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Mobiles, computers making UK teens ‘dumb’
London, September 10 (ANI): Teenagers’ obsession with mobile phones and computers is taking a toll on their education, suggests a new research.
Andrew Kakabadse, professor of international management development, Cranfield School of Management, found that almost 60 per cent of teenagers were submitting coursework downloaded from the web without reading, rewriting, or understanding it.
The survey also [...]
Iran ‘lifts block on SMS texting’
Tehran, July 3 (ANI): SMS text messaging services in Iran have been unblocked for the first time since disputed June 12 presidential elections.
The BBC quoted Iranian news agencies as saying that there are still technical problems. Messages up to three weeks old were being sent out, and some users were receiving multiple repeated messages, they [...]
How to text message without any pain in neck, arms and hands
Washington, June 24 (ANI): Suffering sore thumbs, pain in the neck, arms and hands owing to that constant text messaging to your girlfriend? Well, then you are certainly typing those messages differently than others.
According to a study at the [...]
Verizon posts better-than-expected profits
New York – Verizon Communications Inc, the second-largest US phone company, had better-than-expected profits of about 3.2 billion dollars in the first quarter as customers laid out more money for text messaging and other services. Sales rose 12 per cent to 26.6 billion dollars, bolstered by the purchase of Alltel Corp. But global business revenues [...]
‘Texting’ bug has bitten moms and grannies too!
New York, Apr 8 (ANI): It’s not just the teenagers who are addicted to sending text messaging, for the ‘texting’ bug has bitten their moms too.
A report suggests that mothers of all ages, grandmothers included, have started to use text messages to keep in touch with their kids.
“It really is a whole new way of [...]
Txt mssgng freaks out Drew Barrymore!
New York, Jan 11 (ANI): While the whole world is under the spell of technological advancement, Drew Barrymore insists that a thing as simple as text messaging freaks her out.
In an interview to Ladies’ Home Journal, the Charlie’s Angel’s star admits that even texting makes her crazy.
“I’m at the bottom rung of technology – even [...]
