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Firm feeds demand for iPhone apps

Technology / Software

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Companies are increasingly pitching their products using text messages and cellphone applications. But a South Florida entrepreneur is taking the idea to the next level by designing iPhone apps for large companies, and using ...


Writing in air not pie in the sky

Technology / Software

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It's a familiar scene in airports and train stations. Hands full with luggage, briefcase, laptop or coat and there's something you need to remember, like the level and row numbers where you parked your car in the deck. What ...


Children in British junior schools could soon be taking lessons in Internet applications like Twitter

British pupils to get lessons on Twitter: report

Technology / Internet

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children in British junior schools could soon be taking lessons in Internet applications like Twitter under proposals to change school curriculums, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday.





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Donate your text messages to science: Texto4Science project

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Université de Montréal researcher has a special request for Canadian texters: "Everyone young and old, students and workers, artists and business people, no matter who you are, send me your text messages," ...


In Brief: SK Telecom's new SMS tops 1 million users

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created May 02, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SK Telecom's Emoticon SMS (short messaging service) has grown to more than 1 million subscribers in the 10 months since its launch.


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Twitter gets more business friendly

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter is testing a way to let businesses better use the popular microblogging service in what could be a future money-making opportunity.


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Facebook Lite On its Way

Technology / Internet

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The social networking site Facebook has begun testing a simpler, no-frills alternative to its regular interface. The cleaner, uncluttered interface is particularly aimed at entry-level users ...


Cell phone spam widespread in China

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 27, 2006 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A China Internet Society study has suggested 6.25 percent of cell phone users in the country receive spam text messages more than 40 times a week.


Facebook on Friday said it is letting celebrities, businesses on the social website reflect status updates on Twitter

Facebook letting bigwigs fire updates to Twitter

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook on Friday said it is letting celebrities, businesses and others with public pages at the social-networking hotspot instantly turn status updates into tweets at Twitter.


Women Express Better When Texting

When texting, eligible women express themselves better

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" and its gender stereotypes on how the sexes communicate remains fodder for debate, but two Indiana University researchers have confirmed one thing: When men ...


Want to win friends and influence people? Use Facebook and IM, studies suggest

Want to win friends and influence people? Use Facebook and IM, studies suggest

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's an age-old question: How do you get a new acquaintance to like you? Jeff Hancock, associate professor of communication, says that he and his research team have found in two studies that ...


CeBIT 2005: Sound Added to Text Messages for Talking Images

CeBIT 2005: Sound Added to Text Messages for Talking Images

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created Mar 12, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Soon it may be possible to send short messages as audio documents with animations created by the sender. As a supplement to text messaging and MMS, Siemens has developed the Animated Instant Voice Message, ...


Record U.S. wireless subscriptions in 2005

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created Apr 07, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wireless-phone subscriptions in the United States grew by 25.7 million in 2005, reaching just under 208 million, according to The Wireless Association.



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