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Cell phone becomes new town crier

April 20, 2007 Universities and cities are seeing how these staples of 21st century society can be turned into tools for keeping people informed and protected. TAGS: campus, text messaging, student, cell phone, university, community, alert, college, SMS, situation, U.S., security, e-mail

Exiled journalists circumvent censors by text messaging

February 17, 2007 Broadcasters forced out of Zimbabwe find that their shortwave programs are blocked but stories sent via text message get through. TAGS: censor, Zimbabwe, journalist, text messaging, freedom, Paris, radio, conference, e-mail

More Nextel phones get ready for business

May 23, 2005 The operator, merging with Sprint, sharpens up its mobile data offerings to defend from heavy competition. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., push technology, BellSouth Corp., text messaging, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, AT&T Corp.

In-flight texts to take off in the U.S.?

April 25, 2007 JetBlue founder considers text service, but like other airline execs, doesn't like onboard use of cell phones for calls. TAGS: airline, text messaging, SMS, U.S., cell phone

911 dials IP technology

January 13, 2006 Experts say Net technology could help build hardier emergency communications network, if someone would foot the bill. TAGS: text messaging, voice call, IP, IP network, VoIP, Hurricane Katrina

AOL takes AIM and shoots for new features

November 22, 2005 America Online unveils Triton, an instant-messaging service with SMS mobile text messaging, voice and video chat. TAGS: AOL Instant Messenger, Plaxo Inc., America Online Inc., messaging, text messaging, Time Warner Inc., SMS, voice, IM, video, Microsoft Windows

Hotmail goes mobile in India

January 13, 2005 Microsoft strikes deal with Indian cell firms to deliver Hotmail and MSN Messenger over SMS. TAGS: broadband over power line, SMS, MSN Messenger, telephone company, MSN, MSN Hotmail, cell phone company, India, text messaging, subscriber, mobile phone, cell phone, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Ring tones, phone games to rake it in

August 19, 2004 Revenue from wireless data services could reach $189 billion in 2009, according to a new report. TAGS: data service, text messaging, SMS, handset, games, video

Yahoo brings party planning to your cell phone

November 30, 2006 Marketed to the Helio and Boost crowd, the "Mixd" social-networking service is kind of like cattle herding for the techno-socialite. TAGS: Helio, Yahoo! Inc., social networking, text messaging, networking, cell phone

U.S. cell phone firms allow cross-carrier photo swaps

March 16, 2005 Cingular and Verizon Wireless are accepting photo mails from each other's subscribers in hopes of juicing cell phone use. TAGS: camera phone, Verizon Wireless, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, operator, text messaging, subscriber, cell phone company, BellSouth Corp., photograph, telephone company, U.S., handset, agreement, camera, AT&T Corp.

This revolution will be text-messaged

December 17, 2007 Filipinos have been masters of using text messages to rally political protesters. So what happened during last month's failed coup d'etat?Photos: Philippines as texting central TAGS: Philippines, protest, text message, hotel, text messaging, SMS, government, president, message

Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead

July 18, 2007 The future of e-mail might be found on the pages of MySpace and Facebook, if teen habits are any indicator. TAGS: margin, teen, Facebook, social networking, MySpace, text messaging, e-mail, president, IM

Researchers: Metcalfe's Law overshoots the mark

March 15, 2005 Rule that encouraged madcap expansion in the dot-com era turns out to have been, um, way too generous, scientists argue. TAGS: Bob Metcalfe, Amdahl, researcher, dot-com, incentive, law, text messaging, value, merger, co-founder, Time Warner Inc., rule, IM

Peterson death sentence relayed via messaging

December 14, 2004 No-cameras rule can't dampen media circus, as Web sites offer live short text messages from inside the court. TAGS: courtroom, jury, murder, court, General Electric Co., text messaging, wireless device, trial, wireless network, California, recommendation, messaging
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