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Vodafone UK to Offer Unlimited Texts and New Sony Ericsson K770i Handsets

Vodafone announced that, starting the 1st of September, it would be offering a new pay as you talk (PAYT) price plan called Text Unlimited and targeted towards UK users who can't live without sending lots of SMS messages everyday. The new price plan can be chosen for free by Vodafone's new and existing...

29 August 2008
12:38 GMT

95.4 Billion Text Messages Sent by US Mobile Users in 2008

Mobile users from across the US have recently broken three records when it comes to text messaging. According to a report released by VeriSign, the Mountain View-based communications and Internet company, from the beginning of 2008 to June 30, no less than 95.4 billion SMS messages have been sent among US carrie...

29 August 2008
09:18 GMT

Palringo Free IM App Fills the MMS Gap for iPhone Users

Another useful application iPhone users might / should be interested in is Palringo's free rich messaging service (RMS) application. Palringo integrates with most existing IM services and "patches" the annoying lack of MMS support (picture messages) with Apple's iPhone. Best of all, the App Store-downloadab...

29 July 2008
16:06 GMT

mixtART Brings Cool Art to Mobile Phones

Hands-On Mobile, the famous American wireless entertainment company, has prepared a new and cool service for all the mobile users who like art: mixtART - coming this fall to a handset near you(r pocket). What's mixtART all about? As Hands-On puts it, with mixtART consumers will be able to buy "original works of ...

25 July 2008
06:25 GMT

Mobilink and Tekelec Fight SMS Spam in Pakistan

Tekelec, a US-based network intelligence company, and Mobilink GSM, a leading mobile operator in Pakistan, have announced a new collaboration set to fight "new-age spammers". Following the agreement, Tekelec is using its TekMedia AntiSpam Firewall Solution in order to protect Mobilink's customers against SMS sp...

24 July 2008
04:05 GMT

Space Science Data Transmission Four Times Cheaper than SMS

You think SMS is cheap? Check this out. According to University of Leicester space scientist Dr Nigel Bannister, sending a message via SMS is more expensive than downloading data on the Hubble Space Telescope. To be more exact, it's about four times more expensive to send a text message - which by the way costs ...

12 May 2008
10:14 GMT

Yahoo Messenger for Vista Rolls out New Features

Ever since the Sunnyvale-based company announced the availability of Yahoo Messenger for Vista, users out there downloaded and tested the application even if it was only a preview of the upcoming IM client. Unfortunately, this very early version of the program provided a limited number of functions so users couldn�...

2 May 2008
08:58 GMT

SMS Antivirus Officially Rolled out

Chinese security company Rising has launched what seems to be one of the most innovative consumer-oriented security services ever created: an SMS antivirus solution which allows users who encounter problems with the security of their computers to get professional help in a matter of minutes. All a user has to do is t...

30 April 2008
17:31 GMT

SMS Spam Back in Action

The SMS spam is a different meaning of the term spam and even if it occurs quite rarely, it's extremely difficult to block it. A long time ago, one year or so, there were multiple reports revealing massive SMS attacks which harmed the mobile phone owners from multiple regions of the world. However, the attacks w...

29 April 2008
06:10 GMT

Miss Playboy Mobile 2008 Brings Hot Girls to Mobile Phones

Playboy Mobile just announced the inaugural edition of Miss Playboy Mobile, a contest that invites sexy women to register and create a profile on a specially designed website. Mobile users that visit the site will get the chance to see lots of hot girls and vote for their favorite via SMS. The girl to be crowned Miss...

27 February 2008
10:26 GMT

Nokia Text Messenger Gadget for Windows Vista

Nokia, via its Beta Labs website, announced the release of Nokia Text Messenger for Windows Vista, a gadget that enables users to view their latest SMS messages and send new ones from the Vista sidebar. This means that Nokia owners who also have PCs with Vista on them will have from now on a quick and convenient way ...

21 February 2008
03:49 GMT

Make and Send Any Postcard You Want With your Camera Phone

With the growing popularity of the Internet after the mid 90's, postcards were mainly replaced by e-cards, which provided and still provide an easier, faster and cheaper way to send greeting cards to friends or family. However, classic post cards have their own charm, and I'm sure they will never be complet...

15 February 2008
13:48 GMT

High School Girls Selling Sex Via SMS

The Japanese police recently took into custody a group of junior and senior high school girls from Tokyo and Saitama, a neighboring city, who used coded messages to sell sex. Real sex, not just virtual sex. Apparently, potential customers received text messages similar to this: IkebLURV1800Yukichi2JC1, which l...

2 February 2008
06:01 GMT

ChaCha for Mobiles Out Now

ChaCha - this is not a name that everybody knows. No, not like Google. But like Google or Yahoo!, ChaCha is a search engine. It uses the same working mechanism as the others, meaning the user will enter a search term to find what he / she is looking for and then click the "ChaCha Search" button. Like any other search...

3 January 2008
08:37 GMT

'Big Trouble on Little Earth' Launched by Gamevil

Gamevil is one of the biggest global mobile games publishers, with headquarters both in Los Angeles and in Seoul (Korea). Today, they've made the big announcement that informs us that the company is launching the Big Trouble on Little Earth game.Now that we know the game is out, you can take your mobile phone an...

20 December 2007
10:30 GMT

Ladies: How About A Bluetooth Vibrator?! No Hands...

Ladies, fasten your seat belts, close your mouth and check this out! The fellows from Gearlog have come across this nicely crafted high-tech vibrating item. The Houdini trick is the fact that when connected to any kind of Bluetooth-enabled phone, the phallic device sends its owner a pleasurable vibe with an "unlimit...

3 December 2007
15:21 GMT

Brits Send Over 1 Billion SMSs Per Week

A new research showed that people in the UK send more than 1 billion text messages every week. That means 4,000 messages sent every second and huge revenues for operators.These recent surveys reveal the oddest things. UK's Mobile Data Association (MDA) reached the result of 1.2 billion text messages per week. Th...

6 November 2007
04:01 GMT

Google Debuts Free SMS Service!

Google fans in India are now able to use a new technology powered by the Mountain View company which allows them to get information from Google wherever they are. The Google SMS technology enables consumers to get business listings and other details provided by the search products straight on their mobile devices by ...

10 October 2007
16:06 GMT

Legal Text SMS Messages While Driving

Talking while driving is one thing that some would classify as dangerous, while others will state it is safe if using Bluetooth headsets. Text messages, on the other hand, are an entirely different story. Nobody could say that sending them while behind the wheel could be safe under any circumstances. And, still, it c...

9 October 2007
10:37 GMT

New Yahoo Messenger Now Available

Is there anybody who thinks Yahoo is not focused on Yahoo Messenger? Because this would be at least silly since the Sunnyvale company updates all the flavors of the instant messenger client, even if it is the web-based service or the downloadable solution. Today, a new version of Yahoo Messenger hits the market: the ...

25 September 2007
04:45 GMT

Reminder SMS Messages Make More Young People Vote

A recent research showed that young voters who were sent text message reminders voted in a higher number, on the eve of the USA's Election Day 2006. Could it be all about forgetfulness?Young people nowadays live in a completely different environment than years before. The fact that they can be reached through so...

13 September 2007
09:06 GMT

Send Text Messages while Driving and Spend 2 Years in Jail

The fact that mobile phones and driving don't mix so well is clear from the fact that talking on the handset while on the wheel is forbidden. The same thing will go for text messaging too from now on in the UK. Several accidents have been caused by drivers whose attention was distracted by trying to send an SMS ...

12 September 2007
02:23 GMT

How to Use Yahoo Mail's Free SMS Feature

Yahoo recently rolled out the new version of Yahoo Mail, a special flavor of the technology which was first released in September 2005. Since then, all the users were able to test it but the Sunnyvale company was finally prepared to officially publish the final version. Because it is built in AJAX, the new Yahoo Mail...

5 September 2007
03:09 GMT

GPay - The SMS Technology for the Upcoming Google Phone

The rumors concerning a potential Google Phone are continuously spreading on the Internet and today, they are somehow becoming reality. As I have said, somehow, because the Mountain View company granted a new patent that reveals a SMS technology but it's not quite clear if Google wants to implement it into a han...

3 September 2007
06:34 GMT

Nokia India Checks for Faulty Batteries through SMS

The problem that Nokia has been experiencing with a specific battery model has led to a huge complication at a large scale because of people looking to find out whether the ones they own are faulty or not. This has given the matter an even larger importance, making it difficult for the company to handle.After several...

23 August 2007
08:45 GMT

CellTrust Launches SMS-Based Flight Tracking Service

CellTrust Corporation announced the availability of FlightAssist, a mobile alerting service that can be used by travelers to receive flight-related information on their cell phones via SMS. FlightAssist provides mobile phone owners with an easy and convenient way to track important flight information, such as flight ...

9 August 2007
09:35 GMT

New Web-based SMS Text Service: ClearSMS

ClearSMS is a recently released web-based SMS service that allows you to send bulk SMS messages to anyone. The service is developed and maintained by Amyntor Limited, an English company from London that has offices in US and Canada too. With ClearSMS you can easily send mass text messages with important notices to em...

7 August 2007
09:21 GMT

Vibes and CW Multimedia Debut SMS-based Voting Platform for Televised Boxing

CW Multimedia announced it has partnered with Vibes Media, a provider of interactive text message and mobile content marketing programs, to launch a service that will enable boxing fans to interact with real-time televised matches. The new Fight Text service will allow viewers to send in their own round scores to the...

2 August 2007
10:38 GMT

Free Conference Phone Calls with FoonzMobile

RPM Communications announced the launch of a new service that allows phone owners in the U.S. to engage in conference calls with other users regardless of the mobile phone and the carrier network used. FoonzMobile is available free of charge and costs only the minutes used for a regular phone call. To use the service...

31 July 2007
10:20 GMT

Mobile Email Will Win Over SMS

A recent study reveals the fact that mobile email is looking for a considerable expansion and even heading towards becoming the most frequently used text messaging service. That is sad news for solutions which are at this time leading in the area, such as SMS.The SMS text messaging solution has recently scored 15 yea...

30 July 2007
11:33 GMT

We Celebrate 15 Years of SMS

The mobile phone industry has recently celebrated the 15th birthday of the Short Message Service Centre (SMSC). This is the principal application behind text messaging and has been first used by Acision in 1992.The SMSC infrastructure makes it possible to manage up to 16,000 messages per second, although 15 years ago...

27 July 2007
05:09 GMT

Google SMS - A Dream Come True

If you ever wanted to control your favorite web solutions straight from your mobile devices, now's your chance to do this with the latest function implemented into Google Calendar. First of all, you're able to add a new event using a simple SMS sent to "GVENT" (48368) in which you must specify the time and ...

10 July 2007
02:30 GMT

Samsung Fans, Greet The New Digital Music Services!

If you didn't know, in 2006 and 2007 Samsung was rated as one of the top global electronics brands in various reports, which is not a surprise, given the company's latest achievements. Recently, Samsung launched a new digital music service, especially designed to work with the company's portable digita...

6 July 2007
03:12 GMT

SMS Shows Vodka Authentication

The way mobile phones and Vodka relate has nothing to do with drinking and then calling the ex-girlfriend just to hang up on her. Now, a service in Russia enables people to check how authentic their bottle of Vodka is through a mere SMS message.Russians will only have to send the serial number written on the back of ...

5 July 2007
11:16 GMT

MovaMessenger for Mobile Instant Messaging

Instant messaging is an excellent way of communicating with as many people as possible at the same time through text messages. MovaFone Communications brings MoveMessenger as a solution especially deigned for mobile phone users.Mobile phone users might enjoy instant messaging just as much as PC users do, as it consi...

29 June 2007
06:23 GMT

This is a stick-up! Nobody send an SMS to the Police!

The British Police department will respond from now on to distress calls received in the form of text messages. The Government has approved for a new 999 emergency line to work in collaboration with the traditional call center.Such a line would also be able to bring all the advantages of the regular emergency calls s...

19 June 2007
05:38 GMT

General Wireless Launches SMS and MMS PC-plugins for Windows Vista and Outlook 2007

General Wireless announced that it will be the first company to ship SMS and MMS mobile messaging PC-plugins for Microsoft Windows Vista and Outlook 2007. General Wireless' PC-plugins, named eSMS and eMMS, enable users with an Internet connection to easily send text, pictures, sound and video from PCs to mobile ...

30 May 2007
11:08 GMT

The Clickatell SMS Alternative

Clickatell has just announced that they are launching a mobile terminated (MT) SMS service in South Africa. Their solution is an innovative one, as it greatly differentiates itself from other text-based mobile services. What makes their offer unique is that they charge users for the messages that they receive and not...

30 May 2007
06:07 GMT

Samsung Mobile Tracker Recovers Lost Phones

The high rate of lost mobile phones has increased in time along with the growing number of handheld users. For this, Samsung has developed a Mobile Tracker that will make it easier to recover the lost phones.Samsung has already released three mobile phones that come with the Mobile Tracker system integrated. At the b...

30 May 2007
03:17 GMT

How to Use Google's Free SMS Feature!

Google Calendar is now presented as the best way to track you daily activities, a Google employee sustaining the product was recently improved with better notification. Although the SMS feature was quite old, Aarati Parmar Martino, Software Engineer, Google Calendar team, presented it as a new update available for al...

4 May 2007
13:51 GMT

Jott Services Write the SMS for You

Solutions appear for any needs, or so it seems. Jott is a service that allows you to send SMS messages or emails without having to type them. At first, it may seem a bit odd having someone else to write text messages for you, but there is a great number of situations when it can prove to be a quite handy solution.It&...

30 April 2007
04:01 GMT

TEXTspy Reads Deleted Text Messages

This gizmo is definitely targeted to the paranoid! If you're the person that often wants to check if your lover is SMS flirting with somebody else, then you probably need TEXTspy (and also some psychologist's help). TEXTspy is a gizmo which retrieves all text messages purposely or accidentally deleted from...

25 April 2007
15:06 GMT

BooRah and 4INFO to Launch Mobile Restaurant Review Guide

BooRah announced a partnership with 4INFO to launch a new mobile restaurant review guide. The guide is intended to provide an efficient way to find restaurants throughout the San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York metro areas. With this partnership, BooRah plans to extend restaurant reviews and ratings via its Synd...

25 April 2007
09:28 GMT

13-Year-Old Girl Wins USD25.000 for Texting Messages

Morgan Pozgar, a thirteen-year-old, won the LG National Texting Competition that took place on Saturday at Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan. Having the minimum age in order to be able to compete, Morgan entered the eight semi finals being the media's favorite. The girl won over 200 other competitors by writing "Su...

25 April 2007
04:46 GMT

Mobile Campus Introducing Emergency Text Message Service

Most Universities in the US are seeking an immediate solution to emergency campus alerts as a result of the Virginia Tech University tragedy. Fortunately, Mobile Campus has announced the availability of such a service, capable of immediately alerting students, university employees as well as others, by sending text m...

19 April 2007
07:04 GMT

Pay Your Taxes by SMS

The best solution for everybody would be to pay the taxes by SMS. Why? The taxes deadline can be very frustrating if you had a busy day at work and don't want to lose any more time staying in the queues of the post office to pay for a tax. There are more than a million folks that would probably agree with me on...

19 April 2007
03:31 GMT

CallWave Strikes Again: Free SMS Through Yahoo Widgets

CallWave just announced the launch of its text messaging widget (also known as a gadget) for Yahoo! - a free, desktop-based application enabling users to send text messages to virtually anyone, anywhere from their computer whether their handset is nearby or not. This widget expands CallWave's suite of integrated...

18 April 2007
05:31 GMT

Random Text Message Leads to Marriage

You must have heard of quite a few things that you can do with your mobile phone, including keeping in touch with friends and loved ones, taking snapshots of things that interest you, listening to your favorite music or browsing the web. But a person has found a use for a phone that kind of beats it all.A British man...

11 April 2007
04:28 GMT

Search Results through Free SMS

In the recent period, Yahoo Search received several updates meant to enhance the results returned by the search technology. Last week, Yahoo made an announcement to inform users about an update process, sustaining the improvements might affect the websites' rank and their position on the SERP. Although there wer...

10 April 2007
09:02 GMT

Google Now Allows Free SMS Sending

Many Internet users are currently looking for an online service able to allow them to send free SMS messages to the mobile phones from every corner of the world. Although some of the mobile operators provide special services that allow customers to do that, most of them are restricting the access or limit the number ...

27 March 2007
02:09 GMT




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