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Teen Using Cell Phone Walks into Snake Pit

Donald Deane — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:55:14 +0000

By this point, it should be fairly obvious that getting distracted by a cell phone can be extremely hazardous to your health. And yet, a teen girl in California actually fell into a pit of rattlesnakes while searching for a signal in the desert. Need further proof? We didn't think so.

Daredevil Answers Cellphone While Walking Tightrope

Donald Deane — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:23:04 +0000

Generally, we let our cellphone go to voicemail when we're busy. Not so French daredevil Trancede Melet, who actually took a call while walking a 20 meter gap suspended 1,000 feet in the air. At least he wasn't texting. That would've been crazy dangerous.

Should There Be a Law Against Using a Phone While Driving? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:00:51 +0000

Currently, 10 states and the District of Columbia ban any cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle. According to a new survey from AutoTrader.com, though, most people would be okay if this restriction spread to the rest of the country.

Are You Spending More on Your Cell Phone Than on Groceries? — Survey of the Day

Mike Adams — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:00:50 +0000

The basic necessities of life may be food, water and shelter, but a new survey suggests the modern day world might be prepared to trade in sustenance for communication, as many Americans are now spending more money on their cell phone plans than they are on things to eat. A recent survey by CouponCabin.com discovered [...]

What Gross Thing Do Heavy Cell Phone Users Do More Than the Rest of Us?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:55:03 +0000

Those inconsiderate people who jabber away on their cell phones in public aren’t just annoying — according to a new study, they also slobber more. Sexy! The study, conducted by the Vidhya Shikshan Prasark Mandal’s Dental College and Research Centre in India, sought to discover whether the parotid glands in the jaw, responsible for saliva-production, [...]

Angry Man Trashes T-Mobile Store [VIDEO]

Mary Martin — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:18:10 +0000

Was this UK man not happy with T-Mobile’s 4G coverage? Was their data plan just too pricey? Who knows what cause this man to destroy a T-Mobile store by ripping the display phone off the wall and spraying them with fire extinguishers, but this is a must watch video. Let’s face it, we’ve all fantasied [...]

WATCH: Cell Phone Jammer Caught in the Act

Mary Martin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:39:08 +0000

We've all been there. Using our cell phone to make a call and suddenly our call is dropped. We usually just assume that we've entered a "dead zone," but it might be someone using a cell phone jammer that causes that dropped call.

NBC10 in Philadelphia caught a man on a Philadelphia bus using an illegal cell phone jammer to end people cell phone conversations.

More Cell Phones Than People In The World

Robert and Erin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:46:48 +0000

Cisco’s annual Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast makes some interesting (some may say frightening) predictions, including the fact that the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world’s population sometime this year. The study, which looked at worldwide mobile networks, also found mobile data traffic went up 133 percent in 2011 and will likely grow [...]

New Millennium Twist on Chewing Gum and Walking

Howard Hart — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:28:35 +0000

The old adage : "can’t chew gum and walk” gets a new millennium twist - “can’t cell phone talk and walk." What ELSE can people find to attack regarding personal liberty and responsibility? ANYway, it seems researchers at New York's Stony Brook University School of Health Technology and Management think what they have found “may have significant real-world repercussions

1980′s Cellular Telephone Commercial [VIDEO]

Mary Martin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:11:08 +0000

As we get ready for the Polyester Party I can't help but be in a retro mood. Check out this 1980's commercial for Motorola cellular phones.

US Government Agency Begs to End Cell Phone Use While Driving — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:23:23 +0000

Studies about the dangers of using a cell device while driving have produced mixed results — some say talking or texting behind the wheel can increase the odds of a crash exponentially, while others say the perils are few.

Regardless, the National Transportation Safety Board is so convinced of the dangers of “distracted driving” that it’s now called for a nationwide ban on non-emergency cell phone use while driving. Even hands-free devices are not excluded.

Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:43:54 +0000

According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.

How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.

Cell Phones Eliminate the Three-Day Rule in Dating — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:01:53 +0000

If a new survey from dating site Match.com is to be believed, the rules of dating have changed — largely because of cell phones, email and texting. The so-called LoveGeist survey, given to singles in the UK, found the traditional “three-day rule” for contact after a first date no longer applies. The new standard? A [...]