The
start of hurricane season and prime time for summer storms could mean
more cell phones ringing with special alerts. This is the first year
that many smartphones are equipped to use the new Wireless Emergency
Alert System. It triggers an alert tone and shows a short text message
on smartphones to warn of weather emergencies where you are. Source Link
It’s
a tough sell to get young women to skip the beach in favor of a sunless
tan from a bottle or spray. A new survey of college women found that
most still put looks over skin safety when it comes to tanning.
Bronzers, tanning creams and lotions are a much safer alternative than
the use of tanning beds or the sun for tanning. Source Link
A new service could help to end schoolyard bullying one text at a time. A company that provides technology to about half of the nation’s schools says it’s rolling out a free service to allow kids to report bullying to school officials via a confidential text message. The TipTxt service will be offered to 31,000 school districts. Source Link
