) - Kenneth Kratz was already in trouble for allegedly "sexting" one of his clients: Now that two more women have come forward, the prominent Wisconsin DA is in even hotter water. Maria Ruskiewicz claims she met Kratz in 2008 to see about getting a drug-conviction pardon, and he quickly started...

Prominent DA Sexted Abuse Victim

But Kenneth Kratz will not step down

(Newser) - Despite accusations of "sexting" a 26-year-old domestic abuse victim whose ex-boyfriend he was prosecuting, a prominent Wisconsin district attorney will remain in his post. Then-married Kenneth Kratz, 50, sent his first—polite—message to Stephanie Van Groll after interviewing her about the case in October 2009. His texts quickly...

Whoops! Teen Accidentally Texts Sheriff to Buy Marijuana

Phone number mix-up lands kid in hot water

(Newser) - A teenager in Montana learned the hard way that he should have saved his drug dealer's number in his cell phone. Instead, he hit a wrong number when sending a text message, and it went to the county sheriff instead. When the sheriff read, "Hey Dawg, do you have...

Texting While Driving Likely Caused Celeb Surgeon's Crash

Heidi Montag's doctor went over Malibu cliff

(Newser) - Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to the stars, was texting while driving just before he went over a cliff in Malibu and died, his ex-girlfriend tells People . Ryan, who performed surgery on Heidi Montag among others, reportedly went over the side around 4:30pm. Shortly before that, he tweeted a...

Ford Cars to Read Text Messages Aloud

Company frees drivers' hands for safety

(Newser) - The next generation of Ford cars will be able to read your text messages aloud. The update to Ford's SYNC technology—which will be available on 2011 models—is pitched as a safety improvement so drivers can keep their hands on the wheel. The new version of SYNC (for Blackberry...

Supreme Court Backs Boss Who Read Employee Texts

Police chief has right to investigate on-the-job texting: justices

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a police chief who read sexually explicit text messages on an officer's department-issued pager. In a 9-0 ruling, the court found that a police chief in Ontario, California, did not violate the 4th Amendment's ban against unreasonable searches. The chief been worried...

10% of Under-25s OK With Texting During Sex
 10% of Under-25s OK 
 With Texting During Sex 
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May 9, 2010 3:01 PM CDT

10% of Under-25s OK With Texting During Sex

Millennials also more likely to send SMS while eating, in bathroom

(Newser) - "Sexting" might need a new definition, notes Mashable : 10% of people under age 25 think it's OK to text during sex. Consumer electronics site Retrevo asked a number of millennials about the limits of multitasking. Besides the stunning revelation that even the most intimate activity possible isn't safe from...

Apps Prevent Your Kid From Doing This

Program locks up phones when they're in motion

(Newser) - If you're desperate to stop your teenager from becoming the latest moron to crash their car while texting someone, rest easy; technology is here to help. A wave of clever new apps make it physically impossible to use your phone while driving, reports David Pogue of the New York Times...

Txt Ban Prposd 4 Cal Cyclists
 Txt Ban Prposd 4 Cal Cyclists 
Apr 26, 2010 2:06 AM CDT

Txt Ban Prposd 4 Cal Cyclists

Bill sparks debate among spokesmen

(Newser) - Next on the list of people barred from texting could be California cyclists. Distracted drivers aren't the only menace on the road, and state politicians plan to crack down on bike riders too busy texting to watch what they're doing. The bill has sparked a firestorm of controversy in California,...

Oprah Winfrey: Text, Drive, Kill Somebody

Queen of talk warns of dangers behind the wheel

(Newser) - She's made her living as the queen of talk, but Oprah Winfrey wants you zip it behind the wheel. Winfrey takes to the op-ed pages of the New York Times today to warn of the dangers of distracted driving, citing a 9-year-old girl killed "just 15 pedals from her...

Texting's Single Golden Rule
 Texting's Single Golden Rule 
ETIQUETTE 2.0
Mar 21, 2010 4:53 AM CDT

Texting's Single Golden Rule

Follow same guidelines as with a restroom visit

(Newser) - In trying to find an easy-to-remember (and follow) rule to govern text-messaging etiquette, Slate turned to its readers, and found the perfect solution. The Bathroom Rule goes thus: If you’d have to excuse yourself to hit the restroom, do so before whipping out the phone (and if you wouldn’...

Tiger Woods: Great Golfer, Lousy Sexter

Great athlete is as lame as everyone else at virtual pillow talk

(Newser) - The sexts Joslyn James says Tiger Woods sent her have been released , and they certainly reveal that the golfer is “a nasty freak.” But “the real sticking point here is that he can't spell,” writes Mary Elizabeth Williams. “When Woods writes, 'I know you have...

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