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Facebook buys into WhatsApp

Feb 20, 2014
WhatsApp is one of the fastest growing apps in history.

Heaven or hell? Never miss a call again

Feb 12, 2014
An easier way to keep track of messages

It takes two to text while driving, according to court

Aug 30, 2013
A surprising ruling on texting while driving.

Chinese social media app targets the U.S. market

Jul 16, 2013
Wechat, the wildly popular texting app from the Chinese Internet giant Tencent, has nearly 400 million users worldwide. It plans to target American consumers next.

License, registration...and cellphone

Jun 13, 2013
A state lawmaker in New Jersey has proposed a bill to allow law enforcement to confiscate a phone if they have "reasonable grounds" to believe it contributed to a crash.

Texting while driving? There's an app to stop that

May 20, 2013
AT&T and other mobile carriers are uniting to help prevent teens from texting while driving. What technology exists, and does it work?

2012: The mobile web election

Apr 23, 2012
Candidates are scrambling to figure out web on-the-go by November. Plus, a new "Frogger."

For public good, not for profit.

Dumbphones, what are they good for?

Oct 26, 2011
For one thing, text messaging. Just because your old RAZR doesn't have a fancy touchscreen like your new RAZR doesn't mean it needs to be tossed...

Text to speech to driver

Oct 18, 2011
Ford announced that all but one of its 2012 models will come with a text detecting feature that will sync with a driver's phone and read any...