SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2003 / 12 / 17

A rapist's text messages by mobile phone led to his conviction, despite the victim's inability to remember the incident because she was out cold, according to Norway's Aftenposte

Ian Huntley's conviction for the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman was based partly on crucial mobile phone evidence - which nowadays is almost as useful to the police as fingerprints or DNA, reports the BBC

"In the last five years dozens of murderers have been convicted partly as a result of evidence about their mobile phones or those of their victims, according to the BB

This is the seventh post for Textually 2003 - The Year in Review, a series of entries rounding up the most interesting mobile news (best and worst) reported this yea

The GSM Association (GSMA) is launching a global, multi-million pound marketing campaign next year to raise awareness of GSM and 3G services across the world, according to Mobile Toda

Mobile services and applications designed primarily for business environments are spilling into homes, according to a new IDC study reported by ZDNe

Motorola's proprietary text input system has reached version

Siemens Mobile says wants to further advance the market for walkie-talkie functionality on mobile phones (PoC: "Push-to-Talk over Cellular") and assume a lead position in this area, reports Cellular New

In the UK, anationwide crackdown on mobile phone crime is being launched with the creation of a special police unit, according to the BB

Joe Horn, the New Orleans pro football receiver who pulled out a cell phone and made a call while on national television last Sunday (cf Football player's use of cell phone during game draws penalty), has been fined $30,000 and return specialist Michael Lewis was fined $5,000 for handing him the phon