Thanks to his SMS-happy and lovestruck 12-year-old, blogger Karl Kraft has documented a security flaw in the iPhone. Seems that the lad figured out how to disable the SMS preview to keep his folks from snooping...
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More sad developments in the Metrolink saga."A Metrolink engineer sent a text message from his cellphone seconds before he slammed into an oncoming freight train in an accident that killed 25 people and injured 135...
" LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Metrolink engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into a freight train last month, killing 25 people, federal investigators said...
" LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A Metrolink engineer driving a commuter train sent a text message about 22 seconds before the train collided with a Union Pacific freight train last month, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday....
Many people across the web are complaining that are having difficulty accessing the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 via the Speaker of the House and the Financial Services Websites. We have provided...
"Yahoo's Zimbra e-mail program exposes passwords"" Passwords used to access Yahoo mail through the Zimbra client are sent over the Internet in clear text, a Canadian programmer says. Holden Karau stumbled upon this...
Now we had a previous article here on NowPublic talking about how texting and driving is more dangerous than drinking and driving here. Here is a research showing that Americans text more than they talk on the phone....
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"Reid to Renew Oil Shale Ban, Deny Americans Vast Energy Resources During Economic Crisis 09/25/2008 - 12:46:53 PM We've just been alerted that despite House Democrats relenting on extending bans on offshore drilling and oil shale in the continuing resolution (CR)...
Sometimes it is better for people to think you'r an idiot rather than open your mouth and prove it. "Last week Beckstein backed off an assertion that some people can drive safely after downing two litres of...
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If there was one day to give your two cents about politics, whether your opinion was focused on the local or global political environment, today would be that day. One Web Day is like an Earth Day for the web,...
"According to reports by cruise ship rape lawyers, a crew member aboard a cruise ship has been arrested near Juneau Alaska after allegedly sexually assaulting another crew member. The crew member who was assaulted...
"September 16, 2008- Ever since the news that teenage train enthusiasts were text messaging the train engineer at the time of the train crash in Chatsworth, the NTSB has sought an order banning the use of cell phones...
Text messaging or 'texting' has led to our young people having more dextrous thumbs than any other generation before but even dextrous thumbs can't help you keep safe if you are using them to text your mates whilst...
"Authorities in Leadington, Missouri released a composite sketch of a man they believe abducted a 17-year-old boy at gunpoint Monday.The victim, Kory Wakefield, said the suspect abducted him Monday morning at 7:21...
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Watch out parents of teenagers, you already made the step to the unlimited texting plan from your mobile phone providers, now your kids can purchase products with a text message. No longer do they need to sit,...