cell phone

We all know about the dangers of texting and using a cell phone while walking but one unlucky Bostonian learned the hard way that sleepwalking can be just as dangerous.

It seems as if cell phones have always been with us but they haven't. I don't remember exactly when cells started to become omnipresent but today almost everyone has one. Where does that leave the venerable land line, you know, the phone hooked up to the wall? Believe it or not there are still some good reasons to have one.

It has happened to all of us. We leave the house without our cell phone and miss that important call, can't take that great picture or are left at sea when all of our friends are sharing the most important texts ever. Actress Charlene DeGuzman has produced a hilarious video of the disaster that is, "I forgot my phone".

When I'm driving, I don't use my cell phone, but many of you do (legally, of course with a hands-free device). And it's not just your imagination that the car ahead of you is moving slower when the driver is using a cell phone...it is!

We've all been here and there when someone's cell phone rings, and I am sure you've heard some pretty weird rings on those phones. We all have our favorites, but as for me, I just use one of the ring tones already in the phone (I really don't want to go searching and downloading, too much work).

Have you ever been in this situation--you see someone you really, really don't want to have a conversation with. So, you think, "What can I do to avoid talking?" You continue to think, "I want it to look as inconspicuous as possible and not too rude. Hmmmm....what can I do? Oh, yeah, my cell phone!"  A new survey finds people have faked using their cell phone to "avoid int

Yes, it's National Cellphone Courtesy Month (click the link to read more about it) and that means people should be more self-aware of their cellphone usage, right? What do you think about people who use their cellphones while on a date? That's not very good cellphone etiquette. But, it does happen according to the dating website Zoosk. A survey conducted by the dating website shows 33 percent of p

Picture this: You're out a restaurant, or at the park, or maybe you are riding a train and you are just minding your own business and you hear a cellphone ring. Someone answers it, but they aren't using their "inside voices" while they carry on the conversation. And, you are forced to hear a conversation you care nothing about. Well, for those loud cellphone talkers, July is National Cel

How distracted do you get when you talk on a cell phone? According to a study out of the University of Alabama, kids who cross the street while talking on a cell phone are at a greater risk of being involved in a deadly accident.

How about $2 million? A British survey found that people would not give up their beloved cell phone for the instant fortune.