These 2 hidden iPhone features will change the way you get your texts
Your iPhone has a lot of hidden features you may not know about, like customizing vibration alerts or using your camera flash as a texting notification.Follow Tech Insider: On FacebookJoin the...
View ArticleHow to make texting on your iPhone as private as possible
Personal privacy is not all about how your information is sent and received over the internet. Sometimes we just want a more private experience in our physical environments, so random people can't read...
View ArticleThis app makes texting on your phone as private as possible
Encrypting your personal messages, by yourself, can be extremely difficult, but one app is laying the groundwork for your renewed personal security. It's called "Signal," and the app is so impressive,...
View ArticleShooting lasers and 6 other awesome iMessage texts you can now send
Here's an easy tutorial on how to access cool iMessage features that allow you to send seven different kinds of moving text messages.Follow BI Video:On Twitter Join the conversation about this story »
View ArticleGraduates are using text speak in their CVs and it's preventing them from...
Paul Breen, Senior Lecturer in Academic English at the University of Westminster, told Business Insider why text speak is damaging young people's job prospects.He said that social media and text...
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Millennials are America's worst drivers
•Millennial drivers report texting, speeding, and running red lights.•Millennials think it's OK to speed in school zones.•The statistics improve for older drivers, but not by that much.Ah, millennials....
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18 things to never write in a text
The INSIDER Summary:• Using a period after one word in a text will make you sound angry.• Avoid complicated acronyms, hashtags, and group texts. • There is a fine line between using emojis and...
View ArticleYou're twice as likely to crash texting while driving as you are drink driving
The AA and the Department for Transport have produced a video aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of texting while driving."Designated Driver" is a short film which plays on the common...
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Texas House passes statewide ban on texting while driving
The Texas House on Wednesday passed a statewide ban on texting while driving.Members voted 113-32 to tentatively approve the legislation, which will get a final vote in the House before it can proceed...
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12 passive-aggressive phrases you should never use
I've been told that I'm a little bit passive-aggressive.I didn't really get it till I started evaluating some of the simple-yet-destructive words I was saying.If you have encountered an act of passive...
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The 'Textalyzer' test: New York cops could soon be scanning drivers' phones...
APRIL 28, 2017 —The New York legislature has taken up a bill that will make it easier police officers to tell if texting caused of a motor vehicle accident.This effort has its roots in a 2011 Hudson...
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We asked a hand surgeon how to treat hand pain from texting - here’s what he...
Here are a few things I use my phone for each and every day: Alarm clockTexting my friendsScanning social mediaReading the newsListening to music and podcastsChecking sports scores Taking...
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A new study proves why you shouldn't be afraid to send a date that second text
The INSIDER Summary:A study from the dating app Hinge shows that double-texting can increase a date's likelihood to respond. The key is to wait four hours before the second text.Sending a second text...
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Massachusetts woman charged with encouraging boyfriend's suicide on trial for...
The Massachusetts woman charged with manslaughter for sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to kill himself has waived her right to a jury trial.Michelle Carter's decision Monday means a...
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The one simple thing you can do to be more persuasive
The INSIDER Summary:A recent study found that people are more likely to do something if you ask them in person versus over email.People overestimated how effective email requests would be.Nonverbal...
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How a chain of text messages led to one teen's death and another one's trial
When two teenagers started exchanging text messages, they probably didn't expect them to be read by anybody but themselves.But after the string of texts led to the one teen's suicide, months worth of...
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The first words in text exchanges that lead to the most conversations
The INSIDER Summary:Dating website Plenty of Fish analyzed 60,000 messages to see which words were most likely to start a conversation.Compliments go a long way when flirting over text.For women...
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20-year-old who repeatedly urged friend to commit suicide found guilty of...
A woman who sent hundreds of texts to another teenager urging him to kill himself was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Friday by a Massachusetts judge.Michelle Carter, 20, was charged with...
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How Michelle Carter urging her boyfriend to kill himself over hundreds of...
On Friday, a judge found that 20-year-old Michelle Carter was guilty of involuntary manslaughter after sending texts that encouraged Conrad Roy III to kill himself when both were 17.The teens had met...
View Article9 iPhone keyboard tips only power users know about
These iPhone keyboard tips will help you type faster and more efficiently.Zach Wasser contributed reporting to an earlier version of this video.Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook Join the conversation...
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