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Articles tagged with: Sms
Black Hat: SMS bug can disable iPhone usage
One single malicious text message can knock an iPhone offline, a pair of researchers disclosed Thursday. more
U r pwned: text messaging paves way for hacking
Getting a text message is akin to someone sliding a piece of mail under your door: You may not have asked for it, you can't stop its delivery and you have to deal with it whether you want to or not. more
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Study: Texts while driving even more dangerous
Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash much more than previous studies have concluded with motorists taking their eyes off the road longer than they do when talking or listening on their cell phones, a safety research institute said Monday. more
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Students From Around The World Learn Through SMS
Students from around the world will be able to learn together by using sms in the new school year 2009-2010. An IICD supported Global Teenager Project will experiment with using sms to ensure that schools without internet access can also participate in one of the world's largest online learning programmes. more
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Visa Europe Tests SMS Transaction Alerts
Visa Europe has started trials of a new mobile service giving Visa cardholders instant transaction confirmation to their mobiles when they use their debit, credit, or prepaid card. Consumers will be able to choose to receive the alert via an sms or email on any mobile device or to an application downloaded to a smartphone such as an iPhone or Android device. more
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14-Year Jail Term for Text Messages about the Pakistan's President
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been ordered to track down the origin of text messages that are being circulated in the country that are critical of President Asif Ali Zardari. Pakistan's interior minister Rehman Malik announced that the agency has been told to trace sms and e-mails that "slander the political leadership of the country" under the a vaguely drafted Cyber Crimes Act. more
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O2 UK to Offer Free Twitter SMS Updates
O2 UK has announced that it will offer free text message updates for the Twitter service from next month. From the start of August, every O2 customer will be able to switch on text notifications within Twitter and receive replies and direct messages completely free. O2 customers will also be able to send updates to Twitter as part of their normal text message bundle or for the cost of a normal text. more
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Train Driver Accused of Sending SMS Just Before Crash
A Boston subway trolley driver was indicted Wednesday on allegations that he was sending a text message when the car he was operating plowed into another train, injuring more than 50 people. more
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iPhone hacker reveals SMS vulnerability
A security researcher on Thursday unveiled a new iPhone SMS vulnerability, according to reports out of the SyScan Conference in Singapore. more
Sprint Text Messaging Tax Suit Dropped
Sprint scored a victory last week when a federal judge dismissed a nationwide class-action complaint alleging that the company charged extraneous fees for text messages and voicemails sent to customers using network cards. more
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