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Thursday, August 09, 2007

 

Texting while driving 
is dangerous: poll study


Nine out of 10 Americans feel that sending text messages from a mobile phone while driving is as dangerous as drinking and driving, but admit to doing it anyway, a poll published on Tuesday showed.

Although 89 percent of the 2,049 adults polled online by Harris Interactive said texting while driving was dangerous and should be banned, and 92 percent said it was as bad as having a few drinks and driving, 66 percent of respondents admitted to reading text messages while at the wheel.

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O T H E R   R E P O R T S

 

A US judge ruled Monday that Microsoft doesn't have to pay Alcatel-Lucent 1.5 billion dollars, overturning a jury verdict that promised to shake up the digital music industry.

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Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new line of iMac computers and slick software hoping the glow of iPod MP3 players and iPhones will help shine Apple's core products.

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TECHBYTES

Historic Memorandum of Intent to be signed by 12 nations to build closer ties and networking relations between game associations, at the Games Convention Asia (GCA) 2007 event. 

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