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California security researchers came up with a way to log keystrokes on Android devices by reading vibrations, even without the right to see the keys. Other malware writers are using viruses to promote political ends, or just embarrass those who don't pay them enough.

The FCC plans on updating 911 emergency centers to accept text messages, picture messages, streaming video and other 21st century technologies, Wired reports. The update, called Next Gen 911, will expand the service's ability to capture important data -- and keep those reporting the crime out of danger.

Concentration is defined as giving all of your attention to a subject or--hey wait, I just got a text message.

Parents be warned: Better make sure you have a really, really good text messaging plan for your kids.

If you've ever sent a text message that you've later regretted sending (Tiger Woods, I'm looking at you), then a new texting application just released for the iPhone could be your new best friend. Called TigerText (ironic, isn't it?) from a company of the same name, the texting app lets users set a time limit for text messages -- and when the time is up, the messages will self-destruct and be wiped from the original phone, the receiving phone, and the server.

If you think you're saving wear and tear on your body by texting a message to your family members downstairs, think again.

The $7 million raised by the American Red Cross in the first two days after the earthquake and collected via text messaging shows the public has turned a corner with mobile commerce, analysts say. One lesson: Simpler mobile commerce technology is better.

Oh, you mean THAT Margaret Thatcher.

AT&T Inc. announced a campaign to warn cell-phone users, especially teens, about the dangers of texting while driving in advance of a Distracted Driving Summit that kicks off in Washington on Wednesday.

Forget expensive mobile data plans. With just a $5 monthly text message plan and some free and seriously useful SMS services in your address book, you'll have the most essential elements of the web at your fingertips.

If she had been doing pretty much anything other than texting, we probably wouldn't still be talking about this.

Excessive use of mobile messaging services can lead to repetitive strain injury (RSI), but there are ways to avoid it, according to a researcher at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.