Tag Archives: cell phones

Text Messaging Ruins Jennifer Aniston’s Love Life Too

SimchaAugust 22, 2008 //

The text message: the worst invention to ever happen to dating. Well, it’s at least a close second to the chastity belt. This technological form of “communication” has already left a trail of tears amongst my gal pals. From late night sex solicitation to crazy guys who use the stilted language as a crutch for their fears, the text message has been taking relationships down a notch. Now it’s bullying poor Jennifer Aniston. Everyone’s watched her ex John Mayer put on a show of his breakup blues. He’s been seen around town covering his puffy eyes with stupid sweaters and scarves. But what about Jennifer? She’s been keeping the highly publicized romance classy by keeping her mouth shut. But since her friends don’t share her tact, they’re dishing all the dirt, and apparently, she got dumped via text! It all started with a heated argument where John admitted he didn’t share her “first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage” plan. After hanging up the phone he texted her, “That’s it — the end.” Say it to her face! What a wuss. Damn you text messages, you let another one slip through our fingers. [Denver Post] Keep reading »

Ringtone Promotes Safe Sex In India

Catherine StrawnAugust 20, 2008 //

There are many ways to let people know you’re into having safe sex. The easiest being to verbalize your needs: “I will not sleep with you unless you use a condom.” If you lived in India, you could always let your phone tell people for you. A cell phone ring tone was launched August 8 and features a singer chanting the word “condom” 50 times. So far it has been downloaded 60,000 times. “A ring tone is a very public thing,” said Yvonne MacPherson, the country director of BBC World Service Trust India. “It’s a way to show you are a condom user and you don’t have any issues with it.” We can think of a few other ringtones we wish existed… Keep reading »

Quickies!: IUDs Don’t Cause Infertility Or Infections

Annika HarrisAugust 5, 2008 //
  • Contrary to popular belief, an IUD doesn’t cause infections or infertility. [Daily Bedpost]
  • This voice-activated vibrator is pointless. [Daily Bedpost]
  • A charged cell battery saved a woman’s life. [College Candy]
  • It is possible to be allergic to sex. [Tango]
  • Yes, supermodels do age. Find out what these beauties from the ’90s are up to now. [Asylum]
  • Yawn, high-class escort hysteria, yawn. [Boinkology]

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    Just Do It: Deleting A Guy’s Number

    Leonora EpsteinJune 25, 2008 //

    I’m a numbers girl.

    I take pride in my cell’s large phone book as much as I take pride in amassing new Facebook friends, Tumblr followers, and page views. I’m sorry, but in this day and age, the higher the numbers get, the cooler one looks.

    This creates a problem, however, when there are just certain people to whom one shouldn’t be linked—past lovers. Naturally, the Internet makes it hard to completely escape from the counterpart of your failed relationship. But, in some sort of sick backwards logic, I tend to increase this hardship by keeping them around in the digital arena for longer than necessary. Keep reading »

    We May Own Mobile Phones, But We Still Sit At Home

    Catherine StrawnJune 4, 2008 //

    You’d think cell phones would have freed us up to do whatever we wanted, wherever we wanted since we no longer have to wait at home for the land-line to ring. Well, a study by researchers at Northeastern University found that most cell phone users stay within a 37-mile radius of their home, and almost half of them remained within a six-mile circle. Now, this study was conducted outside the U.S. because the FCC would never allow access to cell phone tower info, so perhaps we move around more than other people, but probably not. Even on a good day, the most I travel is 12 miles. It might be time for a road trip. [AHN] Keep reading »

    Dirty, Unwanted Text Messages

    Catherine StrawnApril 25, 2008 //

    The people who work at cell phone stores have a lot of power. They know a lot personal information about you, and they know your number. One employee at a Sprint Nextel store in Dayton, OH, is being sued because he reportedly texted a female customer regarding her looks and requested to have dinner with her. Then, he sent her full-frontal nude photos of himself, she reported. The male employee says the customer was totally into him and she even initiated the texting and “expressed her appreciation for receiving such photographs.” Their phone records will reveal all. [Dayton Daily News] Keep reading »

    Cell Phones And Sperm Counts

    Catherine StrawnFebruary 7, 2008 //

    The Cleveland Clinic found an association between cell phone use and sperm quality in a study of 361 men at its infertility clinic — the more time a man spent talking on his cell phone, the lower his sperm count (and the greater the percentage of abnormal sperm). But don’t go making assumptions about cell phones causing infertility, because they found an association, not a cause and effect relationship. However, it does seem as though nature is doing its part to tell us that the type of man who spends four hours on his cell phones every day might not make the best father. [Reuters]
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