Text Messaging

Catholics Urged To Give Up Texting For Lent

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living


ROME — Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are urging the faithful to go on a high-tech fast for Lent, switching off modern appliances from cars to ...

Italian Church: Give Up Texting For Lent

Times Online | Richard Owen | Posted 04.03.2009 | World


Chrch sez stop txtn 4 lent. Or, put another way, the Italian Church wants its followers to forswear text messaging, social networking websites and com...

"Wireless Woodstock" Comes to Washington

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business


Jonathan Spalter

In addition to the inauguration staff, there's one more group that deserves to take a bow: tens of thousands of mobile users who gave the nation a unique view of a great event.

Mobile Technology Will Change the Election Day Experience

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Spalter

On Tuesday, November 4, Americans will go to the polls to cast their votes on Election Day. However, with high voter interest, millions of new voters,...

Latest from Obama Tech Arsenal: iPhone App & VoteforChange.com

Sarah Granger | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Sarah Granger

I couldn't have been more geeked to receive a tweet via text to my iPhone yesterday morning from 'BarackObama' announcing the launch of the campaign's...

Text Messaging May Be Responsible For LA Train Collision

AP | DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 10.16.2008 | Home


LOS ANGELES — Federal investigators say a signal light at the site of a deadly train collision in Los Angeles worked normally and there were no ...

Obama: "VP 2 B..."

Sarah Granger | Posted 09.10.2008 | Home


Sarah Granger

Late Sunday, the campaign contacted supporters via email and text message, announcing that the presumptive Democratic nominee's vice presidential choice will be announced via text.

Put the Cell Phone to Bed, Please!

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 08.07.2008 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

As crazy as this might sound, there might be some truth to the recently discovered phenomenon of "sleep-texting."

Watering the Pennsylvania Grassroots

The Uptake | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home


The Uptake

Last-minute adrenaline-fueled volunteer recruitment in Pennsylvania: it looks miserable, fun, rumpled, regimented, silly and important at once. A snapshot of our mad democracy in action.

Merriam-Webster's Word Of The Year? Woot!

Reuters | Jason Szep | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


"w00t," an expression of joy coined by online gamers, was crowned word of the year on Tuesday by the publisher of a leading U.S. dictionary. Massachu...