Californians woke up to the new year with a new law that bans text messaging while driving. The Golden State isn’t the only one; according to the Governors Highway Safety Association, texting is prohibited for drivers in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, Washington state, and the District of Columbia. Recalcitrant marketers might use this

Washington state, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Minnesota, and New Jersey all have similar bans in effect.

Most radio apps for the iPhone allow listening to formerly aired programs, much like a podcast. Not so with Minnesota Public Radio, which delivers three streams of audio in real time to listener's Apple smartphones and iPod touches.

This week, Verizon Wireless voluntarily offered to divest another 15 markets — bringing the total to 100 — in order to entice the FCC into approving its planned acquisition of Alltel. The markets are located in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina and Utah. Verizon said it will give

Last year, when a bridge collapsed in Minnesota, officials advised citizens to use SMS in case of emergency, since it puts less strain on the network. It means more data can get through, which means more people stay in contact with friends and family in a time of crisis. However, according to a recent study, you should not rely on emergency communications from third parties. Not only are systems u...

At no point in the foreseeable future do I see this question going away. When should a kid get a cell phone? Clearly, there’s not a single, concrete answer. It just pains me, you know, to see a 10-year-old with a cell phone in hand. I dunno, I guess it has to do with youthful innocence or something. Anyway, Terri Gruca of WCCO in Minnesota caught up with Tim Wolfe, a Verizon Wireless rep, to...

Verizon Wireless is offering two free PDA (personal data assistant) and smartphone workshops for residents of the Roseville and Maple Grove areas this month. In Roseville the complimentary classes will be held at the Verizon Wireless Communications Store located at 2325 Fairview Ave. N. on Sept. 16 and Sept. 27 from 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. In Maple Grove the complimentary classes will be held ...

Even though the BlackBerry Bold is mainly targeted at business users (who are supposed to be all serious, wearing suits and such), there is no reason for them not being able to make the smartphone look more colorful, is there? Well, for those who need their Bold to be different, ColorWare has the solution. Known for personalizing various devices for several years now, the Minnesota-based Colo...

As the nation’s eyes shift from Denver to the Twin Cities for this week’s Republican National Convention, a Minnesota-based company’s technology is once again being used to make sure cell phones and other wireless devices work inside the convention...

One of the best ways to learn how to use a marketing tool is to see it in action. Today I will launch a series of posts featuring mobile marketing campaigns that are in progress right now. At the Minnesota State Fair (going on August 21st to September 1st) , The Scion Chicago Region is using