News tagged with mobile phone messages

Twitter adds Arabic and Hebrew

Twitter on Tuesday launched Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and Urdu versions of its website, further localizing of the popular one-to-many text messaging service.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Telecoms groups fight back against free messaging

Just past the security gate for the world's largest cell phone trade show in Barcelona, executives of big mobile carriers can't avoid walking past a booth they would probably rather not see: It's for "Pinger," ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 9

Review: Thunderbird innovates, but Web mail wins

The last time I relied on email software for personal messaging, George W. Bush was starting his second term, Pluto was still a planet and the Motorola Razr was America's most popular mobile phone.

Technology / Software

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (12) | comments 4

Hotmail co-founder launches free SMS service

Indian IT entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia on Tuesday launched a free text messaging service, promising that it would be as revolutionary as his previous venture, Hotmail.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Uzbekistan 'halts mobile Internet, SMS' for exam day

Mobile operators in Uzbekistan suspended Internet and messaging services for the duration of nationwide university entrance exams Tuesday in an apparent bid to prevent cheating, a report said.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 6

Germany warns of Apple software security hole

Germany's IT security agency says the software running Apple's iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch has "critical weaknesses."

Technology / Software

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

3Qs: Is mobile marketing a trend or just trendy?

Smart phone users are constantly on the move, and advertisers are increasingly trying to catch them along the way. Groupon, for instance, has now launched a service pitching deals to users based on their current location. ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sprint mobile calls get Google Voice

Google on Tuesday announced an alliance with Sprint to add the Internet giant's online telephone capabilities to mobile phones serviced by the US telecom firm.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Forensics: A call for evidence

Many people today rely heavily on instant messaging services such as AIM, Windows Live Messenger and Google Talk for communications, and an increasing number of users are accessing these online chat services ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Texting tops with US teens

Market tracker Nielsen Co. on Thursday released a study confirming what many US parents already knew: teens love to use mobile phones to swap text messages.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One-fourth of US adults use mobile applications: survey

US cellphone owners are much more likely to use the devices to take pictures or send text messages than they are to run applications, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Technology / Software

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Text-the-pope service launched in Italy

Roman Catholics can send now text messages of support to Pope Benedict XVI, Italian public television said Saturday, as the Church faces an international paedophile scandal.

Technology / Internet

created May 09, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Spy software watches BlackBerry email/photos

US software firm Retina-X Studios on Tuesday released a more vigilant version of its Mobile Spy program that captures every email and picture from BlackBerry smartphones.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Researchers show how to use mobiles to spy on people

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have demonstrated how it is possible to use GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) data along with a few tools to track down a person’s mobile phone number and their location, ...

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Survey: Teens love cell phones; schools, not quite

(AP) -- Teenagers have embraced text messaging as their main form of communication, but mobile phones are often a source of tension with parents and schools, a new survey found.

Technology / Other

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0