SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2004 / 02 / 03

A new US mail-in program by Metech International allows consumers to easily recycle old mobile phones for just the cost of postage, reducing waste and keeping environmentally harmful materials such as heavy metals from entering landfill

If you have ever tried to explain to an elderly relative how to use your mobile phone, you will understand why Mobi-Click is generating excitement with its new range of phones that work using just three buttons, reports the NZ

Politicians have taken advantage of the Chinese New Year celebration to canvas for support from voters via text messaging, by customising their seasons greetings with political connotations, according to Malaysia's Sta

Taxi and autorickshaw drivers and bus conductors could in future become mobile public call offices, according to a city inventor and technology expert,

The Philippines lead SMS use, with cell phone users sending an average 252 messages per month, according to marketing information group TN

Cell phones are becoming the latest target of electronic junk mail, with a growing number of marketers using text messages to target subscribers in Asia, reports USA Toda