SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2004 / 06 / 26

Bill Gates could join the ranks of bloggers, according to The Seattle Times via Pointblo

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, both Verizon Wireless and Sprint call games "key drivers" of their data download businesse

Bewildered festival-goers at Glastonbury 2004 have had a helping hand finding their way "home" thanks to Orange tents that lights up by text message, reports the BBC

"It is just about making it easier so you can be freer to wonder, like the text towers we have here which have become a meeting point," an Orange spokesperson told BBC News Onlin

Where strict Islamic dress codes are enforced, cell phones are proving helpful for women to warn each other of the approach of the sharia (Islamic law) polic

T Mobile Germany offers special mobile services during the Tour de France to its users, including a mobile live ticker and SMS/MMS info services, according to Telecom Paper (pay-for-subscription

Wired wrote this up in May, but it's fun reading about it agai