SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2004 / 05 / 26

Yesterday Mike Masnick posted the story in Techdirt on the teenage Indian girl who committed suicide after receiving an SMS saying (incorrectly) that she had failed her exams, and in reply to this post, one of Techdirt's readers suggested in the comment section, that this was probably just an urban legend (obviously someone who doesn't realize the kind of pressure these students are under

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UrbanWorld Wireless announces the launch of the first mobile content and information portal specifically geared to the urban market, catering to young, hip, mobile phone users, according to a company press releas

People in the UK are spending more on their mobiles than they are on their gas and electricity bills, according to the BB

According to a new development in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case, The defense reportedly may try to use the accuser's own cell phone messages-- to get the case dismissed, reports abc

Blog star Xeni Jardin is interviewed by Fox News on text-messaging and romanc

Retail brand FCUK (French Connection UK) is planning on building an online community via mobile phone, in "a first trans-atlantic SMS promotion" according to PMN and Brand Republi

The non-governmental American watchdog group Council for Excellence in Government has released a new report on the work done by the recently-created US Department of Homeland Security, claiming that the agency can and should do more with mobile technology to keep citizens up to date on emergency development

An explosion in prepaid service has made cellphones available to millions of people in Latin America, and has sent use skyrocketing, according to the NYTime