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Articles tagged with: Sms and Text Message
Je t'aime: French text msgs now divorce evidence
Unfaithful spouses in France beware: Passionate text messages sent to mistresses and lovers can now be used as evidence against you in a divorce. 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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Televangelist Sued for Fraud, Stealing Text Messaging Business
A US religious televangelist Rev. Creflo A. Dollar, his son and ministry staff have been accused of stealing a "devotional" text message business concept that the ministry then marketed to his television audience, according to three law firms representing a California businessman in a lawsuit filed in California state court. more
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Half of Heavy Texters Report Problems with the Neck and Arms
While it is well known that excessive text messaging can result in sore thumbs, less is known about its possible effects on the neck, arms and hands. Young adults with symptoms in these parts of the body use a different technique when texting, according to a study at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. more
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Aussies choose SMS to announce life events
Australians are a text crazy nation. According to a survey commissioned by Australian telco, Telstra, one in three said they choose sms to communicate major life events - compared to using the phone, email or social networking sites. The report also found we are more likely to sms news of a birth, (25%), or a promotion, (18%) compared to other major life events. more
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2,000+ Unknown Words Used by Teens in More Than 1.2 Million Text Messages Every Minute
LG Electronics has carried out a survey of text messaging habits by US teenagers that revealed that teens and their younger counterparts--tweens--are sending 20,209 texts every second, or more than 1.2 million texts every minute, in the USA. more
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European Parliament Votes to Approve Cuts on Roaming Charges
The European Parliament, in its plenary session in Strasbourg, has voted to approve new rules on sms and mobile data charges when roaming. The Parliament also voted for further cuts in the price of mobile phone calls while roaming in another EU country. The present cap for a mobile phone call made abroad will progressively drop from EUR0.46 to EUR0.35 per minute by July 2011, and from EUR0.22 today to EUR0.11 for mobile calls received while roaming abroad. more
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First SMS Worm Detected to Infect Smartphones
Internet security vendor, F-Secure says that it has detected the first known sms based worm for mobile phones. In its quarterly update on the security issues faced by computer and smartphone users, the company noted that the biggest malware story of 2009 so far has been the Conficker (aka Downadup) worm. It is a classic worm exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, of the type that has not been seen in the past few years. more
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City of London Police Accepting SMS Requests for Help
The police force covering the UK's City of London has launched an sms service, which will allow people in the City to use their mobile phones to contact the police in non-emergency situations. The sms service is aimed mainly at people that have hearing or speech impediments but it is available to all City residents. more
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Ad-Supported Messaging Vendor Secures Additional Funding
USA based 4INFO, which offers ad-supported mobile alerts, has secured a further round of funding - raising $20 million in equity and debt funding from all its existing investors and one new investor. Existing investors Peacock Equity - the joint venture between GE Capital's Media, Communications & Entertainment finance business and NBC Universal - and Gannett led the funding, in addition to US Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Sand Hill Capital. Joining these existing investment partners is new investor Selby Ventures. more
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