Text Messaging

Communication is increasingly moving off the grid and into the cloud. For cellphone users -- especially ones with smartphones -- there are a host of online tools and apps that can help reduce usage on carrier plans and save money. Here are a half dozen easy options.

A new study by the Pew Research Center found, not surprisingly, a growing number of Americans are using cell phones. What is surprising, however, is that most of these cell phone users bring their devices to bed with them, too.

If you've been flustered about your teen's obsession with texting and cellphones and the subsequent drain on your wallet, you aren't alone. A report by Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, found that daily texting or text messaging skyrocketed among American...

Verizon Wireless on Friday advanced the $2.98 million in mobile donations that its customers have made to the Red Cross. Since the earthquake hit Haiti earlier this week, mobile operators have received $10 million in donations via text messages. Typically, such donations can take up to three months to be delivered.

Starting on July 1, Mississippi's teenage drivers will face severe penalties if they send text messages while driving.The Associated Press reports that "Anyone with an intermediate license or learner's permit caught texting while driving could face a misdemeanor charge and a fine of up to $500. If...

I consider myself a moderately effective text messager. While my training as an editor and former English teacher means that I have a hard time using alpha-numerical shortcuts like "gr8!" or "U no what I mean," I can still express myself fairly effectively and quickly. That having been said, I must...

Count on it each election season: Our elected representatives finally get off their duffs and start working on things that will actually affect our pocketbooks.Early this week, Sen. Herb Kohl, who chairs the Antitrust Subcommittee in the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to the big four...