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Bozeman's Hands Free Cell Phone Ordinance – Are You Doing it Wrong?

Cole — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:37:47 +0000

Bozeman went hands free on January 17th of 2012 meaning that you could be stuck with a $100 fine if you don’t comply. But what deems a device hands free? Bozeman Police updated their Facebook page with further clarification of the law stating, Bozeman’s Hands Free Cell Phone Ordinance clarification: Using the speaker phone on [...]

There Will Soon Be More Cell Phones Than People in the World

Shauna Wright — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:54:34 +0000

Cisco’s annual Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast makes some interesting (some may say frightening) predictions, including the fact that the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world’s population sometime this year. The study, which looked at worldwide mobile networks, also found mobile data traffic went up 133 percent in 2011 and will likely grow [...]

Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:43:54 +0000

According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.

How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.

Cell Phones Eliminate the Three-Day Rule in Dating — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:15:53 +0000

If a new survey from dating site Match.com is to be believed, the rules of dating have changed — largely because of cell phones, email and texting. The so-called LoveGeist survey, given to singles in the UK, found the traditional “three-day rule” for contact after a first date no longer applies. The new standard? A [...]

FCC and Wireless Providers Reach Agreement to Stop 'Bill Shock'

Shauna Wright — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:17:30 +0000

After an almost two-year investigation, the Federal Communications Commission said Monday it had reached an agreement with most of the nation’s cell carriers that should protect consumers from “bill shock” — unexpected increases in a monthly wireless bill.

Monkey Tries To Send Text Message on iPhone – Cutest SMS Ever? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:04:27 +0000

In a clear case of monkey-see-monkey-do, this ape seems desperate to fire off a text message from an iPhone. Despite his best attempts, he is unable to unlock device. However, with a little human help, he’s in business. He just types gibberish, from what we can tell. But if, as the saying goes, a bunch [...]

Women Would Rather Go on the Internet Than Have Sex

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:16:04 +0000

Woman have begun embracing certain internet-based technologies even more than men, but may be doing so at the expense of sex. A new survey has found that the more time women spend online, the less time they have for sex. NBCU polled men and women between the ages of 18 and 54 on their technology [...]

Can a T-Shirt Charge Your Cell Phone Battery? [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:31:39 +0000

Being out and about and having your cell phone battery die has to be one of the most irritating first-world problems in existence.

What if you could avoid it simply by wearing the right shirt? That’s what UK mobile phone company Orange is striving for.

radioPup Mobile App Now Available for Android

96.7 Kiss FM — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:01:19 +0000

radioPup, the only mobile app that lets you to listen to 96.7 Kiss FM, is now available for Android users! Starting now, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android users can listen to Bozeman’s Best Rock anytime, anywhere, for free. You can download radioPup and learn more about the app on our mobile app page. You can [...]

Cell Phones May Cause Cancer, Says New Study

96.7 Kiss FM — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:57:16 +0000

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer the radiation in cell phones may cause cancer.

The group came to this conclusion after analyzing 30 previous studies which had explored the link between cell phones and cancer.

As a result of this finding, cell phones have now been given a "2 B" cl