All the stories tagged with: sms
JaxtrSMS lets you send free text messages to any phone
11/22/2011, Do you have a lot of friends who might be living overseas? Short of chatting with them online via instant messenger services, you could always send them a text message although that might cost you quite a bit in international [...]
Share photos on Twitter via text messages
09/21/2011, While I don’t have any official figures, it’s safe to say that most people who use Twitter probably access the social network via an app on their smartphones. But there probably is a significant amount of folks out there who [...]
Texting and driving do not mix
08/19/2011, We all know that it is not wise to mix texting and driving together – after all, you cannot split your concentration both ways and be 100% sure that you will be able to arrive at your destination without causing [...]
iPod SMS Capability with textPlus
08/18/2011, iPod SMS: application that enables free and unlimited SMS (in the U.S and Canada) for devices that normally don't have access to SMS
Facebook Messenger Stand-Alone Chat App
08/09/2011, Facebook Messenger: Facebook has just (paper) launched its Facebook Messenger App, which effectively focuses on the text communication aspect of Facebook
Media brands should forget about creating apps and focus on MMS instead, says strategist
04/06/2011, According to a tech author and 3G strategist, Tomi Ahonen, MMS is an important platform that is being ignored right now and should be taken more seriously. Too many people are focusing on creating apps dedicated to smartphones and ignoring [...]
Swedish postal service looks to SMS instead of stamps
03/07/2011, Sweden, the land that brought you the safest cars around as well as flat packed furniture, might soon pave the way for the future of postal service – the country’s postal service is mulling over the possibility of letting customers [...]
SMS thwarts suicide bomber’s attempt
01/27/2011, Egyptian officials might want to get a whiff of this news after blocking off the Internet as well as mobile phone services (that means calls and SMSes) from the masses – an unexpected and unwanted SMS from a telecommunications company [...]
Send a text to open a door
01/24/2011, Are you the kind of person who is always leaving keys at home or at the office and constantly find yourself stuck out of the house? Well don’t worry, because traditional keys will soon be a thing of the past. [...]
Over 7 trillion SMS to be sent in 2011, according to research
12/30/2010, Ever wonder how many texts messages (SMS) are being sent every year? Well, according to ABI Research, the estimated number of SMS messages that will be sent in 2011 will be 7 trillion. The figures include other similar methods such [...]
New cellular system in Israel alerts citizens of missile attack
11/08/2010, Israel Defense Forces will announce a spanking new cellular system which is smart enough to alert citizens in the event of a missle attack – at the cost of $7.5 million upwards. Of course, what is that investment when you [...]
Motorola To Fix Droid X Text Messaging Error
09/27/2010, This isn’t the most ideal situation for Motorola the moment. First it took a while for the Android 2.2 update to arrive on the Droid X, and when it did, problems started to appear, including problems with music, ringtones, and now [...]
2010 LG U.S. National Texting Championship announces winner
09/21/2010, Are you the fastest thumb in the West? Find out at the 2010 LG U.S. National Texting Championship that happened in New York City, where participants will endure blindfolds, complex phrases and marathon texting throughout the entire event. Part of [...]
