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What is RCS messaging? A briefing on the SMS successor
What is RCS? Rich Communication Services messaging is the next-generation SMS with group chats, video, audio, and images. Here's what you need to know.
In Honolulu? Text and cross the street and you’ll get a fine
Honolulu will fine you if you're caught looking at your phone or other mobile device when crossing the street.
AI could help stop people from dangerously texting and driving
Texting while driving is an incredibly irresponsible, potentially dangerous thing to engage in. Researchers think AI can help.
Shocking ad shows how texting and driving really don't mix
A road safety campaign in South Africa has created a shocking ad to make people think twice about texting and driving.
Canvas replaces over-the-phone job interviews with texting
Phone job interviews can be a real drag, but Candidates promises to do away with them once and for all. Its solution? Text messaging.
Samsung doubles down on RCS, brings next-gen messaging to Marshmallow devices
Samsung is working closely with carriers to advance the new messaging format, and will bring RCS to devices running Marshmallow or higher.
Microsoft’s new Skype Preview SMS relay feature only works on Windows 10 phones
Microsoft rolled out a new version of Skype Preview pushing SMS and MMS messages from a Windows 10 phone to a Windows 10 PC. Android support is due later.
New California law makes using a phone while driving a bigger no-no than it already is
Signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown, Assembly Bill 1785 looks to further curtail phone use while driving.
U.K. sees mobile phone usage while driving soar, officials doubling down on penalties
Near quadrupling of texting while driving in two years in the U.K. is leading officials to double the penalties.
Teenager who allegedly urged boyfriend to commit suicide via texts will stand trial
Michelle Carter will stand trial over text messages sent to her suicidal friend Conrad Roy that Massachusetts' top court saw as "coercive."
Neuroscientists just found that texting alters your brainwaves, but they can’t explain why
A group of researchers at the Mayo Clinic have discovered that text messaging elicits a new waveform in the regular rhythm of brain waves.
Seoul campaign addresses latest public safety issue — texting while walking
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has unveiled traffic and pedestrian signs to alert walkers to the dangers of using smartphones while walking.
Every second counts! How to receive important emails as text messages
Properly setting up text notifications for important emails isn't as complicated as you might initially think. Here's how to do so, regardless of carrier.
People who send text messages to drivers may be liable in case of accident
In a lawsuit in Pennsylvania, two men who texted a woman driving a truck may be liable in civil court. She hit and killed motorcycle rider while texting.
Texting while walking? These in-ground traffic lights should get your attention
Can't make them come up to you? Go down to them. Such is the logic behind Germany's new traffic lights, which are embedded in the sidewalk.
How common is distracted driving? This agency filmed traffic to find out
SR22 filmed 20 minutes of rush-hour traffic on South Florida's I-95 and recorded 185 incidents of distracted driving.
You could soon be thrown in jail for texting while walking in New Jersey
New Jersey could be set to outlaw texting while walking. According to a proposed bill, those found guilty of distracted walking could be fined or jailed.
The pope wants you to put your phone away at dinner
Your parents have told you not to bring your phone to the dinner table a thousand times, and now, Pope Francis I himself is joining in on the debate.
Oklahoma bans texting while driving
Oklahoma made it illegal to send a message while operating a vehicle on Sunday, following the lead of 45 other states where texting while driving is banned.
