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Feds Ban Texting by Truck, Bus Drivers

M. Morris — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:20:28 CST

Drivers of trucks and buses who text behind the wheel will be subject to thousands of dollars in fines, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. The federal prohibition, which takes effect immediately, applies only to commercial vehicles. But distracted driving is one of LaHood's top issues, CNN reports. "This is...

Introducing Web 3.0

Matt Cantor — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:54:21 CDT

Web 2.0’s a thing of the past, write Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher for All Things D. "Something major is happening at the intersection of tech and media, and we think it deserves its own new hyped-up name,” they announce. Web 3.0 is the era of “the thin...

iPod Touch Paves Way for Pocket PCs

Matt Cantor — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:25:52 CDT

Take Apple’s iPod Touch, give it a little more innovative juice, and you get the next big thing in handhelds, blurring the line between consumer electronics and computers, writes Arik Hesseldahl in BusinessWeek . The Touch, now considered the “flagship” iPod, can already run the major media formats—music, movies, etc....