Who says farmers don’t need their own SaaS tools? Ganaz just raised $945,000 to build a platform that helps companies manage workers in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The Seattle… Read More
For every electronic device or method we use as humans, in an effort to communicate with other humans, the desire to interact face to face still beats them all according… Read More
Today in “when your first date is your last date” news, a Texas man is suing a woman who he met online after she was texting on her phone during… Read More
When (newly-public) Snapchat first arrived on the scene, its self-destructing messages felt like a game-changer. Finally, a way to send anything you want with the liberating knowledge that it’ll be… Read More
Text-message senders, beware: U.S. courts are moving ever-closer to blaming the sender of a text for car accidents that occur when the recipient is driving and texting back. How could… Read More
Dedicated messaging apps like Snapchat, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger might get more buzz, but good old-fashioned SMS text messaging is still the main form of communication for many consumers, if the growth experienced… Read More
Recognizing that cellphones are now used for more than talking and texting, the Washington state legislature was seeking to make laws more strict by essentially banning all phone usage in the car. But… Read More
We know it’s illegal and dangerous, but the temptation to send a text message or make a phone call while sitting at a red light or in traffic — or worse, while driving —… Read More
If you’ve ever driven anywhere during rush hour, you know that texting while driving turns people into a menace on the road. OTTER, a Bainbridge Island-based company, aims to alleviate… Read More
Good news for smartphone addicts who just can’t keep their eyes off the iPhone: There’s an app in development designed to alert you of oncoming traffic. Juan Hincapié-Ramos, a postdoctoral… Read More
Seattle-based Zipwhip was the first company to bring cloud-texting to your desktop via your mobile number, and now they’re doing it for business landlines. “This is one of the biggest announcements we’ve… Read More
For the launch of Windows Phone last year, a Microsoft commercial poked fun at people walking around with their heads buried in their devices. But should the practice be outlawed… Read More
Less than 30 seconds into my drive this morning, I had driven on the wrong side of the road twice, traveled at 20 miles an hour over the speed limit,… Read More
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have concluded that text messaging leads people to be more deceitful than other modes of communication, including face-to-face interactions and video chat. “People… Read More