All the stories tagged with sms
Syrian rebels are holding machine guns on the right and cellphones on the left
08/20/2012, In war-torn Syria, rebels are “MGexting”, that is, holding a machine gun in the right hand while the left hand is busy on a cellphone. Apparently Syrian rebels are relying heavily on SMS for their operations. As seen above, 20-year [...]
SMS alerts you of an incoming missile attack
08/17/2012, If you were to reside in a war torn country, or perhaps one that has a very high probability of an incoming attack happening at any time of the day, then it makes perfect sense for the government in power [...]
Music2Text uses SMS as a music distribution platform
07/19/2012, We typically don’t associate SMS and music distribution, but that’s exactly what Music2Text aims to do: use the most universal mobile phone communications building block (after voice) to sell and share music. The whole system is based on something very [...]
Get a personalized SMS embroidered on your shawl
05/31/2012, Raw Color is involved in a fair number of projects, but the latest one which was presented at the Salone del Mobile last month, sporting a Cryptographer which is capable of reimagining the digital transmission scene as it can create [...]
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. [...]
