Read more text message stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9035/text-message.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:56:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74648/txting-sunscreen-rmnders-werx.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust 20% of adults use sunscreen regularly, a distressing number for skin cancer specialists. But far more can receive text messages, and people who receive a daily text message instructing them to slap on the Coppertone are surprisingly likely to pay attention. More than half followed through when they received...http://www.newser.com/story/74648/txting-sunscreen-rmnders-werx.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:40:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73307/why-grandma-texts-better-than-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagText messaging opened up a new—and better—method of communication for Matthew DeBord and his mother (gone were the days of “rambling, nonlinear” phone calls), but he was shocked when he realized his 70-year-old mom wasn’t just good at texting: “Mom texted like someone who’s been texting for years....http://www.newser.com/story/73307/why-grandma-texts-better-than-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:42:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70767/federal-workers-banned-from-texting-while-driving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFederal employees are now forbidden from sending text messages while driving on government business or operating government vehicles. The new executive order, signed by President Obama last night, also encourages executive agencies to adopt texting bans for contractors, reports ABC. "To put it plainly, distracted driving is a menace to...http://www.newser.com/story/70767/federal-workers-banned-from-texting-while-driving.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 15:05:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68659/things-the-internets-killed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe efficiencies granted by the Internet have rendered many aspects of life obsolete—the Telegraph has compiled a full 50. Some highlights: The art of polite disagreement. A quick look at the comment section on YouTube or any news or politics-related site will confirm this. Fear that you are alone...http://www.newser.com/story/68659/things-the-internets-killed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 5:15:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67585/lol-dirty-text-collectors-strike-it-rich.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRaunchy and funny text messages about love and lust have rocketed two recent college grads to easy street, reports the Detroit Free Press . Michigan friends Ben Bator and Lauren Leto loved their pals' outlandish texts so much they launched a Web site to share the fun. It was an instant...http://www.newser.com/story/67585/lol-dirty-text-collectors-strike-it-rich.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 3:32:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66534/families-mornings-start-with-tech-check.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen it comes to morning routines, the modern family has a new set of priorities, many of which require a screen, the New York Times reports. “It used to be you woke up, went to the bathroom, maybe brushed your teeth, and picked up the newspaper,” says an expert. Now,...http://www.newser.com/story/66534/families-mornings-start-with-tech-check.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 9:58:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66279/woman-gets-phd-in-texting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA British graduate student has earned a PhD in texting—an academic first, Discover magazine reports. Caroline Tagg’s doctorate, more specifically, is in the philosophy of texting communication. Tagg studied 11,000 texts from 235 people over four years. Among the findings: The average text is 17.5 words, texters...http://www.newser.com/story/66279/woman-gets-phd-in-texting.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 19:57:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65586/every-iphone-in-the-world-at-risk-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe iPhone’s text-messaging system has a dangerous flaw that hackers could exploit to take control of your phone, researchers say. They’ll reveal the trouble at a conference tomorrow, Forbes reports. So if you get a text with a “single square character,” turn off your phone right away—it could mean...http://www.newser.com/story/65586/every-iphone-in-the-world-at-risk-tomorrow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 13:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65429/texting-boosts-driver-crash-risk-23-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA first-of-its-kind study has found that sending and receiving text messages is the deadliest distraction for drivers by far, the New York Times reports. The study, which involved cameras in the cabs of long-haul trucks, found that texting raised a driver's risk of collision a whopping 23 times, putting it...http://www.newser.com/story/65429/texting-boosts-driver-crash-risk-23-times.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 1:49:13 CDT