Target is launching a new mobile-coupon system to deliver discounts to customers on their cell phones. Not everyone clips coupons, virtually or otherwise. But most people crave a bargain when the economy is tough, and coupon technology works with more and more cell phones. Target says shoppers should opt in via the store's web site.  Read more...

AT&T's new "Txtng & Drivng ... It Can Wait" safety campaign features parents of young texting-and-driving victims and the final text messages the young drivers received just before they died. The campaign's theme: "No text is worth dying over." The AT&T campaign comes as the movement against texting while driving nears critical mass.   Read more...

The Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on a bill that would make Maine the first state to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, especially among children. Opponents dismissed research pointing to the risks and said the bill is more about politics than science. Supporters also included brain cancer patient. Read more...

Has the era of the old-fashioned sick day gone the way of typewriter? The rise of mobile devices and networked computing systems is allowing people to work remotely -- making it easier to keep the work flowing from sickbeds. Without this trend, the self-employed and small businesses could be devastated by pandemics such as the swine flu.  Read more...