SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2004 / 05 / 25

Following up on a story posted earlier today, about an Indian teenager who committed suicide after checking her exam results and learning (incorrectly) that she had failed, leading mobile service providers are cautioning students to double check their exam results, reports NDT

The Inquirer reports that UK regulatory body, ICSTIS, has managed to fine six companies for a text message sca

Nokia is dipping into China, hoping to get a firmer grasp on the epicenter of Asia's rapidly growing economy and the world's leading cell phone marketplac

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New research shows that 58% of people in the UK are happy to receive 'coupons' for discount offers and promotions on their mobile phones, and that redemption rates can be as high as 86%, according to Revolution Magazin

In what luckily turned out to be just a hoax, two South African teenagers were arrested for sending a bomb threat by SMS to their High School, according to iafric

According to a survey conducted by Swinburne University of Technology in Victoria, Australia, women prefer text messages when it comes to initiating a relationship on their own, reports WebIndi

Text messaging is working for the wine industry as a promotional tool, with Montana already toasting the success of its "win a trip to Queenstown" texting competition, according to The New Zealand Heral

Textually'sweekly listing of SMS related domain names that have come up for sale and are available to the public agai

Tim Berners-Lee, has gone on record against the idea of a mobile-only TLD (top level domain