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Email use declining

The use of email is apparently on a decline, according to figures quoted in a New York Times report. The total number of unique visitors from the United States to major email providers like Yahoo and Read more...

Supreme Court: Are text messages private?

The Supreme Court is joining the digital age in what could be a major decision for 21st century technology. It's agreed to decide whether an employer violated a worker's constitutional rights to Read more...

IRS considers taxing worker cell-phone usage

Nothing is sacred these days, not even text messaging on company-issued cell phones. According the the Washington Post, the Internal Revenue Service could "more strictly enforce an existing law that Read more...

Train engineer in deadly crash while texting

There are people who walk across the street looking at their BlackBerry and not at the traffic. And there are plenty of people who talk on their cell phones, or even text while driving--a risky Read more...

Press Releases

McAfee Offers Five New Year’s Resolutions For Parents

Encourages Parents to Model Good Device and Online Safety Behavior in 2012 SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With more devices in everyone’s hands after the holidays, children are sure to take Read more >>

Neverfail Mobile Messaging Trends Study Finds 83 Percent of Users Admit to Using a Smartphone to Check Work Email After Hours

Survey Also Finds Driving While Texting Sharply Decreasing with Less Than Half of Users Now Doing SoAUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a world of always-on connectivity, there's a Read more >>

Mobile Posse Launches MobiAlerts to Help Carriers Protect Consumers and Eliminate Bill Shock

Leading Mobile Messaging and Advertising Company Helps Carriers Deliver Usage Alerts to the Most Viewed Real Estate in Mobile, the Homescreen MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- With the explosive Read more >>

Protext Mobility Announces AmberWatch SafeText Mobile Dashboard Available in AT&T AppCenter

SYOSSET, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Protext Mobility, Inc. (OTCBB:TXTM), a developer of innovative messaging and trusted mobile solutions for the consumer market, today announced the Read more >>

Teen-Led, Teen-Focused Anti-Texting-and-Driving Summit Assembles in D.C.

52 Teens and 200+ Traffic Safety Leaders Join the National Organizations for Youth Safety and AT&T to Educate Youth on the Dangers of Texting While DrivingWASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Read more >>