SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2004 / 07

Jordan will launch Al Jazeera mobile service with two local telecom operators, reports menaf

Pressure from various sectors continues to mount on Malacanang and Congress following earlier proposals made by President Arroyo and her finance and budget secretaries to include tax on text messaging among the administration’s revenue measures, reports QC IM

Kids are not the only ones who are subject to SMS bullying and harassemen

The Life Cycle organisation, which raises funds for renal patients, especially through its showcase annual long-distance cyclist event, is this year organising a rock concert to raise more funds for these patients, reports the Malta Independent Waily Websit

In a court case which has fascinated Sweden with its intoxicating mix of sex, death and the workings of an obscure religious sect, a Swedish pastor has been jailed for life for faking text messages from God to get his nanny-lover to murder his wife and try to kill the husband of a second mistres

A groundbreaking project that allows young people to text sexual health queries to a counsellor has been hailed a success, reports the UK Evening Time

mail2speak offers a quick and relatively easy way to dictate an e-mail and send it to as many as 25 people, who can click on a button and listen to your voice message — over and over again if they so desir

Cellpop is a humorous look at the dark side of the music industr

According to the Korea Times, South Korean mobile handset manufacturers will be required to use a homegrown wireless Internet platform for every cell phone shipped locally as of April 200

Mobile phone users in Africa are being encouraged to send text messages in support of a women's rights petition, reports the BB

Norway's system of recycling mobile phone numbers has been called into question after a 16-year-old girl complained that she keeps getting calls for the Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, reports The Inquire

Engadget reports on a terrible trajedy which occured in England, involving a cell phon

Worldwide sales of cell phones showed strong growth in the second quarter, but the top two vendors, Nokia and Motorola lost market share to up-and-comers such as Samsung Electronics, International Data Corp reported [via the Mercury News] drunk driving reported by cell phones

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Asiana Airlines, the nation’s second- largest carrier announced that passengers on board would be able to send simple text message to cell phones or e-mails of people on the land, reports Telecoms Kore

A poorly dressed plastic dummy with a liquid-filled cranium and cell phone strapped to his hand is much like millions of other mobile phone users across the country: He is trying to get better reception, reports the Associated Pres

Min Lee, for The Associated Press warns mobile users walking along the border of China, to watch their cell phone, as a wrong step can be costl

Cell phones are ringing up big bucks for Sony, according to the New York Daily New

UNLIKE SounderCover, an "alibi application" that allows a user to add background sounds to phone calls so that one can pretend to be somewhere else, scientists at the University of Toronto are working on a (serious) way of minimizing background noise, according to Scientific America

Hospital could lift bans on mobile phone use following updated guidance by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, reports the BB

In Ireland, Puca, a leading provider of mobile data solutions and wireless operator Vodafone have joined forces to provide the Department of Agriculture with a mobile application solution to record livestock numbers, reports EN

Korean Carriers have started to sell phones designed for the most overlooked demographics: the very young and the very ol

Stronger-than-expected growth is driving up global shipments of mobile phones, prompting one market researcher to revise earlier projections for 2004, reports New

Mobile Streams, the global mobile content company, announced today the launch of Go Vegas Go, a fully licensed mobile gaming and gambling service, reports Wireless Developer Networ

Anti-crime cellphone network eBlockwatch in Johannesburg has launched a new service designed to assist children and students, should they find themselves in a precarious situation, reports allAfric

UK-based artist Kate Pemberton describes how she's been working on a project called SMS (short message samplers) these are embroidered picture messages used on mobile phone

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Speakers Corner is a unique project which has attracted international attention including recognition in the recently published 'Digital Art', by Christiane Pau

Taking Push To Talk service to the next level, Nextel's NextMail lets you send a voice message via e-mail with the touch of a button, reports PC Worl

Another child tracking cell phone device, but this one is sure to please the kids!

Reuters reports that parents in South Korea will now be able to track their children by using a device in a new mobile phone that has been designed for kid

Most cellular carriers are augmenting their coverage in Boston to make sure the surge in traffic does not lead to a rash of busy signals and disconnected call

True to most predictions, the personal digital assistant is slowly being absorbed into the cell phone, reports The San Francisco Gat

Skype is taking another swipe at traditional telecoms, reports the Mercury News

The company that lets users make computer-to-computer calls for free is launching a service that makes computer-to-phone calls for less than 2 cents a minute in some area

New Consumer magazine is collecting messages urging world leaders to discuss fair trade at the next G8 summit, reports the BB

Motorola is licensing technology that will allow its cell phones to connect to RIM's BlackBerry messaging service and software, reports New

A survey found that 52% of Japanese company employees are supplied with mobile phone sets from their companies, and 68% of them carry two mobile phone sets when they go outside office, reports NEAsi

Josh Kinberg just finished his master's thesis and hit Prin

The Principal of a school in Belgium, Saint-Joseph de Presles, was fired by text message last June 24th, according to aste

The National Fatwa Council's declaration today that SMS-based contests containing elements of chance were haram (unlawful for Muslims) has been welcomed by several companies that run SMS-based contests, according to The Sta

Text message voting comes to stand up comedy, according to an article in USA Toda

The estimated 5,000 protesters at the Democratic National Convention, have been alotted a special spot where they are able to shout their messages to the delegates arriving on buses in a nearby parking lot, reports Wire

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Australian airline Qantas Airways has quietly begun tests of a system to allow customers to check in for flights by sending text messages from their cell phone, reports New

Finding cheap gasoline could soon be a cell phone call away, reports seattlep

A very interesting article from Mondaq which is a must read for any corporation or employee, on discoverable electronic data used as admissable evidence in cour

Lightning hit dozens of sightseers at the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall this weeken

British mobile phone companies are charging some users "unfair and excessive" prices the European Commission today sai

Vertu, Nokia's luxury mobile phone company, has a competitor from - of all - places - Chin

Microsoft Korea said Monday that it would hold a promotion event entitled “Lovers in Paris” for one month, targeting users of its mobile messenger on cell phone

Greece's Cosmote has launched a new prepaid package with special features, specifically targeted to international visitors who will be arriving in Athens for the Olympic Games, reports Cellular New

T-Mobile USA and Hewlett-Packard C

An Arcadia woman and her daughter were rescued Wednesday in the Olancha Pass (California) after family members received text messages asking for help, reports the Porterville Reporte

A cellphone is selling on the South Korean market for 86 cents (Won 1,000), (if my currency conversion is correct

A new technology enables entire rooms to be sealed off from mobile phone signals, ensuring that they will never disturb the peace again, reports The Guardia

China on Sunday said goodbye to 'dial telephones' when the last such unit was replaced with a  state-of-the-art wireless unit in a remote Tibetan village, the state media reported, according to redif

Mobile Voter is a nascent project, currently looking for project funding and contacts with people or organizations who put on large progressive events such as concerts and rallies, attempting to use text messaging to support Get Out The Vote campaign

The number of mobile phone users in Korea will probably reach 3

With failing newspaper readership, cartoonists are losing their audience, so the next big thing in the comics world is the small cell-phone screen, according to Randy Dotinga reporting from the Comic-Con International in San Diego for Wire

Police are at a loss to explain a 47 per cent increase in the number of women killed on Victoria's roads this year compared with the same period in 200

Never before will so many people have brought so many mobile phones to such a limited spac

In an interactive television collaboration, Ericsson Canada and solutions provider MyThum Interactive In

In what sounds like a good idea, lessons in mobile phone management will be taught to South Australian school students to avoid racking up large mobile phone debts, according to The Advertiser New

In yet another cell phone recycling scheme, the Shelby Township Police Department in Michigan is collecting used and unwanted cellular telephones for distribution to senior citizens as a safety tool, reports the Town New

The world's first channel devoted exclusively to ads makes it debut in September, allowing viewers to tune in 24 hours a day to their favourite 30-second commercials, reports The Sydney Morning Heral

To avoid another summer such as last year's, were due to a heat wave, 11,000' elderly French people died, a French company called Jet Multimedia, has developped a multi-platform phone alert system in case of high temperature

A jealous husband who killed his ex-wife's boyfriend then locked her up, was arrested after his wife managed to send a text message to a girlfriend, who alerted the polic

While the US is experimenting with technology enabling cruise ship passengers to use their cell phones on deck, in France, a company called Seapass is testing an SMS reservation service with several thousand ship owners, allowing them to make their docking reservations by text message, at 5 different ports off the Côte d'Azur (Sainte-Marie-de-la-Mer, Les Embiez, Bandol, Sanary et port de Bou

June’s UK text messaging figure of

A short essay which raises a good questio

UK Mobile phone games retailer, mprovision, has launched an independent phone games ratings' chart, according to moremobil

Philips' new 650 mobile phone claims over a month of standby time, fit for travelers who can never remember where they put their charge

"Throughout June and July the Mobile Data Association (MDA) and Shearings Holidays have been hosting a series of drop in text messaging workshops and special promotion days for the 50+ age group at Wyevale Garden Centres, reports Cellular New

China Mobile Communications Group Corporation has been selected as the mobile communications service provider for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, according to China News Tec

Following up on a previous post regarding mobile phones banned in Philippino schools to stop students from gambling, local Government Secretary Angelo Reyes cried foul over allegations that the police was partly responsible for the proliferation of illegal gambling in schools, reports abs-cbnnew

Hudson, a leading global provider of recruitment and human resource consulting services, has announced a pilot service using SMS as a new recruiting channel, according to a company press releas

French satellite channel "Tchatche TV" features several programs targeted to 15-25 year-old

Advertising Agency Ogilvy, in a European first, has launched a new ad campaign for the Ford Fiesta, combining interactive billboards with SM

Phil Marso, author and Independent Editor of Megacom-ik publishing, has recently launched the first bilingual SMS title called «Frayeurs SMS» («SMS Frights»), a collection of 6 short stories which appear in French on the left hand side of the book and in English on the right hand page

Mobile subscribers will have a chance to interact with ESS commentators during the live coverage of Asia Cup cricket matches, according to Indian Televisio

The free SMS2email service looks like an easy and useful tool to add to the bo

Adding insult to injury, a man whose cellphone was stolen later received a threatening call from the man who took his phone, reports the Miami Heral

We are more reliant than ever on our mobile phones according to research carried out by Surrey University, reports the BB

TMCnet publishes an overview of some of the options available for college students, to help them keep their cell phone bills lo

Airbus, SITA and Tenzing have said that they are setting up a joint venture that will develop technologies to enable cellphones to be used in-flight, reports Cellular New

The Chinese Ministry of Information Industry and the Ministry of Public Security have given instructions to the two major mobile communications operators, China Mobile and China Unicom, to punish fraudulent SMS, reports China Tech New

Cellular operator Bharti Cellular India has launched a vehicle black box security system, Mcops, which is a two-way intrusion detection security (IDS) system enabling a car owner to detect any unauthorised access to one’s own car, according to the Financial Expres

The China Daily reports that the China Women Daily has launched a mobile phone version of its paper which allows subscribers to access the major articles of the day via their mobile phone

In another sad and bizarre tale, The Scotsman reports that 68-year-old karate teacher had phone sex with a 15 year-old girl during a “passionate” affai

Help will soon be one step closer for local cell phone customers calling in an emergency, reports The Mail Tribun

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This page from Cellular News lists those countries that have banned the use of a cell phone when driving unless used with some form of hands-free ki

Want to read my blog on your mobile? Wendong has a useful list of RSS readers for mobile

Text message marketing came of age this week when Pepsi incorporated the burgeoning technique into its global marketing strategy, according to the Sydney Morning Heral

An interesting perspective on mobile searches from Mike Masnick for TheFeatur

Every time a Dutch athlete wins a medal, consumers subscribed to a new mobile service - brought to them by DataWireSport and Mobilion - will get an SMS message with the new

A wonderful article from Pune News Online, on how SMS can make a real differenc

Mobileway, the global leader in mobile messaging, marketing and entertainment, and ZIM, a leading mobile consumer and enterprise application developer for the global two-way SMS channel, today launched their premium SMS self service web porta

Leading travel companies are using SMS today to send everything from Web and call centre quotes and confirmations to alerts about travel delays, reports eyefortrave

This is such good news, on the day of the announcement of Amber Alerts in the US being extended to all kinds of mobile devices in 12 State

Smartpay, a leader in the development of electronic payments in China, announced the launch of a mobile shopping service in Shanghai -- partnering with Shanghai Unicom and China Merchants Bank (Shanghai Branch), according to a company press releas

SuperWave a venture firm specializing in development of security technology, has created a wireless module featuring security functions, which is designed for mobile phones, according to NEAsia Onlin

A chain SMS message, supposedly sent by the three major service providers in Singapore - SingTel, MobileOne and StarHub - has been making the rounds in Singapore, according to Channel News Asi

In forums around the web, dozens of Nextel customers with Motorola i710, i730, and i830 phones are reporting the inability to access GPS services since Friday, reports Phone Scoo

Nigerians are panicking over rumours that it is possible for a GSM phone to kill people, reports Cellular News via Techdri

A new technology debuting in 12 states will significantly extend Amber alerts, reaching cell phones, e-mail and handheld computers, and could also be used to transmit weather and terrorism alerts, reports the Associated Pres

A mobile phone detector developed by a team of six New Zealand schoolboys has attracted international interest, reports the BBC,

The boys, pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury College in Christchurch, developed the cheap device as part of a business competition for school pupil

Jeremy Wagstaff for the WSJ has a good time with "National Cellphone Courtesy Month" and lists some entertaining suggestions when confronted with mobile rudenes

near near future reports that Spanish software company Innova Telecom, has developped Hydra, a software to create interactive applications based on SM

Thought Bluejacking was just a passing fad for teenagers? Think agai

More Mobile reports on a new service, Topup2talk from PocketDialU

Push to Talk, the service that turns the mobile phone into a "walkie-talkie" device and is popular in the United States, will debut in Singapore in a limited trial on the M1 network starting this wee

What a great idea! A mobile ap to guide you in case of a medical emergency - just by following the guildelines on your cell phone scree

The IHT has an insightful article on the challenges faced by the Olympic committee to ensure mobile coverage during the Games and offers a round up of some of the services that will be provide

From stricter government regulation to lower charges for voice calls, the hitherto lucrative SMS business is facing multiple dangers in the months ahead, the China Business Weekly newspaper reported, according to TheAg

KTF launches a new service allowing users to send SMS to a virtual user and to receive appropriate responses chosen from the company’s large data bas

Headsets were supposed to address concerns about the safety of talking on the phone while driving, but new research suggests that hands-free devices may actually add to the overall risk, according to the WS

The New York Times reports that the cellular industry's long pursuit of ever-more minuscule phones has shifted into reverse, giving rise to bulkier wireless handsets with larger color screens and small versions of standard qwerty-style computer keyboards to send e-mail and instant messages - which could particularly appeal to American

The tranquility many passengers cherish on cruises may be shattered by the cacophony of ringing cell phone

Japan's largest mobile operator, on Saturday became the first operator to launch a wallet phone, equipped with Sony Corp's FeliCa smart chip, which can be quickly read by passing it over a scanner, reports Reuter

Keep hitting the wrong buttons on your mobile phone? That could be because the device itself is just too small, according to an article in ergowe

Police in Manchester are to use text messages to warn city businesses and residents of any terrorist incidents in future, reports Manchester Onlin

After the Lebanese cell phone strike mentioned earlier, here's news on Italy'

With television cameramen hovering, Qualcomm chief executive Irwin Jacobs sat in the front row of coach and made one of the first legal cell phone calls from a commercial jetliner, writes USA Toda

Mckinsey Quarterly writes "SMS-TV interactivity significantly increases the viewers' loyalty to programs and can increase viewership by 20 percent for mass-market shows and by up to 100 percent for niche programs on pay channel

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Reuters is reporting that AT&T Wireless is preparing to launch 3G service in four markets early next wee

Thousands of Lebanese went without their beloved cell phones to protest fees they believe are too high, the consumer advocacy group that helped organize the boycott said Friday, reports the Associated Pres

Sony Ericsson is back in the black in the second quarter, thanks to higher demand for its camera phones, reports Channel News Asi

MobileLime and Watertown Taxi partner to offer Boston cabs the ability to accept credit cards with no set-up costs and lower rate

As part of its flagship discussion and debate program "Standpunkt", The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation uses an an award winning interactive map display which allows viewers to express their opinions on various topical subjects, according to Spatial New

The Department of Justice in the Philippine's is seeking a ban on mobile phones in schools to stop students from using them for gambling, according to inq

Following rampant rumours on the web, Sony Ericsson unveils the P910 communicator and its integrated thumbboard (fabulous for texting), broad e-mail support, quadruple the memory and improved screen, reports InfoSync Worl

Nokia's third-quarter profit and sales will fall as it cuts prices to regain lost market shar

A 27-year-old Australian man admitted to raping a woman at her home in December 2002, after they had been on an outing together and then engaged in mutually consensual kissing and fondling, reports sm

3 out of 10 Korean high school students who carry mobile phones are reported to be addicted to mobile phone

Virgin Radio has appointed g8wave, a UK mobile marketing entertainment company, to provide a mobile fixed-line and web-based dating service, reports Netimperativ

Deputy internal security minister Chia Kwang Chye of Kuala Lumpur announced an SMS service allowing members of the public to report snatch theft cases to the police, reports sinche

Vodafone Netherlands customers can now enjoy a new service, named PC SMS, enabling mobile users to send, receive, forward and reply to SMS messages from Microsoft Outlook's email program, according to a company press releas

A German man reported a female chat-line worker to police after facing a phone bill for $7,244 following an all-night flirt session with her, reports Reuter

Favorite near near future reports on a new system launching in Spain to help battered spouse

Six telecommunications giants in Europe, Asia, South and North America have formed an alliance to encourage convergence between mobile and fixed-line services, Switzerland's top operator Swisscom revealed, reports the AF

Don't leave home without it!

Roughly the size of a match book, weighing less than an ounce and selling for an average of $7, Cellboost plugs directly into the cell phone's charging port (no cords or adapters are needed) and delivers an average of 60 minutes of talk time / 60 hours of standby tim

Sendandsee LLC - a Finnish corporation, that focuses on distribution of visual content to mobile end-users - announced that it has gone into commercial production with the world’s first mobile magazines, reports Mobile Monday via near near futur

A man was injured when a mobile phone he was using exploded in Beijing, state media said, reports the AF

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To promote their phone backup service FusionOne comissioned a poll that shows the stress of losing a mobile phone, reports GeekZon

Wired reports on how privacy and consumer advocates are reacting about the consortium of wireless providers who plan on launching a wireless 411 service early next yea

Sony Ericsson has launched limited edition Spider-Man 2 themed versions of three phone models for the Asia Pacific region in connection with the local release of Spider-Man 2, the movi

A second article on mobile spoofing, initially reported by the Asian School of Cyber Laws (ASCL), whereby a cyber criminal using a web-based software, can send an SMS to any cellphone without even touching a hand-se

Nextel Communications In

Last week, South Koreas SK Telecom announced the implementation of an "Abandoned Pet Adoption Campaign" that is designed to look for new owners for abandoned dogs through the wireless Internet NATE Servic

I had dinner last night with some friends at the Auberge de Puplinges, a very good Italian restaurant, outside of Genev

SMS Technology is being used in the hopes of finding the kidnapped daughter of First Technology MD Rob Matthews, with one possible lead already emerging as a result, reports ITWe

Japan's second-largest mobile phone carrier KDDI Cor

TIME Magazine has written up a good article on AQA, or "any question answered", the "ask experts" service available to UK mobile phone user

A Chinese author has written a novel meant to be read in 70-word chapters transmitted by text message, reports IO

A great article from Gene

The Philippines was cited as the Asia’s leader in short message service technology besting 17 other participating countries a recognition that the country is a reliable provider of export products in electronics and telecommunications both for mobile and fixed line subscriptions, reports the Manilla Bulletin Onlin

Singaporeans may be the fastest at SMS-ing, but at what cost? An interesting article from The Straits Sunday Time

The Hindu Times reports that The Asian School of Cyber Laws conducted an experiment at the national and international levels wherein they were able to successfully spoof SMS messages and make them appear to come from other person's cellular phon

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Ilkone Mobile Telecommunications based in Dubai has announced the launch of a new mobile phone for the Islamic community, with built in electronic device & special software to give automatic direction to Mecca, complete English translation for the Holy Quran meaning, complete azan voice for prayer calls and Hijri and Gregorian calendar display

i-mode users outside of Japan exceeded three million at the end of Jun

A growing numbers of people are becoming addicted to text-messaging, a German doctor warned on Friday, estimating there were some 380,000 sufferers nationwide, reports Reuter

A plan aimed at ending cell phone interference that has affected hundreds of public safety systems around the country won approval Thursday from federal regulators, reports the Associated Pres

Warfighters need to understand the changes brought about by wireless technology and begin to adapt doctrine and procedures to these capabilities, reports Military Information Technolog

Between 1998 and 2003, the market for cellphone technology on the continent has grown at around 63% a year, almost twice the world average, reports ITWe

Zenrin intends to develop a map database for pedestrian navigation systems by October that will allow those carrying cellular phones equipped with GPS technology to search for routes that offer such features as pedestrian bridges and underground passageways, reports NEAsia via Mobile Media Japa

Firms providing premium rate text services and content have teamed up with networks to let users cancel the services by sending a single text, reports the BB

After France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland and South Africa, Lebanese consumer advocates, business leaders and even politicians are calling for all citizens to boycott mobile phone use on July 15 in protest of high prices, reports TheFeatur

Every publisher can make money from mobile, quickly and with little investmen

Intesaconsumatori has organised the first Italian mobile phone strike for Thursday 15 July 2004, reports AGI Onlin

near near future has published an incredibly useful list of 25 Location-Based Mobile Games from around the world - found by Mjriam Struppeck from ww

A new text messaging service has been launched which allows Welsh farmers to receive a guide market price for their animals by mobile phone, reports the Daily Pos

As National Cell Phone Courtesy Month continues, Sprint has found that most Americans feel uncomfortable overhearing strangers' private cell phone conversation

Researchers at France Telecom have recently developed operational prototypes of flexible colour screens integrated into clothing, opening up new horizons for services that let users display images on the clothes they wea

Perfomers of the English National Opera of Puccini's La Bohème in Trafalgar Square Wednesday night (sponsored by mobile operator 02) had been persuaded to do an encore following the audience's vote by SMS on three arias-

But because of the rainy weather, the outdoor event was held indoors and the text messaging part, cancelle

A coalition of children's charities has urged the UK government to set strict controls on services that let parents track their children by their mobiles, reports the BB

Interesting insight on cell phones and a fast-growing Chinese service called "Xiaolingtong," or "Little Smart" from the WS

It's a concept and a new cellphone attachmen

It's favorite Howard Rheingold's birthday toda

KTF (Korea) announced Wednesday its MMS or multimedia messaging service allows users to send cartoon mail on their cell phones, according to Telecoms Kore

NEC Electronics has introduced a new software for microcontrollers that detects counterfeit battery products in mobile phones and digital still camera batteries, according to Cellular New

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Asian online travel company ZUJI has launched a lowest airfare SMS alert service for local mobile subscribers in Singapore, reports Hotel Marketin

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The Manchurian Candidate Game gives players a taste of this highly anticipated psychological thriller before it hits theaters July 3

A leading UK employment lawyer warned yesterday of the potential dangers that both employers and employees face with the increasing use of company mobile phones for personal purposes, reports The Heral

A report on the Dow Jones Newswire says that Vodafone's GSM network in Portugal benefited enormously from the influx of soccer fans for the Euro 2004 tournament, according to the The Inquire

NBC Channel 4 News reports that when Former President Bill Clinton is back in Washington Tuesday and Wednesday, signing copies of his new book, visitors will be asked to follow specific rule

After introducing new lanes on highways in UK - for more than one passenger ONLY - this new technology may be very helpfu

After introducing new lanes on highways in UK - for more than one passenger ONLY - this new technology may be very helpfu

A project, called Surface Patterns, is aimed at building a huge archive of memories and revealing facts on the town's past via texting technology, reports the Huddersfield Daily Examine

Islam online reports on Indonesia's Presidential electio

Oybike is a new mobile phone-operated bicycle rental scheme designed to make getting around easier and faster, reports the BBC

"It is being trialled in Hammersmith and Fulham, west London, where a number of rental stations have been set up, but its inventors hope it will soon be extende

Building a mobile phone network across Africa is no small undertaking, explains the BB

Nextel is offering a mobile workforce management solution from ActSof

You may have read about it in Wired or TheFeatur

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced a project to create a standard method or symbol for indicating "airplane mode" on wireless devices, reports Phone Scoo

TIME Asia sums up very briefly how text messaging has evolved into political tool and how it's been used to change the political scene in The Philippines, Spain, India, HongKong and the U

Australia's Daily Telegraph reports on an SMS miscount which resulted in the eviction of one of the candidates on reality show "Big Brother", which was viewed by more than 1,000,000 people

"Legion Interactive, the company responsible for counting the phone and SMS votes, took responsibility for last night's error, which occurred when a small number of votes were excluded from the tall

19 handsets will be sold every second in 2004 if the market achieves current volume predictions of 600 million unit

The Swiss parliament decided last year to make registration mandatory for prepaid cards, reports Cellular News, after intelligence warnings that members of al-Qaida were using them to make calls without being traced, according to Wire

Will Harris, who is writing a book on texting, spent 10 years marketing Orange and 02 brands, makes an interesting observation [ The Guardian ] on how behaviour among teenagers on either side of the Atlantic differ

NEC will this month launch two cell phones with large touch-screen display panels and text recognition… Both phones are for use on GSM networks and are targeted at users in Chin

The father of murdered Briton Lucie Blackman is launching a safety service using mobile phone text messages, reports the BB

O2 is tapping the retro arcade games market with an online campaign to promote the mobile service provider's 500 free text package, according to brand Republi

Vodafone receives 100 calls a month about bullying from children, parents and other adults, reports Stuff

"Netsafe aims to support children who are being bullied through education and the launch of freephone number, 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 7233

In an interesting article, the Chicago Tribune reports on a sociologist - Ray Oldenburg and a psychology professor - John

Movie studios have been working with cell phone carriers to promote their new releases with ringers, games and screen savers, reports the Springfield New

A text messaging fight looks likely to break out, following the new world record set by Singaporean Kimberly Yeo, reports Straits Time

The public can submit complaints or suggestions to the Malacca Historic City Council (Malaylsia) by SMS, reports The New Sunday Time

A series of drop-in workshops held in the British country side late July, aim to help bring older people up to date with mobile phone technology, reports the Shropshire Sta

The number of Swedish cell phone subscriptions has surpassed the number of inhabitants in the Scandinavian country, reports the AF

Children with mobile phones have sex earlier - and more often - than phoneless friends, reports the UK The Mirror via Smart Mob

Schools here and there (see related articles on this subject) have set up Text Messaging systems to fight against school truancy, but this is the first time a government is actually calling for a pilot projec

Students at Cambridge University want to put a stop to publicly posting exam results for everyone to se

Car owners might in the future be alerted by email or SMS when something is amiss with their vehicle and requires garage intervention, reports The Registe

"Van Aardt was strangled with Strauss's shoelace and then buried in a shallow grave near Julyan's hous

New York has started the process of placing technological enhancements inside yellow cabs by asking companies to submit ideas on how best to use the instruments, according to the NY Pos

Mike Masnick for TheFeatur

USA Today looks into tiny keyboards as the next big thing in cell phone

A 16-year-old California girl suffered second degree burns Thursday when her cell phone caught fire in her back pocket, according to the Ontario Fire Department, reports CN

National Australia Bank has moved to crack down on internet banking scams, flagging the introduction of a tough new security regime that will offer customers a one-time PIN via SMS on their mobile phones before using the bank's site, according to Australian I

Doctors have called for mobile phone bans in hospitals to be lifted, reports This is London via Techdirt and the BB

French cellphone operator Orange said it would launch third generation (3G) mobile telephone services in Britain on July 19, though customers will have to wait until later this year for the new handsets, according to the AF

China is expanding its censorship controls to cover text messages sent using mobile phones, reports BB

In an article on why Taiwanese handset makers are successful (because they have an understanding of local consumers), this caught my ey

"Mirror mirror on the wall, who's cell phone get's the most to call

According to The Sun via WebIndia, a survey conducted by Sony Ericsson found that British women spend an average of £ 478 ($ 86

In a recent survey of wireless phone subscribers, 42 percent responded that most Americans rarely or never use their cell phone in a courteous manner, reports TMCne

Leading travel companies are using SMS today to send everything from Web and call centre quotes and confirmations to alerts about travel delay

Interesting, some users agree that keypads play a vital role while operating a mobile phone and apart from the ring tones and overall look

Following up on Singaporean Kimberly Yeo's world texting record, six New Zealand College student attempted to beat it by typing the same 26-word message “The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the worl

Providing mobile solutions to workers has become big business, not only for software companies, but for operators, reports Eric Lin for TheFeatur

Yesterday I picked up a hitchhicker who obviously missed his bus, for the 10 minute ride into the city of Genev