What's Unsafe at Any Speed? Texting - Mobility TechZone

Date: 3/04/2016

Featured Articles » Google to Debut Hands Free Payment App » Wireless Options Now Part of the Raspberry Pi 3 » One More Humble Opinion on Apple vs. the FBI » In-Flight Mobile Roaming to be Major Part of Roaming Revenue Sponsored by: IoT Evolution Expo - July 11 - 14, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada Top Stories » Nokia Report Finds 60 Percent of Infections in Mobile Network from Smartphones » MobileIron Security Report Finds Mix of Lax Security and Sophisticated Attacks in BYOD Environments » WhatsApp Ends Support for BlackBerry Devices » Fox Innovation Lab Announces Global Partnership with Ericsson   From The Expert Corner March 04, 2016 What's Unsafe at Any Speed? Texting By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media This story has been on my mind all week and seems to be catching a meme stream of social consciousness. The Wall Street Journal, Fortune and NPR all have covered the fact that we have an order of magnitude growth in texting-and-walking accidents. We have gone from 250 in 2006, to 2500 in 2014 including six deaths. The fact that texting is a distraction is no surprise. The fact that most of us can’t or shouldn’t do two things at once is sad but true.  It may be that AT&T’s “Don’t text and drive” pledge may have to slow down. Read More Featured Videos IoT Evolution Expo Florida 2016 Keynote: Verizon Featured Resources » Monitoring the mobile business » Smart Mobile Apps Empower Business Executives on the Go » 5 Things Every Workplace Should Consider As They Cope With Enterprise Mobility Featured Channels » Mobile Apps » Mobile Security » Mobile VoIP Resource Center Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a MobilityTechzone columnist! Interested in reaching Mobility Techzone's Global Wireless and Mobile Communications Audience of 70,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.

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