News tagged with text message service
British interior ministry probes website attack
Britain's Home Office interior ministry said Saturday it was investigating reports that hacking group Anonymous had attacked its website over the government's plans to boost Internet surveillance.
Apr 08, 2012 |
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Firm warns of hacker threat to mobile gadgets
Cyber security veterans behind startup CrowdStrike will demonstrate at the RSA conference on Wednesday that the types of attacks used against computers are heading for smartphones.
Feb 29, 2012 |
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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.
Nov 22, 2011 |
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Transit agency head defends cell service shutoff
(AP) -- The head of the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency is defending the system's move to cut wireless service to thwart a planned protest last week. But he says the tactic likely won't be used again.
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Microsoft to power Toyota cars on Internet highway
Microsoft and Toyota Motor Corp. (TMC) on Wednesday announced they will work together to infuse the Japanese auto maker's cars with digital capabilities hosted in the Internet "cloud."
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Google unveils Web-free 'tweeting' in Egypt move
Google, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said Monday that it had created a way to post messages to microblogging service Twitter by making telephone calls.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Facebook grabs Hot Potato mobile check-in startup
Facebook has grabbed Hot Potato, a young Internet firm that lets people use smartphones to let friends know what they are up to at any given moment.
Aug 20, 2010 |
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Google Voice telecom service opens to all in US
Internet giant Google has opened its Google Voice telecommunications service to anyone in the United States interested in using a single telephone number for all of their phones.
Jun 22, 2010 |
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Wireless users opt for service without commitment
(AP) -- For wireless subscribers, commitment is out and short-term relationships are in. This year, customers have been making a big shift away from two-year contracts toward "prepaid" cell phone service, ...
May 14, 2010 |
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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.
May 09, 2010 |
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BlackBerry users dealing with e-mail outage
(AP) -- BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Mobile multimedia revenues tipped to dethrone text
Multimedia services will surpass text messaging this year as the main source of mobile operators' non-voice revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, industry analyst IDC said Monday.
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Research finds that chatspeak has no impact on children's spelling ability
(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents, get ready to say OMG and watch your teens roflol.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Bangladesh introduces SMS cyclone alert system
Bangladesh is trialling a text message service to warn people of natural disasters, including floods and cyclones, a government official said Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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For needy, cell phones can be free
An obscure federal program that helps poor people pay for phone service is entering the wireless era. Cell phone companies are offering the needy a bargain that the rest of us can only dream about: free service.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 22, 2009 |
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