Mobile phones are purchased for mainly two reasons, to receive or make a call and to send or receive a text message. The rest of the functions installed in the phone are just accessories to enhance its attraction. If I ask you which function of mobile phone you constantly use and which one is more important? Will it be texting or calling? In my opinion, text messaging is a wonderful technology and is very convenient in most situations....

Statistics correlating text messaging and car accidents has influenced many industries in the last few years, including government legislation, as well as technology and phone applications. Despite the growing laws in the United States, many experts claim that anti-texting legislation has not done enough to keep drivers from using handheld devices behind the wheel. Some of these experts have suggested that the use of anti-texting technology...

Text Messaging is probably the coolest and hippest craze that not only conquers the USA but also the World. People from all walks of life: students, professionals, laborers, housewives and even children are caught in this hype. So what’s with text messaging that has caught the fancy of millions of texters worldwide? Each one of us might have different reasons but have one sure thing in common, is Texting. Texting has revolutionized...

Technology has made things great. People can now do things with the greatest of ease that they couldn’t do even 20 years ago. Although there is a problem that has arisen with the popularity of text messages and that is texting while driving. First of all, what are the dangers of texting while driving? It’s pretty simple really. Even if you think you’re an expert at texting, do keep in mind that you are driving a motor...

When I received my first mobile phone at the age of sixteen, I had to beg my mom to let me add text messaging to the family plan so we would have the ability of texting.  Now, eight years later, I am constantly conversing with my begrudging mother via text messages alone. A factor that many concerned parents have with text messaging is the thought of their children texting while driving their cars. Well, now moms everywhere can sleep...

Mobile phone text messaging is one of the world’s most widely used forms of communication today. Nevertheless, it is surprising how many people lack the proper decorum in sending text messages, which can lead to misunderstandings, irritation, and even hurt feelings. Like any other social activity, text messaging has its own protocols. Here are some general tips for proper text messaging etiquette. AVOID USING ALL CAPS. As in online chat...

Thanks to AT&T and Verizon unlimited texting plans, the average teen texter sent and received 2,272 texts per month in 2008. That’s about 80 texts per day, according to the Neilsen Company. More than one trillion text messages flew through the ether in the United States last year. Physicians, psychiatrists and pediatricians, who fear that texting may cause sleep deprivation, dipping grades and anxiety, are ringing warning bells. In...