Texting

An increasing number of parents around the country can sidestep the dreaded $400 cellphone bill boosted by their child’s texting mania, as more wireless companies begin to offer custom controls …

The California Assembly overwhelming voted to take all wireless devices out of the hands of drivers under the age of 18, a measure that builds on the state’s existing across-the-board …

A new survey focused on smartphone operating systems by iGR found that more than half of all respondents use a Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry device, while the majority of …

Sprint Nextel Corp. is upping its casual text messaging rate by five cents as of Oct. 1, from 15 cents per message to 20 cents per message. And the carrier …

A small study by usability consultancy User Centric Inc. found that first-time users of the Apple Inc. iPhone took twice as long to compose text messages on the device as …

hedge*hog*ging v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube. Verizon Wireless, which recently announced plans to acquire Rural Cellular, said it …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or …

Verizon Wireless restructured its pricing plans, adding a half-dozen new “premium” plans for data-hungry consumers.The plan restructuring now provides for three levels of options for individual plans: “basic,” “select” and …

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The New Jersey legislature passed and sent to Gov. Jon Corzine (D) a bill to bolster the state’s existing ban on cellphones while driving, and to also outlaw text messaging …

The New Jersey legislature passed and sent to Gov. Jon Corzine (D) a bill to bolster the state’s existing ban on cellphones while driving, and to also outlaw text messaging …

Stalwarts in media are increasingly bullish on driving their audience’s eyes and ears to just about every channel imaginable. But just as these powerhouses are finally finding their online groove, …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

Funambol plans to push ahead with its open source mobile e-mail strategy this week with an upgraded version of its white-label offering for carriers.The Redwood City, Calif.-based startup is set …

Helping the homelessVirgin Mobile USA said three recording artists have joined it’s The RE*Generation initiative that focuses on issues surrounding at-risk youth and homeless teens. Deftones, Lil’Boosie and Zero 7 …

LG Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it will hold a “National Texting Championship” competition in order to promote its enV and V cellphones, which are selling through Verizon Wireless. The phones …

Slim, shiny, clever devices dazzle and delight-impressions that all the major handset makers are capable of producing in a mobile phone. As carriers manage their handset portfolios, they see in …

Conventional wisdom says, and consumers certainly seem to think, that family wireless plans offered by cellular carriers are a great deal. In exchange for tying other family members into one …

The four national wireless carriers might be in near lock-step when it comes to voice plans, but each take distinctly different tacks when putting together messaging strategies. However, the various …

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. announced two new services that incorporate audio and messaging. “Txt Tones” will allow users to link musical tones to text messages instead of rings. The …

WARREN, N.J.—Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. announced two new services that incorporate audio and messaging. “Txt Tones” will allow users to link musical tones to text messages instead of rings. The …

IRVINE, Calif.—AskMeNow said it plans to add ringtones and wallpapers to its mobile answer service. The company said it will offer more than 5,000 ringtones and true tones from hip …

This Halloween, mobile content provider Mixxer.com is offering free mobile content to wireless trick-or-treaters. The company is giving away spooky graphics and sounds, including ringtones from “Halloween,” “The Exorcist,” “The …

 World Wrestling Entertainment is encouraging its fans to register to vote via an online voter registration campaign that urges young adults to register to vote using their cellular phone. WWE …

Alltel Corp. went guerilla with its new advertising campaign promoting its My Circle calling plans. The company released a press release last week saying several of its new My Circle …