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Visitors to fast food outlets in Japan will soon be able to pay for their burgers, fries and shakes with their cell phones, according to the BBC. Japanese mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo and McDonald's have created a system where hungry fast food fans can make electronic payments for their grub. While I don't think fast food needs to be any easier for people to get their hands on, I'm impressed Read more
I posted a question on Twitter last night asking our followers about the habit of talking on your cell while using the restroom. I experienced this yesterday, when a woman came in to do her business and was chatting up her daughter about what time dinner would be done that night. I thought it was pretty tacky (and kinda gross), and you overwhelmingly agreed. Here's what you had to say: "Unless Read more
This post comes to us from Elfyn, who let it all hang out in our Cell Phone Rant group: I own a mail and parcel shipping store in Southern California. A customer comes in wanting to make a copy, but the copier doesn't seem to be working. I go to help him and find my copier unplugged and a mysterious charger plugged in in its place. Note, the person who plugged in their charger had to physically Read more
The Piece: Chanel Vintage Cell Phone Purse The Investment: $1,000 Why We Covet: OK, it's a little insane. A vintage Chanel cell phone purse? The thing is it was made for an older phone, which means it's a bit bigger than necessary to hold a modern phone. This means there's room to hold your house key and credit cards, and in the back there's a slit for love letters. It's quirky and unique. We Read more
Have you cooked, eaten, or spotted something mouthwatering recently? If so, then don't let anything hold you back from sharing it with the rest of us: we want to feast with our eyes too. On a recent trip to Chicago, I hit up one of my favorite Mexican restaurants, Big Star, for some south-of-the-border sustenance and wound up ordering their queso fundido, a platter of melted, pungent, cheesy Read more
The World Health Organization recently listed the cell phone as "carcinogenic," which means it could potentially be bad for your health due to the levels of radiation emitted during use. There are easy ways to cut down your risk of exposure, but a few of you had some additional questions that we'd like to cover here. Check out the cell phone radiation FAQ below, and leave any other questions you Read more
Mobile phone users beware: new research shows that cell-phone use could be bad for your health. The report, which was released by the World Health Organization, says that cell phones emit a low-grade radiation (similar to that of a low-watt microwave), and mobile phones are now listed in the same "carcinogenic hazard" category as lead, engine exhaust, and chloroform. Though no direct correlations Read more
This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I'll try my best to make this short. I really appreciate any and all advice here, I am so stumped on what to do. My boyfriend and I have been together for about three months now. I'm 24 he is 28. We met at work, and were not really friends before we started dating. So basically I have some Read more
Call me! Text me! Tweet me! If you're used to hearing those phrases in front of school you aren't alone. Twenty percent of children between six and 11 years old had a cell in 2009, according to a Mediamark survey and that number has only increased. Cell phones certainly streamline family communication, but the question of whether or not children should carry their own cells is a common one. Do Read more
Don't let the elements stop you! OnSugar blogger egilbride shares her thoughts on why she loves running in the rain in her blog, Ready to Run. Today I went for a run . . . in the rain. I know most people HATE running in the rain, but sometimes I prefer it to running on a sunny day. Take my Rock n Roll Half-Marathon (did I mention it was my first half-marathon EVER?!) that I ran last August. I Read more
