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Wireless Provider Starts “Never Text & Drive” Campaign

AT&T launched a campaign to persuade customers to give up texting and driving. The wireless provider is calling on drivers, particularly teens, to take a pledge to stop what they call the “dangerous practice” of texting while driving.

2012/08/15

Mugshot of Michael Ball, the man accused of taking improper pictures of a woman at a big box store. (credit: North Richland Hills Police)

Man Accused Of Taking Improper Cell Pics At Wal-Mart

A man accused of taking improper pictures of a woman at a North Texas Wal-Mart store has been arrested by North Richland Hills police.

2012/08/15

(credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

U.S. Customs Seizes Millions In Counterfeit Apple Products

Millions of dollars in counterfeit Apple products have been seized in North Texas. The shipment originated in China and contained one specific item.

2012/07/23

North Texas Woman Gets 14 Years For Texting Child Porn

A North Texas woman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for texting images of child pornography.

2012/06/22

Executives at AT&T attend a news conference, where it was announced that AT&T will be buying its wireless rival T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG for $39 billion in cash and stock on March 21, 2011 in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

T-Mobile Lampooning AT&T Again

Six months after AT&T’s deal to buy T-Mobile collapsed, T-Mobile’s ads are going back on the attack against a favorite target — AT&T and their network’s handling of the iPhone.

2012/05/09

A man sends a text message on his cell phone.

Fighting Back Against Spam Text Messages

More and more often, scammers and even legitimate advertisers are bombarding consumers with unsolicited text messages on their cell phones.

2012/05/01

USDA Begins Tweeting Food Recall Alerts

Anyone with a Twitter account can now be among the first to know about food recalls with a new service the Department of Agriculture is rolling out.

2012/03/07

AT&T Relents On ‘Unlimited Data’ Plan Limits

AT&T is caving to complaints that it’s placing unreasonable limits on the “unlimited data” plans it offers smartphone subscribers.

2012/03/01

A man speaks on his cell phone. (credit: Getty Images/Robyn Beck/AFP)

Senate: Third Party Companies Making Billions Off Unauthorized Charges

A U.S. Senate investigation has found that third-party companies are pocketing billions from residents, cities and companies –– basically anyone with a phone bill.

2012/02/27

Discarded cell phones fill a basket. (credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Half A Billion Old U.S. Cell Phones Could Be Recycled

I bet somewhere in your house is an old, unused cell phone. It is estimated that half a billion retired cell phones are just sitting around in the U.S. alone. They’re phones that could be recycled.

2012/01/19

MetroPCS Adds 197,000 Subscribers In Q4

MetroPCS, the nation’s fifth-largest cell phone company, said that it had added 197,410 subscribers in the fourth quarter, below analyst expectations.

2012/01/05