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In a thoughtful and emotional article for the NY Times, Katie Hafner looks into wired kids going off to cam

Home appliance company, Electrolux says that it is currently developing an appliance that allows consumers to monitor refrigerator contents with digital image

According to 3G, In its new report, "Mobile Data Solutions for Businesses: maximising revenue and take-up", Analysis Reseach predicts that around 40% of people with a business mobile phone (21 million Europeans) will use mobile email in 2008, compared to less than 1% toda

The UK based mobile content company, Amplefuture says that it delivered the first commercial, cross network, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) on the fourth series of the reality television program, Big Brothe

Philippine residents turned to texting and swarmed radio stations with angry calls hurled against Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes and President Arroyo “for terrorizing Davao,” a day after junior officers of the Armed Forces mutineed against the government and accused the two of creating terror to access the antiterrorism fund of the United States, reports abs-cbnew

Kenyan farmers and subscribers to KenCell Communications will no longer need to travel to markets to find out commodity price

Dublin Bus timetables can now be accessed by SM

An entirely bogus SMS is circulating in Australia advising of a US $30,000 lottery windfall and instructing recipients to log on to a website with a username and password contained in the message,

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"Will the cellcam make phone sex even better than the real thing? Lord but it is a good time to be a perver

Add this to bad cell phone manners, golfers are calling from their cell phone

The Toronto Star reports on a Canadian-born encarcerated convicted criminal, using a cell phone smuggled into the penitentiary -- investigators concluded a woman had smuggled the cellular phone into the prison hidden in a body cavity --, to organize a cocaine run from Miami to Canad

With the increase in mobile phone users, the menace of sending vulgar or threatening messages via the SMS is on the rise, reports Express Indi

The BBC outlines BT's re-entry into the UK market for mobile phone services, less than two years after selling off its mobile subsidiary MMO

From Moco News: Walt Disney is in early discussions with several wireless companies and handset makers to offer cellphone services under various brand names it owns, including ESP

Verizon's fixed a major bug in their text messaging website that let anyone find out a subscriber's phone number and view their private messages, according to Gizmod

3 UK, the video mobile company, has partnered with lastminut

Encouraged by the success of a confidential scheme introduced in February in Melbourn and Harston (UK), South Cambridgeshire Primary Care Trust (NHS) has extended it to Linton and Sawsto

According to an article in Yahoo News, Malaysian Muslim men are able to divorce their wives by SMS, quoting a religious adviser to the government in the New Straits Time

According to an article in Yahoo News, Malaysian Muslim men are able to divorce their wives by SMS, quoting a religious adviser to the government in the New Straits Time

Techdirt reports on an announcement by Verizon Wireless that they have located a bug that can let anyone read any text message sent to a Verizon Wireless subscriber - including the telephone number and the full text of the messag

Techdirt reports on an announcement by Verizon Wireless that they have located a bug that can let anyone read any text message sent to a Verizon Wireless subscriber - including the telephone number and the full text of the messag

Cellular News reports on a mobile phone able to warn against fire, leakage of methane or other types of toxic ga

Cellular News reports on a mobile phone able to warn against fire, leakage of methane or other types of toxic ga

Both the Dear Abby and the Apartment Life chronicles of the Washington Post have questions related to cell phone

Both the Dear Abby and the Apartment Life chronicles of the Washington Post have questions related to cell phone

Given the option, most Americans will opt for cheap, voice-only cell phones over the do-it-all, more expensive handsets, according to a recent study by Jupiter Research that doesn't bode well for the industry, reports Wire

Given the option, most Americans will opt for cheap, voice-only cell phones over the do-it-all, more expensive handsets, according to a recent study by Jupiter Research that doesn't bode well for the industry, reports Wire

Japan’s three major mobile phone service providers plan to share with one another information on spammers who send unsolicited e-mail messages, by creating a blacklist of malicious businesses that send spam, according to NE Asia Onlin

Japan’s three major mobile phone service providers plan to share with one another information on spammers who send unsolicited e-mail messages, by creating a blacklist of malicious businesses that send spam, according to NE Asia Onlin

Motorola will offer a cell phone using software from Microsoft Cor

Motorola will offer a cell phone using software from Microsoft Cor

To the long list of woes caused by talking on a cell phone while driving, here is a new on

To the long list of woes caused by talking on a cell phone while driving, here is a new on

China, the world's largest market for cell phones, is aggressively developing a homegrown technology that can run the next generation of mobile telephone networks, challenging the traditional dominance of American and European companies, according to The Washington Pos

China, the world's largest market for cell phones, is aggressively developing a homegrown technology that can run the next generation of mobile telephone networks, challenging the traditional dominance of American and European companies, according to The Washington Pos

Motorola and Nextel Communications look set to make a cell phone walkie-talkie feature called "push to talk" (PTT) available to dialers internationally, as rivals struggle to launch their own services inside the United States, according to Business Wee

Motorola and Nextel Communications look set to make a cell phone walkie-talkie feature called "push to talk" (PTT) available to dialers internationally, as rivals struggle to launch their own services inside the United States, according to Business Wee

Parents can now bar their children's mobile phones from accessing adult content using a new service available from Bang

Parents can now bar their children's mobile phones from accessing adult content using a new service available from Bang

Mobile operators in the UK currently take as much as 40% of revenues raised via reverse billin

Mobile operators in the UK currently take as much as 40% of revenues raised via reverse billin

Mobilmag has an article today on Apeera, Inc, a French company which has developed a solution for mobile network operators, enabling mobile phone users to share applications such as mobile games, pictures, cartoons or personal files with their friends and colleagues via their mobile phone

Mobilmag has an article today on Apeera, Inc, a French company which has developed a solution for mobile network operators, enabling mobile phone users to share applications such as mobile games, pictures, cartoons or personal files with their friends and colleagues via their mobile phone

Following reports of at least two cases of bank groups' websites being hacked into in the past fortnight, First National Bank of South Africa has reassured internet banking clients that their money is saf

Following reports of at least two cases of bank groups' websites being hacked into in the past fortnight, First National Bank of South Africa has reassured internet banking clients that their money is saf

The GSM Association (GSMA), welcomed the European Commission’s recent initiative to combat spamming

The GSM Association (GSMA), welcomed the European Commission’s recent initiative to combat spamming

Stylocom is the name of a new pen-project being currently being developed by Clip

Stylocom is the name of a new pen-project being currently being developed by Clip

Both the BBC and The Guardian's have written articles today on the waning popularity of postcards, as people are sending e-mails and text messages instea

Both the BBC and The Guardian's have written articles today on the waning popularity of postcards, as people are sending e-mails and text messages instea

Wataniya Telecom has announced an MMS service offering Arabic cartoons and comics to mobile users in Kuwai

Wataniya Telecom has announced an MMS service offering Arabic cartoons and comics to mobile users in Kuwai

The global market for wireless gaming services will grow from US$561 million in 2002 to US$4

The global market for wireless gaming services will grow from US$561 million in 2002 to US$4

Wireless Indian operator Airtell has launched a special mobile tariff plan aimed at the deaf and hearing impaire

Wireless Indian operator Airtell has launched a special mobile tariff plan aimed at the deaf and hearing impaire

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MobileFirst, the strategic alliance of four leading cellular operators -- BPL Mobile, Escotel, RPG Cellular and Spice Telecom -- has officially launched India's first matrimonial service on mobile to its 30 lakh (3 million) subscribers across the countr

MobileFirst, the strategic alliance of four leading cellular operators -- BPL Mobile, Escotel, RPG Cellular and Spice Telecom -- has officially launched India's first matrimonial service on mobile to its 30 lakh (3 million) subscribers across the countr

A Mansfield taxi driver has been suspended from his job after being caught sending a text message while driving his ca

A Mansfield taxi driver has been suspended from his job after being caught sending a text message while driving his ca

Customers of Sri Lankan operator CellTel can use its 'CellWallet' service to make payments for goods and services by SM

Customers of Sri Lankan operator CellTel can use its 'CellWallet' service to make payments for goods and services by SM

Haukeland University Hospital is to use text messaging to schedule appointments with patients in an attempt to increase efficiency and save approximately six million NOK each yea

Haukeland University Hospital is to use text messaging to schedule appointments with patients in an attempt to increase efficiency and save approximately six million NOK each yea

On a trial basis, The Esplanade Theatres of Singapore are allowing cell phone users to book a seat for a concert online, and use an SMS "receipt" as the "ticket" to gain entry, according to 160character

On a trial basis, The Esplanade Theatres of Singapore are allowing cell phone users to book a seat for a concert online, and use an SMS "receipt" as the "ticket" to gain entry, according to 160character

Using cellphone SMS messaging in debt collection is proving more successful than conventional telephone calls or correspondence, with response rates increasing as much as 200%, according to ITWe

Using cellphone SMS messaging in debt collection is proving more successful than conventional telephone calls or correspondence, with response rates increasing as much as 200%, according to ITWe

Italian networks «Papal Thought of the Day» delivered from His Holiness John Paul II by text messaging, is now available to Irish mobile user

Italian networks «Papal Thought of the Day» delivered from His Holiness John Paul II by text messaging, is now available to Irish mobile user

123Multimedia, a French producer of logos and ringtones, has announced the launch of a series of "Master Painting" wallpaper designs for cell phone screens, according to (French) mobicit

123Multimedia, a French producer of logos and ringtones, has announced the launch of a series of "Master Painting" wallpaper designs for cell phone screens, according to (French) mobicit

An article from 160character

An article from 160character

Fenland District Council in the UK has launched a 2 year project called G8WAY for 11 to 18 year olds, teaching skills in mobile logging, creative writing, ringtone melody making and logo design, according to 160character

Fenland District Council in the UK has launched a 2 year project called G8WAY for 11 to 18 year olds, teaching skills in mobile logging, creative writing, ringtone melody making and logo design, according to 160character

According to the WSJ, Marcomedia Flash will soon be on cell phone

According to the WSJ, Marcomedia Flash will soon be on cell phone

Acclaim Entertainment and Vodafone have announced an exclusive agreement to offer mobile game content in Vodafone countries through Vodafone live! as of July, based on Acclaim's forthcoming Urban Freestyle Soccer video game launching in October, according to 3

Acclaim Entertainment and Vodafone have announced an exclusive agreement to offer mobile game content in Vodafone countries through Vodafone live! as of July, based on Acclaim's forthcoming Urban Freestyle Soccer video game launching in October, according to 3

Following the disapearance of a Mundy Township grandmother, senior centers in Michigan are asking the community for phone donations to better arm elderly people during an emergency, according to ABC1

Following the disapearance of a Mundy Township grandmother, senior centers in Michigan are asking the community for phone donations to better arm elderly people during an emergency, according to ABC1

Japanese technology company KDDI will begin providing a mobile phone service involving voice messages and maps to help guide pedestrians to their destinations by the end of this yea

Japanese technology company KDDI will begin providing a mobile phone service involving voice messages and maps to help guide pedestrians to their destinations by the end of this yea

China's communist authorities already screen email messages and online chat rooms, as well as block access to a large numbers of foreign websites which they consider subversiv

China's communist authorities already screen email messages and online chat rooms, as well as block access to a large numbers of foreign websites which they consider subversiv

Although it has yet to be proven, texting could lead to repetitive strain injury or aggravate existing injurie

Although it has yet to be proven, texting could lead to repetitive strain injury or aggravate existing injurie

Techdirt reports on an an article in Gulf News on how many many people seem to be completely confused by Tegic's T-9 predictive text (sometimes called dictionary) -- which simplifies message writing and saves time by allowing for 1 key press per letter, insteading of multi-tapping -- and want to go back to just keying in every necessary letter on their keypad

Techdirt reports on an an article in Gulf News on how many many people seem to be completely confused by Tegic's T-9 predictive text (sometimes called dictionary) -- which simplifies message writing and saves time by allowing for 1 key press per letter, insteading of multi-tapping -- and want to go back to just keying in every necessary letter on their keypad

Mobile Data Association reports that the total number of text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks in June 2003 averaged 55 Million per day, compared to 45 Million in June 2002 and 30 Million in June 200

Mobile Data Association reports that the total number of text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks in June 2003 averaged 55 Million per day, compared to 45 Million in June 2002 and 30 Million in June 200

As part of Vodafone’s sponsorship of the "Rock in Rio – Lisbon" festival in May and June 2004, Vodafone Portugal's customers will be able to vote via SMS for the bands they want to see play at the festiva

As part of Vodafone’s sponsorship of the "Rock in Rio – Lisbon" festival in May and June 2004, Vodafone Portugal's customers will be able to vote via SMS for the bands they want to see play at the festiva

According to a new Australian study, long-term mobile phone use may not carry the dangers experts first though

According to a new Australian study, long-term mobile phone use may not carry the dangers experts first though

Cellphone users of all ages and wakes of life, are forwarding messages with religious moti

Cellphone users of all ages and wakes of life, are forwarding messages with religious moti

T-Mobile, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, will pay a $

T-Mobile, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, will pay a $

The Business Standard reports on a gathering this week at IBM's Almaden Research Center, where computer scientists, academics and anthropologists gathered, to exchange ideas and understanding of the ways humans interact with machines and how technology is being consume

The Business Standard reports on a gathering this week at IBM's Almaden Research Center, where computer scientists, academics and anthropologists gathered, to exchange ideas and understanding of the ways humans interact with machines and how technology is being consume

Fenway Park has become the latest baseball stadium to offer cellphone-based food order

Fenway Park has become the latest baseball stadium to offer cellphone-based food order

There is probably no one as admired and inspiring as the former President of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize laureat, Nelson Mandel

There is probably no one as admired and inspiring as the former President of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize laureat, Nelson Mandel

A system enabling Sony's (and favorite robot pet) Aibo to transmit images to mobile phones is being demonstrated at Wireless Japan 2003, an information technology exhibition in Tokyo running through Friday, reports Japan Toda

A system enabling Sony's (and favorite robot pet) Aibo to transmit images to mobile phones is being demonstrated at Wireless Japan 2003, an information technology exhibition in Tokyo running through Friday, reports Japan Toda

Australian school teachers are concerned students wont know the difference between using text language to send an SMS to a friend and handing in an essay in proper Englis

Australian school teachers are concerned students wont know the difference between using text language to send an SMS to a friend and handing in an essay in proper Englis

Following the success of its American Idol SMS voting promotion -- nearly

Following the success of its American Idol SMS voting promotion -- nearly

bmd wireless, a Swiss network messaging solution provider, has launched a technology it says can effectively detect, filter and block SMS spam and unwanted messages, enabling mobile operators to protect the network and offer improved privacy for subscribers, according to Europemedia In-Fusio recruits new gamer 'once every five seconds'

Europemedia reports on a press release by In-Fusio, the France-based mobile games service provide for Europe and China, which has announced that just after two years of launching its mobile games programme, it is now registering a new player every five seconds, and a pay-game is being downloaded every four second

Need help picking a cellphone? Gizmodo reviews the The Cellular Phone Buying Test which figures out which phone will have the features you wan

In Croatia's capital Zagreb, you can pick up a newspaper, search the classifieds and purchase a stolen semi-automatic weapon on the same day with your cell phone, according to Presswir

Member states of the EU are expected to have implemented Directives that will make unsolicited emails and SMS messages illegal on 31 October, according to PC Pr

Chicago Logic claims to have the Fastest Handheld Keypad Matrix in the Worl

It looks like I'll have to consider opening a "summer cell phone" category, after the mosquito repellent cell phone, here comes the sunburn alert cell phone, developped by Japanese firm Macnic

Cell phone use aboard commercial planes in flight could be approved in about three years if a new study authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration shows that their transmissions don't threaten safety, according to USA Today

The study by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, a non-profit advisory panel to the FAA, should be completed by October 200

Howard Rheingold in Smart Mobs today has an interesting entry on a website which focuses on Mobile Consumer Behavior in Japan, called MoCoB

From Mobile Tracker: "The new over-the-top Fox show Bonzai allows viewers to vote via SM

According to Telecom Pape

When Vodafone and Verizon joined up to form Verizon Wireless it looked like a match made in telephone heave

After reading much about cell phones distracting drivers or disrupting flying security, Swiss based stringer Elizabeth Olsen for the The New York Times reports on battles heating up between cellphone users on trains and fellow passengers who crave peace and quie

From The New Zealand Herald: "Latest research, from analyst group IDC, estimates Japan will have 69 million 3G subscribers by 2007, accounting for 78 per cent of the entire mobile market of 80 million subscriber

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This year, 70 percent of Europeans will use a mobile phone, according to a new brief by Forrester Researc

Mobile operators are facing a "potential revenue time bomb" because upcoming wireless instant messaging (IM) services look set to severely undercut how much can be charged for SMS text messaging, according to Silico

Not just for teenagers, text messaging is now becoming an accepted medium for business communications, overtaking older, well-established technologies such as pager

As parents come to rely more on cell phones to keep track of their kids, school and state officials are increasingly overturning bans on cell phones and pagers in school

As alertantive rock group Muse prepares to release their third studio album, the the exclusive Internet-only single, «Stockholm Syndrome» is available for download exlusively on the Interne

Hurricane season is here, and for those living in areas at risk in the US, Cingular Wireless has issued a series of recomendsations, one of which in case of emergency, is that people use text messaging to avoid clogging up the networ

"The majority of companies that only make content for mobile phones will go out of business within the next four years, said London analyst firm Wireless World Foru

PC Pro reports on a new web based service called TextVault, allowing for the storage of text messages so as to "never lose that special text message again

Across Western Europe, the prices for sending text messages range from

Across Western Europe, the prices for sending text messages range from

To learn more about Ringback tones, check out today's post in Ringtonia, Ringback tones are anything but annoyin

The Economist looks into "push-to-talk" (PTT) calls and whether or not this will be the next big thin

Hollywood is increasingly turning to mobile marketing schemes, to connect with tech-savvy fans and build excitement for blockbuster releases, reports Instant Messaging Plane

Half of all cell phones offered in the United States will have to be compatible with hearing aids by early 2008, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously ruled Thursda

Dont miss sumo wrestling stars' voices used as ringtones, in Ringtonia toda

Fuel cell technology meant to replace gasoline in cars might first find a home in laptops and cell phones — more than doubling battery lif

Investigators believe that the deadly fireworks explosion in southwest Florida a week ago which killed 5 people, was an accidental explosion, and are considering several possible causes, including static electricity, cell phones, two-way radios or lit cigarette

In a report published July 8, The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HEOC) found "that the new phone age of wireless technology and improved internet access does not extend to people with disabilities", according to Australian I

Techdirt Wireless reports "that at the request of the police and the Russian Federal Security Service, all mobile phone carriers in Moscow turned off all mobile phone encryption for approximately 24-hours, allowing police to eavesdrop on any phone calls they wanted

Wired writes up Hypertag technology, enabling mobile users to point and click their cell phones at a a movie poster and access digital conten

British motorists who talk or text message on cell phones could face fines of up to $1,600 beginning De

Here is a story in Canoe which contradicts an article written 7 days ago in The Globe and Mail on a study which claimed Canadians were not embracing text messagin

In response to a recent survey of American phone users, AT&T wireless found most users believe that people are rude while using their handsets in public places, without owning up to such behaviour themselve

From Gizmodo: A company called AirCell In

Irish company EyeSpyFX offers a service enabling customers to view their home web cam using their mobile phone, according to Xeni Jardin in boingboin

This was actually written up last year in the BBC and I had a post in my French SMS Chronicle, but here goes again in English, because it's an interesting applicatio

During the trials following the Sari Club bombing in Bali bombing, it has been revealed that the terrorists used a cellphone to detonate the bomb planted in a mini bu

A quote to hang on to : "Thankfully, adult phone spam is still relatively unheard of at the moment – a situation which looks set to continue", according to mm02 (UK) public affairs director, Richard Brow

The global market for wireless gaming services will grow from US$561 million in 2002 to US$4

For UK Channel 4 viewers who can't get enough of Big Brother, there are more ways than one for them to keep up to date on their mobile phon

Sending a text message in the UK is up to four times more expensive than in Cyprus or Denmark, according to communications consultancy, Broad Group, which published the statistics in its Mobile Data Pricing study, reports Silico

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On July 7, The Paris Aeroports (Orly and Charles de Gaulle) launched an SMS premium service allowing for passengers to check out flight information in real tim

Landmark legislation to restrict cell-phone use on California's roads was defeated Tuesday in the Senate -- the third straight time Palo Alto Assemblyman Joe Simitian's attempt to require the use of headsets or speakerphones has faile

Agence France-Presse has struck a deal with the Beirut-based portal Naharnet to distribute news in Arabic, English and French on mobile telephones in 16 countries in and around Middle Eas

Hotel reservations or enquiries can now be done via short message service with the launch of mobileHOTEL, an SMS hotel booking service in the Asean region of Malaysia, Guests can check hotel rates and make reservations via SMS by entering the full name of the hotel, then sending it off to a short code (32788) or, typing "mobilehotel" for assistance, reports The Star

Europemedia reports that Hutshison's "3" network, has deployed a «missed call notification service» for it's customer

Missing 6 year-old Summer Haipule prompted Sussex police to launch the first ever child rescue alert in Europ

Elisa Batista for Wired, in an investigative article, denounces cell-phone "recycling programs" like those found in office supplies superstore Staples, where customers are urged to "do their fair share for the environment" by recycling their old cell phone

Vodafone has launched a virtual shopping centre Called "Vodafone live! Shopping", where customers can use their mobile phones to buy products such as CDs and chocolate, according to Netimperativ

According to The Telegraph, several English schools are bringing out the big guns to prevent students from cheating on exams using their mobile phone

Swedish phone operator Comviq/Tele2 offers their customers half price tickets to certain concerts by Swedish hearthrob and popstar Per Gessle, if they send in an SMS with a pre-defined code, reports The Daily Roxett

America's Continental Airlines has followed the lead set by American Airlines last month, announcing a policy revision allowing customers to use their cell phones sooner after an aircraft lands at its destinatio

As reported earlier, GMTV, Britain's biggest breakfast show, launched the first MMS service on British television for two weeks in June, delivering Summer Food recipes to viewers' MMS-compatible handset

Mobile Tracker publisher Jon Gales writes about Long Range System's pager which is gaining steam, "it calls patrons' cell phones and plays a recorded message to let them know when their table is read

This article in the Business Section of the The Star focuses on businesses adopting mobile solutions, and looks into one of the most popular business applications: sales force automation (SFA), especially useful for organisations with a sales force throughout the country, taking orders from small dealers that supply to small outlets and from retail shop

The craze in Asia for downloading personalised ringtones, games and top 40 pop hits on to mobile phones has rapidly developed into a multi-billion-dollar industry with the boom expected to sky-rocket as technology improves over the next five year

Gizmodo reports on a study conducted by Researchers from Bradford University’s School of Life Sciences on the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted by mobile phones on both long- and short-term memor

The Globe and Mail reports on the annual Wireless Telephony study (pdf) conducted by NFO CFgroup which shows Canadians prefer cellphones that surf the Web, but are not flocking to text messagin

A rave review on MMS Memo for UK MyPhoneGame

Chrysalis Radio UK claims that it has been attracting over 10,000 new subscribers to its popular mobile databases each month since the launch of its new station text system in early May, reports 160character

Mobile software specialist Digital Airways has launched a graphic solution called Kaleido, allowing to update a phone's user interface, including over-the-air, without programming, according to Cellular NewsInsurance Policy updates by SMS in India

International Aviva Life Insurance has recently launched an SMS-based service in India, informing customers about premium payments and the policy status on their cell phone

In a recent report by GartnerG2, car makers are encouraged to use text messaging to push both sales and aftersales service

The SMS-based ad business is booming, especially via competitions that oblige participants to reply using their mobile

"A pornographic newspaper in the United Kingdom said it has managed to develop a business around wireless porn by sending adult content to mobile-phone owners by passing the standard carrier sales channel

The new and much contested president of the European Union, Silvio Berlusconi has a new website for his new post, according to the EU observe

The Government of Gujarat, India, ordered the local mobile phone networks to jam all SMS messages yesterday from 3pm to 8pm, in order to preserve law and order during the religious festival, Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannat

The BBC’s Watchdog program made history this week, becoming the first British television show to gauge public opinion by text message, on the Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine (MMR) vaccin

America Online announces an agreement that lets users of its AOL Instant Messenger program exchange text messages with Verizon Wireless TXT Messaging subscribers, according to New

Hundreds of people turned out to support Knoxville, Tennessee's first annual cell phone recycling day turning in over 500 phones that otherwise would have amounted to 576 pounds of landfill waste, reports Cellular New

A new location tracking service called MapAmobile, claims it can pinpoint a child within 50 yards by using the signal from their phone, according to an article in Ananov

In a dramatic departure from most airlines' policies, American Airlines has decided to let passengers use their cell phones while their plane is on the ground, reports Wire

Cell phone subsidies have become technology's equivalent of zero-percent car loans, per an article in the IH

A mother of two young children 1 and 3, pregnant with her third child was sending an SMS while driving on a French freeway at 100 m/per hour in Jun

A mother of two young children 1 and 3, pregnant with her third child was sending an SMS while driving on a French freeway at 100 m/per hour in Jun

Poland's Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, the Era network operator, has now completed the final tests before launching its service of sealing transactions with the electronic signature made through a mobile phon

Poland's Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, the Era network operator, has now completed the final tests before launching its service of sealing transactions with the electronic signature made through a mobile phon

Yahoo Mail will launch an SMS alert service for its email users based in the UK and Ireland next mont

Yahoo Mail will launch an SMS alert service for its email users based in the UK and Ireland next mont