SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2003 / 11 / 24

Mobile Operator MTN Uganda has embarked on a substantial project to improve access to communications services and thus reduce poverty and improve socio-economic conditions in rural Uganda, reports Cellular New

A study released Sunday found that 31 percent of Americans are "highly tech-savvy" people for whom the Internet, cell phones and handheld organizers are more indispensable than televisions and old-fashioned wired phones, according to DailyCamer

China's official news agency, People's Daily has reported that there are now more mobile phone users than there are landline phones in the country, according to Cellular New

All telephone users in Sweden with a regular fixed line can now receive text messages from Vodafone Sweden's mobile customers, reports 160character

Mapminder has launched a mobile location service that enables anyone on the Orange network to be tracked down through his or her mobile phone, a service being aimed at parents to keep tabs on their kids, according to Netimperativ

ARNnet reports on a demonstration by Caleb Sima, CTO and co-founder of Spi Dynamics, an Atlanta company that makes software for uncovering vulnerabilities in Web applications, on the growing handheld security threa

In Australia, 12th grade students can sign up to receive their Higher School Certificate results via text messaging, reports sm

Television uses text messaging in more ways than one, and not just for viewer votin

Gizmodo has rounded up useful links giving tips and guidelines for moving to another carrier and points out a new site called NumberPortabilit

According to Wireless Week magazine, more than 60 percent of Americans discard their used wireless phones rather than recycle the

Japan and China are planning a joint experiment on a new generation of Internet-capable mobile phones for high-speed data transmissions between the two countries, telecommunications officials said Sunday, reports the Japan Time