A Telecom, Paging, Text Messaging and SMS Blog from NotePage

Google Shuts Down SMS Search

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

After trying to perform searches via Google SMS Search last week, many users discovered that the mobile search service had been discontinued.

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Pacemaker Sends Text if You Miss a Beat

Tue, 28 May 2013 09:59:00 -0400

This pacemaker sends SMS to doctor if you miss a beat.

Cardiologists say if the first golden hour is not lost in the case of a heart attack, the patient can be saved. Even those who have an implanted pacemaker run the risk of casualty in case an abnormality occurs. There's now available on the market a pacemaker that saves the 'golden hour' as it electronically alerts the patient's doctor to the emergency within minutes.

The device works on the technology of a cellphone. These new pacemakers are fitted with transmitters that may be a hand-held device or placed within a room. As soon as the patients pulse rate goes down or any other emergency happens, the signal is electronically transferred to the transmitter or modem by the pacemaker through electromagnetic rays.

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Treating Asthma With Text Messages

Mon, 27 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Pediatric asthma patients who received a daily text message asking about their symptoms or providing information about the ailment demonstrated improved pulmonary function and a better understanding of their condition within four months, say researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in a new study.

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Are Americans Tired of Texting

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Text messaging in the U.S. is on the decline, according to a survey released Thursday by CTIA-The Wireless Association. The numbers of SMS text messages sent and received nationally dropped from 2.3 trillion in 2011 to 2.19 trillion in 2012.

While 2.19 trillion may seem like a colossal number and not much less than 2.3 trillion, it is still nearly a 5 percent drop.

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Maternity Care Via Text Message

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

An innovative program combining maternity advice and mobile phones is launching in South Africa, and could affect the lives of millions of mothers and babies. The service has already been launched in Bangladesh, and will soon come to India.

Why not use mobile technology to give health information to plugged-in women, who often hold a child in one hand and a phone in the other?

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Text Messaging Faux Paus

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Texting is a huge part of our relationships. It makes communication quick and easy, whether we are messaging our partners, family members, and even blind dates. Except, once you hit send there is no going back.

From inappropriate autocorrects to accidentally texting the wrong person, we've all been there. But have yours been this bad?

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Adopt a Text Baby

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

DoSomething.org wants to make it easier for high school students to understand just how hard it is to be a teen parent -- and they are doing it through asking teens to adopt a text baby.

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Flying By Text Message

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:07 -0400

The world talks by texting, and now air-traffic controllers and pilots across Canada are sending each other text messages to speed up flights, reduce delays and boost safety.

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Did You Know PageGate Can Send to Road Signs?

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:33:50 -0400

This is really useful for Public Safety Departments and Emergency Management Services! If your road signs can be configured to receive an email, text page or SMS message to update their message, PageGate can do it.

Did You Know PageGate Can Send Text Messages to Road Signs?

Text Messages Send Hope and Save Lives

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

The British Red Cross is using innovative mobile phone technology to save lives with location-based messaging in Sierra Leone.

At the touch of a button, the SMS system – called the Trilogy Emergency Relief Application – can reach 36,000 people in a specific location within an hour.

This April, the Red Cross and its telecommunications partner Airtel began using the system to reach around one million Sierra Leoneans with warnings about impending disasters, such as floods and outbreaks of disease, in the first month.

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Point Release for PageGate

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:45:13 -0400

There is a minor point release available for PageGate. The most recent version is 6.0.5 details of the updates can be seen in the release notes.

Issues Regarding Windstream and Verizon

Thu, 9 May 2013 09:37:40 -0400

Verizon has blacklisted Windstream and is no longer accepting messages from anyone on Windstreams IP address or SMTP Servers. Unfortunately, there is nothing that can directly be done to fix that unless you have access to your own Exchange or other SMTP Server.

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Good Information to Send Using Comcast

Wed, 8 May 2013 09:35:43 -0400

This is good information to send text messages using Comcast.

Tips to Integrate SolarWinds Orion with PageGate

Tue, 7 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Follow these settings to Integrate SolarWinds Orion with PageGate.

Latest NotePage SMS and Text Messaging News

Mon, 6 May 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Humor!
SMS and text messaging cartoons!
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How GroundProbe is Using PageGate
The integration of GroundProbe's mine slop monitoring radar and NotePage's SMS text messaging software provide early warning for the safe evacuation of people and equipment in case of a wall collapse or changes at the mine. Groups of people onsite and offsite can be alerted on their mobile phones and smartphones to any hazards. The integration of Gmonitoring solutions with NotePage software allows staff to be alerted make quick decisions. Having been alerted, mine staff can then assess the risks. http://www.notepage.net/groundprobe.htm

Did You Know PageGate...

Did you know that PageGate can integrate with most Nurse Call stations and alarm panels?
Most Nurse Call Stations and Alarm Panels have a serial output. You can use PageGate's GetSerial module to read in the data from the Call Station or Alarm panel and translate that in to an email, SMS to a cell phone, page to a pager or any combination of the three!

Did you know that PageGate can help save lives?
PageGate can be tied in to computer automated dispatching systems in police departments, fire departments and hospitals, decreasing the amount of time it takes before an emergency responder is made aware of an issue. Almost every CAD system has at least one of the thirteen different data types you can use to tell PageGate to send SMS, pages or email and is an invaluable tool for most Emergency Management Agency.
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Upgrade?
If you have not yet upgraded to PagGate v6 now is the time! The upgrade from PageGate version 5 for only $100.00, you can order online at http://sites.fastspring.com/notepage/product/6up be sure to have your 4-6 digit serial number ready when you order. We are also offering a limited time discount on Priority Support. Annual Priority Support can be purchased for only $295.00 ($100.00 off the normal price if purchased at the same time of the v6 upgrade).

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Green Tip!
Nix the screen saver, a screen saver does not save energy it infact uses energy and will often prevent a computer from going into it sleep mode.

NotePage News

Cell Phone Manners Cartoon

Sat, 4 May 2013 14:58:02 -0400

Cell Phone Manners Cartoon

CDC to Study Text Messaging

Fri, 3 May 2013 14:54:08 -0400

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will pilot test the efficacy of using basic text messages via mobile phones and Web-based messages via smartphones in public health surveillance for programs such as smoking cessation, according to a notice published in the Federal Register.

The pilot will compare results of the mobile phone survey with those from an older survey method, computer-assisted telephone (call center) interviewing, the CDC announcement said.

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Text Messaging and Medicine

Thu, 2 May 2013 14:50:43 -0400

At St. Gabriels Hospital in Malawi, for example, 75 community health workers were trained to use text messages to communicate patient information, appointment reminders, and other health-related notifications to patients. Through this mobile health, or mHealth, initiative, the hospital saved approximately 2,048 hours of worker time and $3,000 in fuel, while doubling the capacity of the tuberculosis treatment program.

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Comcast Setting Changes

Wed, 1 May 2013 14:48:20 -0400

Comcast has recently made a change to their internet service that will require you to update your settings in NotePager Pro and PageGate. These will be your new SMTP Settings:

SMTP Server: smtp.comcast.net
Port: 587
Authentication: LOGIN or PLAIN, use your full Comcast Email address and password.

Instructions to Upgrade PageGate v5 to v6

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:40:04 -0400

Step by step instructions to upgrade PageGate version 5 to version 6.

Lawyers May Use Text Messages to Solicit Businesses

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:27:49 -0400

Ohio ethics rules permit lawyers to use text messages to solicit employment from prospective clients so long as they comply with certain standards that regulate the content of such communications and with several potentially applicable laws, the Ohio Supreme Courts ethics board advised April 5

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911 How Can I Help Cartoon

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:22:14 -0400

911 How Can I Help Cartoon

Did You Know PageGate Works with Nurse Call Stations?

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:13:00 -0400

Did you know that PageGate can integrate with most Nurse Call stations and alarm panels? Most Nurse Call Stations and Alarm Panels have a serial output. You can use PageGate's GetSerial module to read in the data from the Call Station or Alarm panel and translate that in to an email, SMS to a cell phone, page to a pager or any combination of the three!

Did You Know PageGate...

Did You Know PageGate Saves Lives?

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:07:37 -0400

Did you know that PageGate can help save lives? PageGate can be tied in to computer automated dispatching systems in police departments, fire departments and hospitals, decreasing the amount of time it takes before an emergency responder is made aware of an issue.

Did You Know PageGate Saves Lives?

Naughty Text Cartoon

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Naughty Text Cartoon

Weather Via Text

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:29:03 -0400

The Wireless Emergency Alerts cover extreme weather warnings like tornadoes and floods; messages from local Emergency Management, such as evacuations; AMBER alerts; and Presidential alerts during a national crisis.<br />
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National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Carol Christenson in Duluth says all cell phone carriers are taking part across the country, although it might not work on older cell phones.<br />
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School Delays Via SMS

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

The Pearland Independent School District is gearing up to launch its new SMS text messaging system directed toward parents of students in the district.

According to a press release, the messaging system will provide parents with timely and relevant information regarding things such as school cancelations, delays and emergency notifications.

Beware of SMS Spoofing

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:26:13 -0400

This act is commonly called SMS spoofing and has both legitimate uses setting the company name, your own mobile number or a product name from which the message is being sent and illegitimate uses (such as impersonating another person, company or product).

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Technical Diagnosis Cartoon

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Technical Diagnosis Cartoon

Did You Know PageGate Works with Most Call Stations?

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Most Nurse Call Stations and Alarm Panels have a serial output. You can use PageGates GetSerial module to read in the data from the Call Station or Alarm panel and translate that in to an email, SMS to a cell phone, page to a pager or any combination of the three!

Did You Know PageGate...

Text Message Voting

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:19:40 -0400

A new computer system could allow people to vote in elections by text message.

Inventors say the process would keep voters anonymous and claim ballots can be counted accurately and checked for fraud.

Glasgow University scientists hope the Handivote system will lead to higher turn-outs among younger people who are used to texting their votes for reality TV shows.

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Apple Sued Over Text Messages

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:12:02 -0400

A mobile communications company is suing Apple for allegedly infringing on its patents with messaging services on devices like the iPhone and the iPad, patent blog Patently Apple reported today.

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Why Reading is Important Cartoon

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Why Reading is Important Cartoon!

Human Trafficking Hotline Accepts Text Messages

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Rescuing a victim of human trafficking may come down to a text message.

Polaris Project, a non-profit group that runs the national human trafficking hotline, begins accepting text messages Thursday in an effort to expand its reach. Victims, survivors and others wishing to connect with the groups staff can send a text to BeFree or 233733.

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Half of Adults Text and Drive

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Nearly half of adults surveyed, 49 percent, said they text and drive — even though nearly all of them say they know the habit is dangerous. Ninety-eight percent of adult drivers surveyed said they know that distracted driving is not safe. But the trend actually appears to be on the rise, AT&T said, as six out of 10 drivers said they never texted behind the wheel just three years ago.

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Crisis Hotline via Text Messages

Wed, 3 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

They stream in a couple of dozen times a week, cries for help in bursts of text to DoSomething.org, a nonprofit more used to texting out details to teens on good causes and campaigns than receiving them from young people in crisis.

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Unicef launches SMS for Life

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Unicef has signed a partnership agreement with Mozambiques mobile operator Mcel and the Ministry of Health that will see Mcel subscribers receive Facts for Life text messages once a month. The SMS for Life project will help MISAU raise public awareness and knowledge around best practices that prevent disease, injuries and violence against children and stress the importance of using health facilities.

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How to Backup SMS and MMS Messages

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 09:00:00 -0400

From our computers to handsets, we have always been told to keep a backup of data on our digital devices. Problem is that it’s not a false alarm, because time to time we do get in to the misery of losing some of our important data. So today we would guide you along the way of backing up your precious and perhaps, memorable SMS and MMS stored in your Android phone.

In the default backup system of Android, while you can backup most of the data including contacts and wi-fi settings, unluckily backing up of SMS & MMS is not an option. Hence we would be using a third party app from Play Store to get around that problem and backup SMS and MMS on Android device.

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I Work on the Internet Cartoon

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0400

I work on the Internet Cartoon.

Hated Text Messaging Habits

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Text messaging has taken its place as the front runner for most communication that takes place these days. Most of us put our thumbs to good use long before we even consider giving our vocal cords some exercise. And like almost everything else people have found their own specific texting style which shines through their texts.

Mobistealth has painted a fun picture of text messaging with texters it thinks are the most common these days. Which one of these texters do you know?

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Logging of Private Text Messages

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0400

In a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee Tuesday, a panel of technology law experts called on Congress to pass legislation mandating the long-term retention of every Americans text messages and emails in case of a future criminal investigation.

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Charging Your Cell Phone with a Text Message

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:05:47 -0400

People who are living off the grid can pay for electricity to charge their cellphone by sending a text message, which is the cheapest method found so far.

According to Times Of India, Buffalo Grid, a London-based company, has introduced a solar-powered cellphone charging station, and it is activated by text message.

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Texts You Should Never Send

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0400

Whether your ex has started seeing someone else or not, here are a few texts he must never receive from you. In the interest of sanity; his and yours:

1) The lovelorn text: I still love or miss you
Why not? People love to hear that, goes the common counterargument. Maybe, but it is not a good idea in the ex zone, unless there are chances of a reconciliation. If even one of you is in a relationship again, such texts are a huge no-no.

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Did You Know PageGate Can Send to Facebook?

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Did you know PageGate can send text messages to Facebook?

College Counseling Cartoon

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

College Counseling Cartoon with Text Messaging Humor!

Did You Know PageGate Can Send to Twitter?

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Did you know PageGate can be used to send text messages to Twitter? Learn More

Interestingly Android Users Use Phone Less

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Android Users Have Notably Lower Mobile Voice And SMS Consumption Than iPhone Use..

Women Use Mobile Apps for Safety

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

With the gruesome Delhi gang-rape fresh in their minds, girls and women are using mobile apps to ensure their own safety and let family and friends know their location.

Many women, armed with the latest smartphones, have downloaded free apps that provide location services to family and friends at the click of a few buttons or touch-screen manoeuvres.

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TB Patients Get Text Message Notifications When They Miss a Does

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

In India the Union Health Ministry is strengthening its online tuberculosis monitoring system by sending SMS alerts to the patients if they miss a dose of their medication.

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It Works for Divorce Cartoon

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Air Writing System Converts to Text Messages

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

The GKITs airwriting glove system allows the person wearing the device to draw letters in the air as if they are wearing a pen. The system can recognize the letters that are being drawn in the air and convert them into text which can then be put into emails, text messages or any other mobile application.glove system allows the person wearing the device to draw letters in the air as if they are wearing a pen. The system can recognize the letters that are being drawn in the air and convert them into text which can then be put into emails, text messages or any other mobile application.

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Motivational Text Messages Help Smokers Quit

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 09:07:50 -0500

Motivational text messages sent to smokers mobile phones can double their chances of giving up tobacco, reported The Guardian.

The story is based on a large UK study that looked at whether a six-month programme of supportive text messages could help smokers quit. It compared a group who received positive messages to another group who were given details of other support programmes. At six months, those receiving texts were twice as likely to quit, with a quitting rate of 10.7% compared to the other groups rate of 4.9%.

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NotePage News

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 21:00:00 -0500

Welcome to NotePage news. If preferred this newsletter can also be viewed online at: http://www.notepage.net/newsletter-02-14-2013.htm

PageGate v6 is now available!
The host of new features includes: basic two way support for cellular modems, support for newer operating systems, and improved support for USB devices. A complete list of the enhancements can be found at http://www.notepage.net/release.htm

PageGate can be downloaded from http://www.notepage.net/download/pgsetup.exe

Uprades are free to all customers who have purchased PageGate within the last 90 days email us your existing 4-6 digit serial number and your order number, and we will email you back an updated keycode. If you are unsure of your purchase date, please contact us at sales@notepage.com and we will help you figure it out.

Upgrades are also free to all Priority Support customers, if you are current with support simply email us your existing 4-6 digit serial number to receive a key for the new version.

All other customers can upgrade from PageGate version 5 for only $100.00, you can order online at http://sites.fastspring.com/notepage/product/6up be sure to have your 4-6 digit serial number ready when you order. We are also offering a limited time discount on Priority Support. Annual Priority Support can be purchased for only $295.00 ($100.00 off the normal price if purchased at the same time of the v6 upgrade).

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Top Telecom Carrier Settings
Checkout the quick list of settings to send text messages using the top Telecom Carriers http://www.notepage.net/top-carrier-settings-for-sending-messages.htm

Did You Know Series
Have you explored PageGate's full potential? There are many incredibly useful features of PageGate that do not get a lot of visibility. These articles are dedicated to changing that because, really, who does not like neat features?
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Integration
Integrate a SCADA system with PageGate software to send alarm messages to cell phones, smartphones or pagers using dial-up modems, an in-house paging terminal or cellular modems. Respond quickly when monitoring water and wastewater treatment, oil and gas pipelines, flood control systems, electrical power transmission, wind farms, and large communication systems.

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Another Text Messaging Health Project

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Project HOPE and Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation have teamed up to implement a text messaging program in Mexico City that will help educate low-income pregnant women and new mothers about gestational diabetes.

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Driving Alerts Sent via SMS to Tourists in Dubai

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

The Dubai Tourism Board is considering to educate Saudi tourists on traffic laws in the UAE following violations by Saudi drivers.

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Text Messaging May Be at the Heart of The Blade Runner Case

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:00:48 -0500

African rugby player, Francois Hougaard, who may or may not have once dated the woman Oscar Pistorius shot and killed, Reeva Steenkamp. According to one report, Pistorius and Steenkamp were fighting over a text message from Hougaard early Thursday morning, shortly before her death.

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Long Live SMS

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Mobile industry watchers have been predicting the death of the humble text message for over a decade, but a raft of recent research confirms that SMS is very much alive and kicking.

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New SMS Software Solution Released

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

NotePage, Inc. releases a new version of their powerful text messaging server software.

NotePage, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of PageGate version 6. PageGate is a complete wireless text messaging and SMS solution that incorporates a wide variety of messaging protocols for sending messages to mobile phones, wireless devices, fax machines and pagers.

PageGate allows critical alerts to be sent instantly to wireless devices regardless of the recipients locations. PageGate supports group messaging and preprogrammed alerts, so that with the press of a single button notification can be sent to defined groups of individuals. The new version of PageGate includes: basic two way support for cellular modems, support for newer operating systems, and improved support for USB devices.

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A New Kind of Sexting

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:06:40 -0500

Text messaging got off to a slow start in the U.S. in 1996, but it has grown immensely popular with nearly 75 percent of Americans texting.

Its made an impact on law and crime, social unrest and politics.

And now the short message is taking on teenagers and their most intimate questions.

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Text Messaging Solution for Those with Prostrate Cancer

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:03:16 -0500

Text messaging is ubiquitous in modern life. Now, a text messaging program is available to help patients with advanced prostate cancer understand their treatment.

PROST8CARE is the joint creation of Mobile Commons, a mobile strategy and software company, Sanofi US, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF). The content of the program was developed by a board of oncologists and oncology nurses in partnership with PCF.

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Using Text Messages to Retain Flock

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Crystal Lake used text messaging during its Ash Wednesday services to try to retain some of those visitors.

At the end of the service, the Rev. Jerome Koutnik told those with cellphones to text the word Saint Thomas to 84576 to receive information about upcoming services.

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Can You Reply to Facebook Through Text?

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Facebook Texts is a feature that enables users to get certain Facebook notifications via text message. After you link your mobile phone and number to Facebook, you can have Facebook messages delivered to your phone as texts. Responding to Facebook messages via text is similar to responding to any other text, only the recipient is a Facebook friend instead of a phone. Determine which Facebook notifications come to your phone as texts by visiting the Notifications tab on your Facebook Account Settings menu.

Text Messages Deemed to Be Violation of a Restraining Order

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

A 60-year-old Longmont man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of violating bail bond conditions and a protection order. According to reports, the man told his probation officer he exchanged text messages with the woman who had a protection order against him. The woman initiated contact, the man told police. The man told police he was not aware that responding to a message violated the protection order.

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Text Message and Robbery

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:00:48 -0500

A quick text message helped police arrest a suspected hold-up robber in Portlands Hollywood District Saturday.

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Did you Know PageGate Can Recieve Email and Resend via SMS

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Did you know that PageGate can receive email, then turn around and send it back out as an SMS Message or a page to a pager?

Learn How!

Is Texting Your Love a Good Idea?

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

There is nothing more romantic than having your boyfriend for the first time express his undying love for you...unless it is over a text message.

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Smartphone Security Measures

Sat, 9 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Most of us have taken steps to protect our home and business computers with anti-virus software and firewalls. Now that cell phones are used as handheld computing devices, we need to start thinking about smart security measures for our smartphones.

For example, if you receive a text message claiming you have won a $1,000 Target gift card or urging you to download a hot, new web game for free, the Washington State Attorney Generals Office urges you not to fall for it. In a consumer alert, the Attorney Generals Office warns of a malicious smartphone application called SpamSoldier that infects through links in text messages.

Smartphone Security Measures

Chinese People are Sending Less Text Messages

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 10:00:23 -0500

Chinese people on average sent fewer text messages in 2012 than they did in 2011, according to statistics released by Chinas Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Yes, the total number of texts sent rose year-on-year but just over two percent, but that’s because the number of mobile users grew by 11 percent in 2012; the per-person number of texts sent actually dropped by nine percent.

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Great Text Messaging Infographic

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:56:30 -0500

Great Text Messaging Infographic - Is text messaging destroying the English Language?

911 for Hard of Hearing

Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

By Jan. 24, 2014, all telephone and wireless companies must upgrade their networks to support text messaging communication with Canadians who have hearing and speech impairments. The service may become available before then in areas where the upgrades are completed early.

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Reporting Human Trafficking Via Text Message

Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

In the Phillipines reporting human trafficking activities is your area is now just a text away.

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10 Things Your Phone Can Do

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Here are 10 common handwringers that are easy-to-fix thanks to our solutions and your smartphone.

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Targeting Teen Health Through Texts

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Investigators studied whether teenagers would be interested in receiving texts about health on their phones and how they would like those messages presented.

For one-year period, researchers studied 177 adolescents, ages 12-18 and discovered that most teens were open to receiving such texts, but the way in which they were worded made a big difference.

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See Something, Text Something

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:13:41 -0500

Off-duty 911 operator Coryse Hercules used text messaging to alert police that a fellow passenger on a Staten Island bus was carrying firearms in his bag .

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Deleted Government Messages

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Leaders of some of Central Floridas largest governments have been deleting text messages that likely would be considered public records under Florida law, an Orlando Sentinel review of records has found.

The review also found public officials have sometimes used text messaging for substantive discussions with lobbyists and others.

Both Orange County and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority acknowledged to the Sentinel that some of their board members and senior staffers have erased or otherwise lost government-related text messages that can no longer be recovered.

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Walking While Texting is Dangerous...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

A woman by the name of Laura Safe learned an important lesson recently — pay attention to where you are walking while text messaging. Laura was paying attention to her phone when she walked down a flight of stairs and right into an icy cold canal.

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Amber Alerts Via Text Message

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

On Monday night people in the Philadelphia region received a text message about a missing child, it was the 1st time such a message was sent through a next government communication alert system.

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79 Percent of Adults Use Text for Business

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Texting has now officially graduated from pubescent obsession and a behind-the wheel hazard for drivers to a vital informational exchange tool for businesses.

Thanks to the omnipresence of smartphones, texting has become an integral part of communications in the business world, according to RingCentral Inc., a cloud-based business phone provider.

The companys survey of more than 1,000 adults revealed that 79 percent use text messaging for business.

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Soon You can Send Money by Phone

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

A service to let smartphone users text money to each other by just sharing their phone numbers will launch in Britain in the spring of 2014, officials said.

In the scheme being backed by eight major financial institutions, smartphone owners will be asked if they want to opt-in to a database that will allow money to be sent by text messages, the BBC reported Tuesday.

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Send a Text Message to Start Your Car

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

You could buy one of those remote ignitions, but then you gotta carry around an extra block on your keychain, and its range is not so great. Will OBrien came up with a better idea – starting your car with your iPhone by sending it an SMS. It is brilliant, and anyone can replicate his hack.

All you need to make the hack work is a jailbroken iPhone, an Arduino, an iPhone breakout board, and some random components.

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Texts for Meds

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Mobile phone text messaging does not considerably enhance HIV-AIDS patients adherence to treatment, a study conducted in Cameroon reveals.

The study, which was published in PLoS ONE last month, found that the use of weekly motivational text messages did little to increase the number of patients sticking to antiretroviral treatment (ART).

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Text Messages from a Moose

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:28:34 -0500

Minnesota researchers will soon get text messages from dead moose.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Friday it will conduct research aimed at better understanding the sharp decline in the states moose population. Through a combination of GPS technology and implanted devices, researchers think they can get a quicker handle on the locations and causes of moose deaths.

Researchers believe the study has value beyond the iconic giant of the north woods, because the ailments killing moose could shed light on health threats to other species, including humans.

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Text a Prayer

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:25:44 -0500

You can now have faith at your fingertips! Holy Name Province, the largest group of Franciscan Friars in the U.S, today announces that friars are now accepting prayer intentions via text messaging through their new Text a Prayer Intention to a Franciscan Friar program. Simply text the word PRAYER To: 306-44 and hit send.

Teen Send an Average of 114 Texts per Day

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:23:04 -0500

Teens receive an average of 114 text messages per day.

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Yahoo Sued for Text Messaging Spam

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:19:32 -0500

Yahoo has been hit with a potential class-action lawsuit for allegedly sending SMS messages to users without their consent.

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Top Carrier Settings for Sending Text Messages

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Quick list for sending text messages using some of the top telecom carriers. Check out the list of Top Carrier Settings for Sending Text Messages.

What is Hot and What Is Not in 2013

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Each year we scratch our heads and come up with trends or technology that we think will be hot in the coming year. Checkout our list of What is Hot and What is Not in 2013.

Storage of Text Messages

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Text me. Wait, do not. Not anything too private anyway.

That is because if a new proposal is approved by the Senate, each and every SMS message you send will be stored in a digital archive by your phone provider. Why, you ask? It's all in the name of law enforcement being able to using your messages as evidence to catch bad guys and solve cases. And it's also a government-sponsored privacy nightmare come to reality.

If passed, the proposal would be the first major update to the 27-year-old Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and the latest in a string of blatant challenges to the Fourth Amendment, which served to protect citizens rights and information, unless law enforcement was granted a court-issued warrant.

But if this SMS-retention requirement makes it into law, the nearly 2.3 trillion text messages Americas 321.7 million wireless subscribers send in a year would all become the property of the Federal government, stored in a repository for 2 years.

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Logging of Text Messages by Telecom Providers

Sat, 5 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

State and local law enforcement groups want wireless providers to store detailed information about your SMS messages for at least two years -- in case they are needed for future criminal investigations.

AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers would be required to record and store information about Americans private text messages for at least two years, according to a proposal that police have submitted to the U.S. Congress.

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Text Over Talk

Fri, 4 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Americans are finding out what Carriers have known for years, consumers are using their Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile cell phones less and less for talking, but they are not saying any less. A new study by the Pew Research Center found that people are using their cell phones for a lot more than making calls. The study found that 82 percent of cell phone users take pictures with their phone, 80 percent use it to send and receive text messages, 56 percent use it to access the Internet, and 50 percent use it for email correspondence.

The Pew study found that nearly all cell phone users ages 18-29 use cell phones for texting. Almost all other age demographics send text messages from their cell phones, except those 65 years old and over, who do not utilize texting as frequently. Furthermore, the amount of text messages that are sent every year is rapidly increasingly.

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Aussies Welcome 2013 with Text Messages

Thu, 3 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

A record breaking 223 million text messages are estimated to have beeped and buzzed their way across Australia as the nation marked the start of 2013 in truly digital style.

Major telcos reported that their networks held up well under surging demand for text messaging and social media sites during new year celebrations, with just before midnight to 1am on January 1 the peak time for mobile phone use.

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Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:00:00 -0500

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Text Messaging Losing to Social Media?

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Text messaging may be going the way of the LP, and social media might be to blame for the decline in SMS in a more-connected-than-ever world.

Text messaging came to prominence in the early to mid-00s, as people realized they did not have to actually get on the phone to pass on a brief message to a friend, colleague or family member. Soon text messaging supplanted phone calls as the preferred method of communication between connected individuals, with the exception of a few texting abstainers who remained insistant that the process was confusing, annoying or inconvenient.

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Text Messaging Archives

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

A new proposal is working its way through Washington, D.C. to archive peoples text messages.

Police are backing the proposal. They want wireless companies to keep detail records of your texts for two years to aid in possible investigations.

As of 2010, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint did not keep the content of text messages. Verizon did for five days, Virgin Mobile did for 90.

Text Messages Saved a Womens Life

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Harvard scientists are reporting that a case of so-called dystextia clued them in that a 25-year-old pregnant woman had suffered a stroke and was in need of urgent medical care.

A healthy woman who was 11 weeks pregnant was communicating with her husband via text following a routine visit to her obstetrician's office -- she wanted to let him know the babys due date. However, the messages were incoherent.

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Hunting Violations Via Text Message

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission now is accepting violation reports via text message, in addition to email and phone.

Most cell phones allow users to send text messages directly to an email address. Tips can be texted to tip@myfwc.com. Standard usage fees may apply. Reports also can be made by calling (888) 404-FWCC.

Tipsters may remain anonymous and will not be required to testify in court. Based on their preference, tipsters may be contacted for additional information.

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Text Spammers Punished

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:00:50 -0500

Christopher Niebel and Gary McNeish, who sent close to one million spam messages per day, have become the first people to be fined under new laws regarding unsolicited messages.

The text spammers were fined £440,000 after using their company, Tetrus Telecoms, to send anonymous messages about personal injury claims.

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TurboTax Seizes Text Messaging

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

TurboTax is moving to take an effective email program and expand it into SMS. The tax preparation company has used email to persuade customers to return after abandoning an e-filing effort midstream. With smartphones proliferating, it has been adding text messaging as a way to try and bring people back.

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Volume of Text Messages

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Pew Research just looked into the texting habits of American adults and surprise: people like to text. What is not to love, right? The fact that you do not have to actually speak to another human being is reason enough to peck away at that keyboard. That is not my opinion – I’m just imagining that is what heavy texters would say…

Anyway, motivations aside, Pew found that on average, Americans over the age of 18 send and receive 41.5 texts per day. Women are a bit more text-happy than men, but not by much 42 to 40.9. As you may expect, those aged 18-29 tip the scale with an average of 87.7 texts per day. On the flip side, text messaging seniors - 65 and older only send and receive 4.7 texts on average.

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Text Messaging 2 Decades Old

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the short message service. It's better known by its abbreviation SMS and best known by its everyday name: text message.

The first message was sent Dec. 3, 1992, by Neil Papworth, an engineer for Sema Group in the United Kingdom. "Merry Christmas popped up on the screen of the big cellphone carried by Richard Jarvis, a director for Vodafone.

Today, about 7 trillion text messages worldwide are sent each year. Last month, for the first time, the average number sent declined. The average user sent 978 messages in November, down 18 from the previous month.

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Contacts Eyes Text Messaging!

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

It may sound like something out of a sci-fi film, but reading text messages off contact lens in the eyes could soon be a reality - bringing a whole new meaning to the term instant messaging.

Scientists have developed a new technology that allows electronic messages sent from mobile phones to be directly projected on to contact lens placed in the recipients eyes.

The spherical curved LCD display, created by Belgium researchers at Ghent University, handle projected images using wireless technology.

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Read the Latest News From Notepage

Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Read the latest SMS and text messaging news from NotePage includes information on: Orion and PRTG integration, tech support, licensing, and video tutorials.

Quit Smoking with Text Messages

Thu, 6 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Text and video messages designed to help people quit smoking that come in on their cellphones nearly doubled the success rate for attempted quitters compared to people who did not have such assistance, according to a New Zealand study.

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Clinicians are Texting More

Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Underlining the growing trend of cell phone texting in healthcare, a new survey of pediatric hospitalists finds that 57% of clinicians send work-related text messages. Further, 12% of the physicians who responded to the survey reported texting more than 10 times per shift. Nearly half of the hospitalists also reported receiving work-related text messages when not on call.

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More physicians are using text messaging to communicate with each other and their teams in hospitals, a hint toward a shift from pagers, which have been a regular accessory to scrubs and white coats for the past 30 years.

The trend is driven by the surge in cell phone use and advances in technology, not to mention the new crop of tech-savvy interns and residents, according to the few studies that have focused on text messaging among health care professionals.

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Text Message Phishing Scam

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

The Better Business Bureau serving Nebraska, South Dakota, the Kansas Plains and Southwest Iowa is warning about huge numbers of consumers throughout our BBBs service area and the entire country who are receiving phishing text messages on their cell phones.

The message in one of these texts received by BBB reads: Attn: Ne. Target shopper your entry won! Go to http://targetrdzn.com/?111 and
enter code XXXX to claim your $1000 Target gift card now! This link took the person to numerous pages asking for personal information in order to
continue.

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Is Text Messaging on the Decline?

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

In countries around the world, text-message traffic has been shrinking because Internet-powered alternatives are becoming so widely used. American carriers have fought off the decline — until now.

For the first time, the American wireless market saw a decline in the total number of messages sent by each customer each month, according to a report published Monday by Chetan Sharma, an independent mobile analyst who is a consultant for wireless carriers. In the third quarter of this year, cellphone owners sent an average of 678 texts a month, down from 696 texts a month in the previous quarter.

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Text Messaging Stats

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project obtained readings on some of the most popular mobile phone activities based on interviews of 2,581 cell phone owning adults age 18 and older.

Here is how it breaks down:

82 percent: Take a picture
80 percent: Send or receive text messages
56 percent: Access the Internet
50 percent: Send or receive email
44 percent: Record video
43 percent: Download apps
31 percent: Look for health or medical information online
29 percent: Check bank account balance or do any online banking

Cool Mobile Phone and Text Messaging Graphics

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:11:50 -0500

Checkout the text messaging and mobile phone graphics.

Cell Phone Storm Tips

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Keep phones and phone accessories — batteries and chargers — in sealed plastic bags to avoid water damage.

If you have an extra phone battery and you have power, charge that battery so it is ready.

Add to your phones contact list all key emergency phone numbers and email addresses, including police, fire and rescue agencies; schools and service people.

If you are being evacuated, forward home or work phone calls to your wireless number.

Use your phone's camera to take photos or video of your property and valuables before the storm hits, so you have before photos if your home suffers storm damage.

If cell service is down in your area, but your home Wi-Fi network is working, switch to Wi-Fi on your phone.

Expect high-call volume, which can lead to network congestion. If that is the case, you will hear fast busy signals on your wireless phone. If that happens, hang up, wait several seconds and then try the call again. That allows your original call data to clear the network before you try again.

NASA Text Messages

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

NASA just made it easier to catch a glimpse of the International Space Station — the largest manmade structure in space — as it soars across the night sky. The best part: no telescope required.

The space agency has launched a new free service called Spot the Station that allows observers to sign up for e-mail alerts or text messages whenever the space station may be visible overhead, weather permitting.

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Lawsuit Over Unsolicited Text Ads

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Bloomin Brands, parent company of Outback Steakhouse, sent unsolicited advertising via text.

The complaint, filed Oct. 19, alleges that Bloomin Brands used an automatic telephone dialing system to send text messages to thousands of cell phone owners without their consent, in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

It seeks a judgment of $2 million to $6 million.

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Post Storm Communication Lessons

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

If someone you love is caught in the storm, the major cellphone providers are hoping you'll resist the urge to place a checking-in phone call and send a quick text instead.

Sending a text, as opposed to placing a phone call, will help the recipient of your good wishes save battery power, and it will also free up wireless networks for emergency workers. You also have a better chance of getting through with a text when the networks get busy, Verizon explains in a statement.

Saving battery power was key for friends and family members hit by Sandy.

Verizon suggests people use social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to check in on friends, and to let people who are in Sandys path inform friends and family members how they are doing.

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Tue, 6 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

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In India Send SMS to See if You are on Voting Rolls

Mon, 5 Nov 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Simply possessing an Election Identity Card does not guarantee that your name figures on electoral rolls in your area. The district administration, which is now revising electoral rolls till November 7, has issued fresh requests asking citizens to check if their names figure on the voters list.

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Weather Alerts Via Text

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Warren County has upgraded its early weather alerting system to allow residents to receive winter storm warnings. The county provides weather warnings through a service called CodeRED Weather Warning, a service of Emergency Communications Network.

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Indian Stock Market Sends Texts to Warn of Trades

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked stock exchanges to send SMS email alerts to retail investors for all transactions done in their names in a day. The regulators decision is based on the complaints it received against brokers and other market organizations who are conducting transactions through their clients accounts without informing them.

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Blasphemous Texts Lead to Mob

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A mob, led by Islamic clerics, ransacked the house of a teenage Christian boy in Pakistans port-city Karachi and set fire to furniture after he was accused of sending text messages with blasphemous content, a media report said on Thursday.

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How to Protect Web Content

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Just like writers, photographers, and other creative artists have learned, protecting content is one of the primary struggles that webmasters face on a daily basis. It takes time and talent to develop quality content, and there are few things more frustrating than to discover that your content has been poached by another website.

There are a number of actions that webmasters can take to proactively protect their work from being used without authorization by people on the web who are simply looking to cut corners. Take the following steps to proactively guard your content...

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Text Message Translation

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Just because you can not speak another language does not mean you can not text in it. Mobile network AT&T is trialing technology that lets customers send and receive text messages that are automatically translated from English to Spanish and back. A person simply registers a phone number as having a preferred language. Messages sent to that number in a different language are then automatically translated before being relayed to the persons phone.

Miss Manners on Digital Messaging

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

In an age when people can choose among text messages, email, Facebook and old-fashioned stamps and printed cards, the chance to use the wrong method when sending your very best is quite high.

What to do?

Well, AP went straight to an expert among experts: Judith Martin, author of the syndicated Miss Manners column, who offers guidance on dealing with the evolving etiquette of expressing sincere sentiments in an increasingly impersonal, digital world.

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Colorado Shooting Suspect Sent Texts Before Murder

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

James Holmes planned to use a series of text messages before the Aurora movie theater shooting spree that left 16 people dead -- and these messages may reveal the accused murders state of mind.

The messages, released Friday upon request by multiple media organizations, were heavily redacted, according to USA Today, one of the companies that made the request.

Uncensored portions of the documents reveal that Holmes sent a series of text messages to a fellow student shortly before the July 20 shooting took place.

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Syrian Authorities Communicate with Rebels via Text

Tue, 9 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Syrian authorities on Thursday sent text messages over cellphones nationwide with a message for rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assads regime: Game over.

The messages signed by the Syrian Arab Army also urged the rebels to surrender their weapons and warned the countdown to evict foreign fighters has begun. The texts appear to be part of the regimes psychological battle against the rebels, but are highly unlikely to have any effect on fighters intent on toppling Mr. Assad.

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SMS for Cows?

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

When Christian Oesch was a boy on his families hog farm, cellphones were a thing of the future. Now, Oesch tends a herd of dairy cattle and carries a smartphone wherever he goes. Occasionally, he gets an SMS text from one of his cows.

That is because Oesch, 60, who cares for a herd of 44 Red Holstein and Jersey dairy cows, is helping to test a device that implants sensors in cows to let farmers know when they are in heat. When that is the case, the device sends an SMS to the farmer's phone. The Swiss do not settle for half measures: The SMS can be in any one of Switzerlands three main languages -- German, French and Italian -- plus English or Spanish.

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Warrantless Search of Text Messages

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

When the content of a cell phone may help the police to solve a crime, the legality of the search of both the phone and its content is of crucial importance. However, the law of warrantless searches of cell phones is not yet settled.

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The Future of Text Messaging

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 09:00:00 -0400

More than 70 percent of IT decision-makers in hospitals in North America say they expect secure text messaging to replace paging in the next three years, as smartphones become more of a tool in the hospital environment. Close to half of the respondents say they expect texting to be used for communicating with patients in the next 12 months, and 65 percent say that will be the case within three years.

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Six Tips to Avoid Text Scams

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Users need to be careful about responding to text messages from people they do not know and need to carefully examine their monthly bills. There are plenty of unscrupulous scams out there.

Six Steps to Avoid Text Scams

KidsDr.com Suggests Text to Remind of Flu Shots

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

KidsDr.com suggests that physicians use text messages to remind patients to get flu shots.

Text and Search and Seizure

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Incriminating text messages about a man accused of killing his girlfriend's 6-year-old son can not be used at trial because the police search that found them was illegal and violated the man's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures, a state Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday.

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Tracking Malaria Via Text

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A new pilot project in Cambodia is allowing more than 3,000 volunteer health workers to use a special mobile phone text messaging service to report new cases of malaria, in addition to providing no-cost testing and treatment in remote parts of the impoverished nation, where access to health services can be difficult, Agence France-Presse reports. When a person tests positive for malaria, health workers begin them on treatment immediately and send a text message with the patient's age, gender, type of malaria, and location to the district health center, provincial health officials and a national malaria database in the capital Phnom Penh -- a process that used to take a month, AFP notes.

Text Message Injury Settlement

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A couple who each lost a leg when their motorcycle was struck by a teenager who was driving and texting have settled their lawsuit against him for $500,000, their lawyer says.

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Text Messaging Suit

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

The watchdog that enforces open competition in Canadian business is taking on Bell, Rogers, Telus and the industry group that represents them in a lawsuit targeting misleading costs for premium text messages.

The Competition Bureau is suing the telecommunications companies, along with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, in an attempt to make them stop advertising premium texting services and refund consumers who were charged for the messages.

In the suit filed in Ontario Superior Court, the bureau is seeking $10 million each from Bell, Rogers and Telus, and $1 million from the industry group.

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Al Jazeera Text Messaging Hack

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Al-Jazeera has become the second news agency in a little more than a month to be targeted by pro-Syrian government hackers.

The Qatar-based satellite TV station revealed in a tweet this morning that its short messaging service had been compromised and used to send false news reports, including a report that Qatars prime minister had been assassinated:

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Government Texts - Public Record ? or Up for Debate

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A legal opinion requested by an Anchorage lawmaker says text messages are public records under state law -- but the Parnell administration sees things differently.

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Text Message Illegal Search and Seizure

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

At 6:08am, on October 4, 2009, Trisha Oliver frantically called 911 from her apartment in Cranston, Rhode Island when her six-year-old son, Marco Nieves, stopped breathing. The Fire Department took Marco to Hasbro Childrens Hospital, where he was found to be in full cardiac arrest. He died 11 hours later.

By 6:20am, Sgt. Michael Kite of the Cranston Police Department had arrived at the apartment, where he found Oliver, her boyfriend Michael Patino, and their 14-month-old daughter, Jazlyn Oliver. Kite observed a couple of stripped beds and linens on the floor, a trash can with vomit inside it, dark brown vomit in a toilet, and, crucially, a cell phone on the kitchen counter. Kite picked up the cell phone, and it was at that point—in the just-released opinion of a Rhode Island state court—that police proceeded to mangle a murder case and violate Patinos Fourth Amendment rights by viewing text messages without a warrant.

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Never Forget 9-11

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

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New Texting Service for NYC Students

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Mayor Michael Bloomberg opened schools Thursday for the last full year under his control, announcing a new text messaging service to deliver schools information.

Bloomberg encouraged people to sign up for the new service by texting nycschools to 877877.

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Mobile Spam on the Rise

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Mobile phone spam is rising sharply in the U.S. as unsolicited bulk message abuse migrates from email to text messages, raising concerns among federal and state officials that consumers are putting their personal information at risk.

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Kids Do Not Like Text Adverts

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

In the era of mobile where many students 80% possess a mobile phone, one would think they would be receptive to messages from brands on their device. Apparently not. Almost two-thirds 61% do not believe text messaging is a way brands should be connecting with them.

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Text Messagings Impact on Relationships

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Text messaging is one of the foremost means of communication in today's society and has become a primary medium used in romantic and sexual correspondence. As a result, texting has nearly obscured earlier forms of relational communication, such as the written word. While texting enables romantic partners to develop and maintain their relationships, it also may create a potential strain. This research examined the degree to which texting has impacted romantic relationships.

Texting is a relatively new medium, and there is an absence of rules and guidelines for interaction. This absence of expectations may ultimately cause conflict or disappointment in relationships, specifically those romantic in nature. There is no established etiquette for acceptable message length, response time, or frequency of interaction. Users are therefore left to interpret texting etiquette based on their past experience and social cues from their partner.

There is minimal academic research focusing on the effects of texting on social behavior, communication and romantic relationships. Existing research surrounding this medium has included the use of texting in workplace and organizational settings or the sociolinguistic effects of the text message. Therefore, this study attempts to expand upon existing research to focus on the impact that texting has on relationships, specifically those that are romantic in nature.

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Text Your Political Donations!

Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Small donors may find themselves in higher demand in the last few weeks of the U.S. presidential election - so far marked by the pursuit of big checks - as both campaigns are now asking for donations through a new venue: text messages.

The campaign of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Friday said it would begin accepting donations by text this week, rivaling a similar program launched by Democratic President Barack Obamas team last week.

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Need Carrier Settings to Send Text Messages?

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Checkout the NotePage support section for carrier settings to send text messages to telecom carriers.

Modern Threats

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

The Lewiston Police Department has seen a rise in threats made to local residents via text message in recent months.

The era of threatening phone calls and voice-mails is news of the past as people turn to harassing others with a more modern technology.

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Text Spam

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

69 percent of those who text say they get unwanted spam or text messages. Additionally, 25 percent of those admit to getting spam texts once a week.

Text Messaging Insult Leads to Murder

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Two men have been convicted of murder in connection with a 2009 killing over an insulting text message.

Zareh Manjikian and Vahagn Jurian, both 25, were found guilty Friday of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit assault in the shooting death of 19-year-old Gombert Mike Yepremyan in North Hollywood.

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Texting Championships

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

2012 U.S. National Texting Championship, an annual competition to find the fastest thumbs in America. When you can text 149 characters in 39 seconds with no spelling or punctuation errors, who needs vocal cords?

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Text Messaging Stats

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Dropped Calls

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Dropped calls remains the biggest annoyance for mobile phone users, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet and American Life project. Other major complaints include telemarketing calls, spam text messages, and slow wireless connections.

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Hit Sent Via SMS

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Police are investigating after a threatening SMS was sent to people across Australia this morning, leading to a spike in 000 calls.

The message reportedly reads: Sum1 paid me to kill you. get spared, 48hrs to pay $5000. If you inform the police or anybody, death is promised...E-mail me now: killerking247@yahoo.com.

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Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

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Texting Differs By Sexes

Thu, 9 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A new survey shows that the manner in which males and females use text messaging services is very different.

Just a day after Ofcom released research showing that text communications are taking over from voice based mobile phone calls, research from Acision show a definitive split between the genders in SMS usage.

The survey covered 2000 respondents and was led by psychologist Graham Jones. The survey was designed to determine any trends in the usage of text messaging.

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SMS Drill

Wed, 8 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

In Israel:

The Homefront Command on Sunday will conduct a drill that will include sending text alerts to individuals signed up for a test program. The drill will continue until 6 PM Sunday, and will be extended until Wednesday. Individuals in the program who are in the area of Ramle will receive the messages.

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Traffic Via SMS

Tue, 7 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Innovation in India:

The Mumbai Crime Branch, which until now was responsible for ensuring that hardened criminals stay behind bars, have been entrusted with the job of alerting citizens of any traffic-related problems via SMS.

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Text Message Marketing

Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

The average American adult sends or receives over 500 text messages per month, totaling 8 trillion text messages sent in 2011 alone. The large majority of U.S. consumers— a whopping 80%—indicate that sending a text message is their preferred way to send a message to a friend. Both in the U.S and worldwide, the SMS text-messaging platform is growing and being recognized as the preferred communication medium.

Marketing and branding professionals are beginning to grasp the importance and relevance the text-messaging platform has to marketing efforts. In the same way the Internet and social media networks are proving to be strong marketing tools, text-messaging is presenting itself as an untapped platform and resource for marketing and branding professionals looking to drive brand awareness and loyalty.

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Warrant Not Required for Text Messages

Sat, 4 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

An appeals court in Washington State on June 26 upheld the conviction of Jonathan Roden, the client of a drugdealer whose cell phone the police had seized and then used to entice Roden to arrange a meeting to buy more heroin. The detective initiated the text messaging after finding older texts that suggested he was a client.

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Tween Texting No Laughing Matter

Fri, 3 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Text messaging may offer tweens a quick way to send notes to friends and family, but it could lead to declining language and grammar skills, according to researchers.

Tweens who frequently use language adaptations Ȓ techspeak Ȓ when they text performed poorly on a grammar test, said Drew Cingel, a former undergraduate student in communications, Penn State, and currently a doctoral candidate in media, technology and society, Northwestern University.

When tweens write in techspeak, they often use shortcuts, such as homophones, omissions of non-essential letters and initials, to quickly and efficiently compose a text message.

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Hallmarks Untraditional Text Messaging

Thu, 2 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Hallmark Cards Inc. is getting into the text-messaging world — but not the one that usually springs to mind.

Text Bands, a new product from the Kansas City-based greeting card giant, aim to give kids a way to exchange positive messages when they meet in person.

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Text Messaging Helps HIV Patients

Wed, 1 Aug 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A new Cochrane Systematic Review reveals that mobile phones could be a significant tool in helping HIV patients take their medication every day. Data from two Kenyan trials involving 966 HIV-positive adults were reviewed by researchers and found that patients receiving text messages reminding them to take their medications were less likely to miss doses.

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Transfer iPhone to iPhone 4S

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Tips to transfer iPhone to iPhone 4S

Spam Text Messages a Growing Problem

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Spammers sent an estimated 4.5 billion text messages last year - more than double the 2.2 billion in 2009, according to Ferris Research, a company that tracks spam messages.

Among the most recent scams: claims that people have won a gift card to a national chain - such as Best Buy, Target or Walmart - or an iPad.

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Ending it Via Text

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:00:54 -0400

Tips to break it off via text message.

Retention of City Text Messages

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

The City was scheduled to start collecting text messages on its servers Monday, but its top lawyer said she needs more time to research if they are, in fact, public records and what policy issues the Ethics Commission has regarding them.

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Malware on Google Play

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Symantec has found another batch of malware hiding in plain sights on Google Play. This time around, it is Android.Dropdialer, a trojan that targets users in Eastern Europe and silently sends SMS messages to premium rate numbers from their smartphones. Amazingly, the malicious apps Symantec spotted stuck around long enough to break the 50,000 download plateau.

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Texting is Changing Family Communication

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Mellinger of McPherson sat in her living room watching television with her son and daughter.

The show was interrupted by a ring on her phone. They all laughed as they recognized the tune as a text message sent by her son from across the room. Not long after, the device declared another incoming text, this time from her husband requesting she bring him something from downstairs as she turned in for the night.

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New Mobile Keyboard Design

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

I love the iPhone—and I hate the keyboard. In the mid-2000s I was what Bostonians call wicked fast with T9 on my old Motorola, but even though I've owned every generation of the iPhone since its debut in 2007, I do not think I have ever sent a single text message without making errors and needing to backspace.

So I am very intrigued by the leaked photo above, which is purportedly from an internal presentation by Microsoft Research. Its simple design is intelligently curved, so that right-handers at least can reach all of the buttons with a single thumb.

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AT&T Offers Blocked Cell Service

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

AT&T next week will launch a new service that will let its customers report and block stolen devices.

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India Fisherman Recieve SMS

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

After farmers, now fishermen in Odisha would soon receive SMS alerts about various government-sponsored schemes, climate warning and market price of fish on their cell phones.

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SMS Spam App

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Earlier, Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab reported that it had been alerted to an app available in both Apples App Store and the Google Play store for Android that was quietly harvesting users address book contacts and sending them to the developers servers. The developers systems were then sending text messages to those contacts advertising the application, with the From field being spoofed with the original users mobile phone number.

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US Ambassador Uses FaceBook to Send Message to Syria

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

More politicians are using Facebook pages as a way to get their message across to voters. Robert Ford, the United States ambassador to Syria, used social media to deliver a stern warning to that countrys military.

The ambassador told Syrian soldiers that they could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity as they continue to spread violence in the war-torn country.

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SMS Competitions

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 09:00:47 -0400

This has to do with the alarming number of SMS-related competitions held by the various radio stations. Send us your SMS at the earliest, and win amazing prizes, says the radio jockey, leaving us, listeners in a rather precarious situation, whether to drive the car or send the SMS.

I am sure quite a few among us will choose to do both at the same time.

SMS for Blood in India

Wed, 4 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Every year India requires about five crore units of blood, out of which only 45 lakh units are available.

Addressing this shortfall is www.smsindia4blood.com, a website that builds link between the blood donors and the needy.

Engineers, Ananth Prabhu from Mangalore and Paritosh Vyas from Ahmedabad met each other on a social networking site and decided that there is a need to launch an SOS service which makes blood easily available.

Hence the duo decided to circulate blood via SMS service and started the website.

Send Weather Alerts if In Path of Storm

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Millions of smartphone users will soon begin receiving text messages about severe weather from a sophisticated government system that can send a blanket warning to mobile devices in the path of a dangerous storm.

The National Weather Service's new Wireless Emergency Alerts system offers a new way to warn Americans about menacing weather, even if they are nowhere near a television, radio or storm sirens.

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Need a Case for Your Phone?

Mon, 2 Jul 2012 12:59:59 -0400

Checkout the phone cases available at CustomiCase

Code Red - U Have a Nasty Message

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Would it help you manage your stress level to get a warning that the text message you're about to read is your boss or partner chewing you out? The creators of a new mobile app think so.

Stress @ Work is an Android app developed by a student at England's University of Portsmouth. It color-codes incoming messages on Facebook, Twitter and via text, using their choice of language to predict their tone.

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Text Message - An Angel On Their Shoulder

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A study of over 9,000 urban minority children shows that sending text messages to their parents can increase the number of children who receive flu vaccinations.

The increase was modest, with the flu vaccination rate rising from 39.9 percent to 43.6 percent. Among parents who actually received the text messages, the vaccination rate rose to 46.3 percent.

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Texting in the House

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

If 16-year-old Sydney Harris remembers that something in the clothes dryer needs to be removed, she will send a quick text message to her mother in another part of the house.

Same goes for a breakfast request by the high school junior as she is getting ready in the morning for classes in Carl Junction. Or if she wants to tell her brother, Christian, to turn down his music in his nearby bedroom.

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Weather Alerts Via Text

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Some cell phone users will begin receiving tornado warnings and other weather emergency notifications on their cell phones beginning next week as part of a national program to expand public warning capabilities.

Under the Wireless Emergency Alert system, the National Weather Services will send warnings for tornadoes, blizzards, ice storms and flash flooding to cell phone towers. These emergency alerts will be sent to the newer version of cell phones in affected areas.

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Job Recruiters Use Texting

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

According to a recent poll conducted by Top Echelon Network, an elite network of highly specialized search firms, that percentage lags behind the number of recruiters who use smartphones for business.

The Top Echelon smartphone poll indicated that nearly 72% of recruiters have a smartphone for both business and personal use. However, the poll regarding texting revealed that just 33% of recruiters send text messages to both candidates and hiring managers.

In addition, 10.7% of respondents send text messages to candidates only. Incidentally, none of the recruiters polled send text messages to hiring managers only.

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Britain Tracking Texts

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Britains Government on Thursday confirmed plans to log details about every email, phone call or text message in the country to help anti-terror services track suspects.

Police and security agencies will also be able to access records of activity on social network sites, webmail, Internet-based phone calls and online gaming.

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Texting Now a Recruitment Tool

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Coaches can now pick up their smartphones without trepidation.

Starting Friday, Division I mens basketball coaches will be able to send unlimited texts and make unlimited calls to recruits who have wrapped up their sophomore year of high school. The NCAA will also allow coaches to send private messages to prospective players through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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Text Messages Not Private

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A key element of last week’s trial involving attorney Joe Neal Jr. and the 18-year-old baby sitter who accused him of rape was a series of text messages introduced as evidence. The sexually explicit messages, read aloud in court by the accuser, were a stark reminder that seemingly private messages are fair game in criminal and civil litigation.

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Guilty of Texting While Driving

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Prosecutors say Aaron Deveau, who pleaded not guilty, was texting on Feb. 20, 2011, when his vehicle swerved across the road and crashed head on into Donald Bowleys truck, killing the 55-year-old father of three. Bowleys passenger and girlfriend was also seriously injured.

Deveau, who was 17 at the time, sent 193 text messages the day of the crash, according to reports, including some just a minute or so before impact and dozens more after it. Deveau denied sending a text message moments before the crash. Instead, he testified he was tired from his dish-washing job and was distracted while worrying about his homework.

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Text Political Donations

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

US campaign finance officials are close to approving a plan to allow political donations via text message.

Several Federal Election Commission - FEC commissioners signaled their interest in approving a plan from two political consulting firms to allow campaigns to accept donations via text message at a meeting Thursday.

The FEC rejected a similar wireless industry proposal to allow text message donations two years ago, but said the new plan appeared to satisfy federal campaign finance rules.

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Texting Youth

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

More than half of high school seniors admit they text or email while driving - the first federal statistics on how common the dangerous habit is in teens.

An anonymous national survey called the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey that was conducted last year found that 58 percent of high school seniors said they had texted or emailed while driving during the previous month. About 43 percent of high school juniors acknowledged they did the same thing.

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Texting Privacy

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Some parents have no problem with snooping through their teen's text messages. Here are three things to consider regarding your teen’s privacy.

Before texting became the standard method of communication between teens, having a private conversation meant hiding in the closet with the home phone. With hundreds (or thousands) of text messages sent to and from your teen’s cell phone each month, everything he is talking about is private. How do you decide how much privacy to allow?

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Cellular Phone Etiquette

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Cellular telephones, or cellphones, are an important part of modern society. When Miss Manners wrote about good manners and etiquette, mobile phones did not exist nearly to the extent they do in our society today. In an effort to assist cellphone users, we have written up some guidelines to help people use their mobile phones appropriately while navigating in polite society.

Cellular Phone Etiquette

Slexting = Sleep + Texting

Sat, 2 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

You may have heard of drunk texting, texting while walking, and now there may be people even texting in their sleep.

According to a study done in Belgium, teenagers are now texting while they are sleeping.

Time Management Tips

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Managing your time and using it wisely is a journey, and not something that can be easily mastered overnight. Implementing a plan will help, but it is not going to be a sure cure. Time management requires a significant amount of self-discipline.

Here are some tips to assist you with time management...

Time Management Tips

Going Green Saves Green!

Thu, 31 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Businesses that are going green are becoming more and more commonplace. Regardless of your political beliefs or opinions regarding the global warming concept, few can argue that being environmentally aware will leave the world a better place. Whether a company is simply jumping on the green bandwagon, or are honestly sensitive about environmental issues is really irrelevant. Consumers like green businesses, and shaping your business to promote being eco-friendly makes sense from a public relations standpoint.

Going Green Saves Green

Disposing of Old Cell Phones

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Cellular phones and other mobile devices often contain toxic materials that can pollute the environment. The chemicals contained in the cell phones and electronics are harmful to the health of both humans and animals. Cell phones and their accessories contain a large number of hazardous substances known as Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals. Some of the chemicals contained in the PBTs have been known to cause damage to nervous systems, reproductive systems, and developmental systems, as well as causing cancer.

When recycled properly, the materials can be put back into circulation, reducing the health risks to the community. The materials that are contained in old cell phones can often be recycled and reused to make a variety of other products. Additionally, in order to comply with environmental protection regulations, many countries have very specific requirements and methods for disposing of cell phones, batteries, and other toxic items. Rather than wrestling with disposal guidelines yourself, it is often much easier to just sell or donate old cell phones to a company qualified to recycle them.

Disposing of Old Cell Phones

Texting While Driving Not Going Away

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

An online survey of 1,300 teen drivers with cellphones, scheduled for release Monday, found that even though their parents may warn them against it, most of those interviewed said adult drivers send text messages all the time.

A sizable proportion of the teens in the study also admitted to engaging in the same dangerous practice. About the same number who said they saw their parents do it admitted to doing it themselves.

The new data — released as part of an effort by AT&T to combat distracted driving — conform with some of the work done by the Pew Research Center, which conducted surveys and focus groups two years ago with teenagers about smartphones.

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Location Based Weather Alerts

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Wireless carriers and the federal government are launching a system to automatically warn people of dangerous weather and other emergencies via a special type of text messaging to cellphones.

The Wireless Emergency Alerts service, which begins this month, is free, and consumers will not have to sign up. Warnings will be location-based

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Recycling Cell Phones

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Technological advancements providing users with improved reception through integrated antenna systems, reduced size and weight of cell phones, along with numerous feature sets, and storage improvements have caused the bulk of cellular phone users and enthusiasts to upgrade to new and improved handsets. The low cost of cell phones and the added technological improvements mean that the majority of cellular phone users are on their 2nd or 3rd generation hand set.

Recycling Cell Phones

Educated Consumers

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Not too long ago, a colleague asked me why we invest so heavily in consumer education. We have made a conscious decision to spend marketing dollars on consumer education for a very simple reason. Educated consumers are simply better customers.

Lets take a closer look at why educated consumers are better customers.

Educated Consumers

Cyber Criminal Text Bot

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

At the beginning of April, security researchers found that a number of shady Chinese Android stores were pushing apps that masked a piece of malware called TigerBot ANDROIDOS_TIGERBOT.EVL.

Also known as Spyera, the malicious element was analyzed by Trend Micro experts. They discovered that the malware was controlled by its masters via SMS or phone calls, being capable of performing a number of tasks, including call recording and GPS tracking.

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Bill in NJ Combats Text Spam

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Under the bill, companies could send text advertisements only to cell customers who give express consent. Consumers would be able to revoke an advertisers texting privileges at any time.

Violations of the measure would be punishable under the state’s consumer fraud act, with fines of up to $10,000 for a first offense and up to $20,000 for repeat offenses, as well as injunctive relief, triple damages, and restitution. Additionally, violations can result in cease and desist orders issued by the Attorney General, the assessment of punitive damages and the awarding of treble damages and costs to the injured party.

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47% Adults Sext

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Almost half of all adults - or 47 percent - send sexy text messages to their partners. And one in nine Brits sexts their partner every day, a new survey has found.

But the poll of 2,000 adults conducted by mobile phone experts Recombu.com found that one in 10 have mistakenly texted an inappropriate message to a friend or family member.

New Jersey Ban on Unsolicited Text Messages

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

An Assembly committee on Thursday approved a bill designed to ban unsolicited text message advertising in New Jersey, and its sponsor says he believes it has a good chance of becoming law.

The Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee on Thursday amended the measure to broaden it from a 2010 version, which banned messages that would cause a charge or usage deduction. That was unanimously passed by the Assembly but stalled in the Senate.

The new legislation would ban messages that may cause a charge or deduction, a change its sponsor believes effectively bans all unsolicited text message ads received in the state. It now goes to the full Assembly for a vote.

NJ Bans Unsolicited Text Messages

Saved By a Text Message

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A woman kidnapped by a man who forced his way into her car and demanded she perform a sex act on him has been saved after secretly texting her boyfriend her whereabouts.

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Personal Texts Not Okay

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

The Winston-Salem-Forsyth County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night for a new policy that encourages school system employees and volunteers, including community coaches, to not send text messages to individual students.

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SMS is Still the Most Used Messaging Platform

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

61% of respondents said they own a smartphone today, with 91% of this demographic reportedly using SMS regularly even with various other instant messaging services on their handsets. 65% of these SMS users said they need the service today and 45% of them even said they would be lost without it.

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Does Sending Flirty Text Messages Constitute Cheating?

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Are flirty text messages a sign your spouse is cheating?

In the video above from Wednesdays episode of Dr. Drew's Life Changers, Dr. Drew Pinsky talks to a woman, Violet, who believes her husband is cheating on her after discovering questionable text messages on his phone, including one where he tells another woman he loves her.

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Need Mobile or Cellular Logo?

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Have a look at the mobile and cell phone logo designs for businesses.

Flu Shot Reminders via Text Message

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Text messaging is so common that many of us take it for granted. Now, this technology is providing a new way to save a childȗs life. One American doctor has tested the use of text messaging as a way of reminding parents to get their children vaccinated against influenza -- a potentially fatal disease. The World Health Organization says that influenza, or flu, causes up to half a million deaths every year. It is particularly dangerous for children under the age of 5.

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Why Do We Text At Such High Rates?

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:00:09 -0400

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center taken across 21 countries, 75 percent of people with cellphones say they text. And that is not just countries with smartphones and a lot of money. Even relatively poor countries like Kenya and Indonesia do it at even higher rates.

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Text Archiving

Wed, 9 May 2012 09:00:00 -0400

ParentingPride is a new and innovative text message archiving app for Android smartphones created by parents for parents seeking to protect their children in a digital age. Contrary to public belief phone companies do not back up text messages, but this new app creates an effortless archive to establish accountability in the cyber world.

ParentingPride was founded on the trust between parents and children and does not condone a child rights to privacy being infringed upon. Archiving is a simple way for children to defend themselves with peers or share their story with adults when a problem begins to interfere with being a kid.

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Text Messaging Scam

Tue, 8 May 2012 09:00:21 -0400

A new trend in identity theft is surfacing across the Four States and it is being done through text messages.

In the past couple of weeks several people have received text messages from numbers with out-of-state area codes claiming they have won a big prize. The messages appear to be a scam to get a hold of personal information and local law enforcement say it is easy to avoid becoming a victim.

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Handsfree Text Messaging

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Hands-free text messaging: Nissan introduced Nissan Connect, which uses the drivers Bluetooth phone to provide connectivity to streaming audio and the Web. Nissan Connect will include a hands-free Text Messaging Assistant, which can read incoming texts out loud.

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Allentown Text Services for Police Tips

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A new internet-based tool allows residents to anonymously text crime tips to police in Allentown.

Police can also respond back via a two-way anonymous chat.

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Texting for Diabetics

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Chartered Health Plan, Inc., the oldest Medicaid managed care organization in the nations capital, is launching a new text-messaging program for its diabetic members that will disseminate diabetes-related information on their mobile phones to keep members involved in their own care. Chartered executives also said they plan to establish personal health records for their members.

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Text Therapy

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Text messaging often gets a bad rap for contributing to poor spelling and high-risk behavior such as reckless driving. But Adrian Aguilera, a social welfare professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has found an upside to texting, especially for people who feel stressed out, isolated, and alone.

Aguilera, a clinical psychologist who treats many low-income Latinos for depression and other mental disorders, says his patients report feeling more connected and cared for when they receive text messages asking them to track their moods, reflect on positive interactions, and take their prescribed medications.

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Political Texts

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

If you thought you were safe from political phone advertisments because you no longer had a house phone, think again.

Communication strategiests say text messaging is providing one of the most effective ways to reach potential political supporters.

The 160-character messages can be used to encourage last-minute donations or provide information on where to vote.

But texting can also pose a potential danger for political campaigns.

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Orion Integration Video Tutorial

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Video tutorial to integrate SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor to send SMS alerts through PageGate.

Orion Integration Video Tutorial

College Classes and Texting

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

College students who frequently text message during class have difficulty staying attentive to classroom lectures and consequently risk having poor learning outcomes, finds a new study accepted for publication in the National Communication Associations journal.

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Cell Phone Spam

Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Text message spam has started waking Bob Dunnell in the middle of the night, promising cheap mortgages, credit cards and drugs. Some messages offer gift cards to, say, Walmart, if he clicks on a Web site and enters his Social Security number.

Bob Dunnell has reported some text spam to the Federal Trade Commission, to little avail.

Replying NO or STOP to text spam may only verify to spammers that you have a working number that can then be resold.

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Check Your Messaging Bills

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A warning to all cell phone users -- check your bill thoroughly. You may be paying for unwanted services.

It appears the charges start showing up after you get a text message from a company, but get this, the charges appear even if you do not reply to the message.

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In Singapore Do Not Call Includes Texts!

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Text messages will be included in the national Do-Not-Call registry under a draft data protection Bill, despite resistance from some companies calling for their exclusion.

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Revealing Text Messages

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Eufaula police are investigating a child molestation case involving a girl and multiple men.

The case reportedly came to light last month when the girl's grandparent found notes and text messages in the childs bedroom. The writings described what was being done to her, according to authorities.

After collecting enough probable cause in the case, police made three arrests last week and are searching for a fourth suspect.

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Text Message Arrest

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 09:00:00 -0400

A man wanted on felony warrants was arrested after he sent a text message to a detective, police in Edmonds, Wash., said.

Police detective Brian McIntyre said he received a text message from a number he did not recognize. The text said, Who are you? and the detective responded with a similar question, KOMO-TV, Seattle, reported Wednesday.

McIntyre said there was no response until he received another message from the phone number two days later. And it said Come get me,'and then a not-so-nice word, he said. I was like, oh, that sounds like a criminal.

McIntyre said he plugged the number into a police computer and discovered it belonged to Jason Wrenchy, 29, a man McIntyre had previously arrested for burglary and drugs. He said Wrenchy had two outstanding warrants on felony charges.

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Latest NotePage News

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Read the latest news from NotePage, Inc.

Unique and Helpful Ways SMS is Being Used

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Interesting ways that SMS messages have helped the neediest in the world.

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Texting Has Replaced the TTY for Many Hearing Impaired

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Texting has not just improved life for the deaf. It also profoundly has changed life for millions of non-verbal people.

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63% Stay Connected with Texts

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Mobile devices often get accused of alienating people from the world around them. But for U.S. teens, cell phones, especially text messaging are a key way to stay connected with friends and other people in their lives, according to new research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.

Text Messaging is 20 Years Old

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Happy Birthday to text messaging!

University Alerts via Text

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

The University of Saskatchewan has introduced an emergency alert system that will warn students about fires, explosions and other disasters through text messages.

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Texting Up, Email is Down

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Over the past two years, there has been a dramatic decline in email usage among people aged 12-24 they have largely turned to text messaging and posting to Facebook instead.

Cell Phones Become Part of Classroom

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Many students used electronic devices to connect with their world outside the classroom instead of engaging in class discussions. I struggled with how to curtail the social loafers -- the students who rely on the most talkative few to answer questions. said Methot, an assistant professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations.

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Bullying Not What it Use to Be

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Bullying in school is hardly a new problem, but in many cases today, it does not look like it once did.

It is gone high-tech, enabling children to target one another through Facebook, Twitter, email, instant messaging and text messaging, in addition to face-to-face.

In the process, anti-bullying has become a national movement of sorts, with celebrities such as Lady Gaga joining the cause.

Local schools universally condemn bullying and cite initiatives aimed at changing behaviors. Several of them have brought in speakers on the topic and are working on anti-bullying curriculum.

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Facebook Denies Reading Texts

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0400

Facebook has denied a report in the Sunday Times in London that the social network is secretly reading the text messages of users who have downloaded its mobile app.

Facebook filed for its initial public offering Feb.1, giving us more insight how the tech titan operates. Here is a look at some of the social networking giant is shareholders and their affiliations with the company.
In a statement, Facebook spokesman Andrew Noyes said that the permission to access text messages is clearly listed in the apps terms and conditions, but that the company currently is not reading text messages.

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Braille Texting

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Researchers at Georgia Tech produced the app - to be made available on Apple and Android devices - based on the Braille writing system.

It is claimed typing with the app is up to six times faster than existing methods for texting without sight.

Access to technology for the visually-impaired is a growing issue due to the proliferation of touchscreens.

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Text Message Reminders

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Tying a string around your finger is so 19th-century. These days, if you want to remember to do something, you get your phone to remind you.

Report Glucose Readings via SMS

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Researchers from Denver Health and Hospital Authority, a medical school, found that patients with diabetes who received text message reminders and prompts throughout the week reported increased accountability, social support, and awareness of health information. The Researchers found that 79 percent of the participants responded to more than 50 percent of the prompts, according to the study’s results which were recently published in the American Journal of Managed Care. About 66 percent provided glucose readings when their care provided prompted them by text message, compared to the 12 percent that provided readings at two previous clinic visits.

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India Busses on Schedule with Texting

Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:00:00 -0500

In India you will soon, send a message from your phone and get alerts on buses travelling on a route at a particular time.

How Text and SMS Messaging Works

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Messages are created on a computer and then can be sent to mobile phones or cell phones. Detailed description and explanation of how SMS messaging works.

Girl Saved by Text Message

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

A text message sent by a kidnapped 14-year-old American girl to her mother led to her rescue, when police found her in a hand-dug, booby-trapped bunker.

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Government Regs to Prevent Texting While Driving

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

The Department of Transportations draft regulations for auto manufacturers include designing cars to prohibit the sending of messages from built-in tech devices while the vehicle is in motion.

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Super Bowl Text Ad Scores Big

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Dozens of ads during the Super Bowl guided viewers to post a Twitter message, like a Facebook page or log on to a corporate Web site. But only one ad asked viewers to send a text message.

More than 1.7 million viewers followed through and sent a text, according to the National Football League, which conceived the ad for the Superbowl Broadcast and released the text message data on Thursday.

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Stealth Texting

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Researchers have created a prototype for a touch screen that can be used to send messages while it's concealed in a jacket or pants pocket. The stealthy screen works when it is touched through the fabric, whether it is silk, cotton or even thick fleece

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Texting and Terrorism

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

A Nigerian who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane began his path to terrorism with a text message from a top al-Qaida figure in Yemen, the U.S. government said Friday in a court filing that discloses new details about their relationship.

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Texting Scams

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

What do you do when an anonymous SMS message soliciting load or money sent through an 11-digit prepaid number pops up in your mobile phone? How would you know that the message is for real or merely a hoax or scam?

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Texting School Cancellations

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

A new program at the Flint School District will send text messages with information like school closings and district updates.

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Uh Oh Text!

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:00:00 -0500

A recent Pew Research study found 73 percent of cell phone owners send text message and those who do, send an average of more than 40 messages each day. With all those text messages coming and going, it’s not surprising that some reach the wrong recipients.

In Meriden recently, police say officers received a text from an unknown sender, offering black market sale of Percocet tablets, the prescription combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen.

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Donations By Text is Chilling

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Half of the 863 donors included in the analysis by the Pew Internet Project, together with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard, said they used their phones to make a contribution for Haiti immediately after hearing about the Text to Give campaign, and another 23 percent said they made it the same day they heard about it.

That impulse translated into an estimated $43 million that arrived via about 4.3 million texted donations to support the Haiti relief effort, and it set off a race among nonprofit groups to tap what was perceived as a potential new gold mine.

But the survey, which had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, also showed how hard the phenomenon has been to replicate.

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Dumped by Mobile Phone

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Modern day romance is always on the fast lane. There is not even time to properly end a relationship. A survey says one in 10 people are dumped through a mobile phone text message.

Around 25 percent of people interviewed confessed to having flirted with someone they should not have in a text message, said the survey of 2,000 people by mobile phone site Recombu.com.

Scientists Evaluating Text Messaging

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

R u being lazy when u text? Or are your texting shortcuts and abbreviations a display of creativity and imagination?

Simon Fraser University researcher Christian Guilbault and researchers at the University of Ottawa and the Universite de Montreal are asking people to donate their text messages to science to help them answer those questions.

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Text Message Cheating

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Educators say 60 students at a Houston-area school have been disciplined for apparent text message-related cheating on a December test.

Officials on Thursday announced those Clear Lake High School students will get an English exam score of zero calculated into their final grade. The test counts for about 20 percent.

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School System Encourages Sending Texts About Problems

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:11 -0500

Rick Farnsler has roamed the halls of Elizabethtown Area High School as its resource officer since 2007, and he has never received a tip from a student via a telephone hotline or a tip box located in the school.

But in the four months since Elizabethtown implemented a system enabling students to submit tips via cellphone text messages, Farnsler has gotten more than 60 anonymous messages about drugs, vandalism, bullying and other concerns.

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Lessons Learned About Text Donations

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

The Pew Internet and American Life Project on Wednesday released an in-depth study based on interviews with 863 people who sent donations to Haiti via text message.

Pew found that most of these donations were made on impulse -- an immediate response to media coverage of the disaster, especially on television. For three-quarters of them, it was the first time they had ever donated via text message. Only a third of them made additional text donations to Haitian earthquake relief.

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Albatross Will Soon Be Texting

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Texting is being increasingly used by researchers:

Albatrosses will soon be sending text messages about how they feed their young.

A zoology student this week expects to fit the first tracking devices to use cell phone technology to Royal Albatross on Otago peninsula.

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PRTG and PageGate Integration Video Tutorial

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

If you use PRTG network monitoring software and wish to use it, in conjunction with PageGate to send alerts to mobile phones and wirelss devices, we have put together a video tutorial to walk you through the setup process.

Checkout the PRTG Integration Video Tutorial

Text Tenants Rent Reminders

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

A London borough is set to launch a free text messaging service for tenants which will remind them to pay their rent and get information on housing issues more easily.

Smoking Cessation via Text

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

The Smokefree T-X-T program offers 24 hour encouragement, advice, tips, all through texts and social media. Once they sign up, they pick an expected quit date, and supportive text messages are also sent for up to 6 weeks, providing further support and motivation.

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Texting Decline

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

Perhaps to the chagrin of cellphone carriers, all signs point to text messaging’s continuing its decline in several parts of the world.

In Finland, there was a significant drop on Christmas Eve, one of the busiest days of the year for texting, Tero Kuittinen, a senior analyst at M.G.I. Research, wrote in a blog post for Forbes.

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Text Messaging Power

Mon, 2 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500

In nearly every country, the young and the well-educated are especially likely to embrace all of these technologies.

Cell phones are owned by overwhelmingly large majorities of people in most major countries around the world, and they are used for much more than just phone calls, particularly for SMS messaging and accessing social networks. In fact, text messaging is a global phenomenon: Across 21 countries surveyed by Pew Research, 75 percent of cell phone owners say they text.

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Text4Baby

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Text4baby is a free service available to pregnant women and new moms through pregnancy and a baby's first year of life. The women receive three SMS text messages each week, focusing on a variety of topics, including birth defects prevention, nutrition, the flu, mental health, immunizations and safe sleep guidelines. The service also connects women to resources for prenatal and infant care.

To sign up, text BABY to 511411. To receive messages in Spanish, text BEBE to that number. Sign-up is also available on the website, text4baby.org.

Lions Sending SMS

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A new project to monitor the whereabouts of lions in Kenya — especially important to nearby game herders who do not want their animals to be eaten — is getting around the limited Internet infrastructure with the aid of simple cell modems.

Lions are collared with small device that sends SMS messages to a central computer system to log each animals location.

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Cell Phone Contract for Kids

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

1. I understand that every text message I receive or send may be read by my parents, teachers, employers and law enforcement officers. If asked, I agree to truthfully decode texts.

2. I will not send a text that contains profanity or sexually suggestive or explicit messages. If suggestive pictures are sent to me, I will delete them.

3. I agree that text messages received or sent by me are not my private business.

4. I will not read or send a text message during the hours I am supposed to be at school or work – this includes baby-sitting.

5. I will not read or send texts during a meal – whether I am eating alone or not.

6. I will not read or send a text in the presence of a person over the age of twenty-one 21 years. I will turn my cellphone off and conceal it in their presence.

7. I will not read or send a text after 9 p.m. on weeknights. On weekends, holidays and summer breaks, I will not read or send a text after an agreed-on time.

8. I will not read or send a text message while I am walking, running, riding a bicycle or driving any vehicle. I will not place or answer a cellphone call while I am driving any vehicle.

9. I will not use my phone to gossip, spread rumors, flirt with another persons boyfriend, or defame or tear down another person.

10. I will pay for a new phone with my own money if my phone is lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.

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Average Number of Messages Per Month

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

According to Nielsen the following is the number of messages sent per month are:

Age 13-17 - 3,417
Age 18-24 - 1,914
Age 25-34 - 928
Age 35-44 - 709
Age 45-54 - 434
Age 55-64 - 167
65+ - 64

Spectrum Crunch

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:00:35 -0500

With the millions of iPhones, BlackBerrys and Androids sold in the U.S., the massive demand for data use is far exceeding the supply of spectrum - the range of all possible frequencies through which signals can be transmitted.

The growing demand has seen wireless companies scrambling to gain an advantage over rivals by finding new and creative ways to acquire the spectrum, in order to provide the growing number of cellular customers the abilities to surf the web, instant-message friends and download full length movies... all from their fingertips.

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Ghosted Text Messages

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Mobile telephone users often send Short Text Messages dozens of times a day, secure in the knowledge that their SMSs are secret and private. This is no longer the case.

The Nation has established that some messages you receive may not be coming from the person shown as the sender on your phone book.

It is now possible for fraudsters to fake the identity of different mobile phone owners and send messages, some ill-intentioned, to offend the receivers.

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Shopping Texts

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Jumping on the mobile bandwagon, DDR Corp. has launched a cell phone-based marketing program at 27 shopping centers, including properties in Aurora, Macedonia and Solon.

The shopping center company, based in Beachwood, said customers at those open-air centers can choose to receive text messages for deals offered by nearby retailers.

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Fugitive of the Week Texting

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Information about wanted fugitives in Northeast Ohio can now be texted anomymously to the U.S. Marshals Service. Tips can also be submitted on the internet.

The text messaging option is in addition to the U.S. Marshals fugitive hotline number, 1-866-4-WANTED. In both methods, tipsters can remain anonymous and still qualify for reward money from the U.S. Marshals Service.

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Drivers Will Not Hang Up

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A federal study says one in 20 drivers observed at any given moment is holding a mobile phone to his or her ear, and that almost one in 100 can be observed sending a text message or otherwise manipulating a digital device.

At the typical daylight moment, some 13.5 million drivers are on a hand-held phone nationwide, the study says.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the study Thursday, saying the use of phones while driving is holding steady, and text messaging is growing, despite laws limiting hand-held devices and a tidal wave of publicity about tragedies cause by distracted drivers.

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Use Texting to Quit Smoking

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Smokers trying to quit who took part in in a text messaging program called txt2stop more than doubled their chance of kicking the habit. Some smokers said that the text messages were like having an angel on their shoulder.

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Bullying Via Text

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A growing number of U.S. kids say they have been picked on via text messaging, while there has been little change in online harassment, researchers reported Monday.

Of more than 1,100 middle school and high school students surveyed in 2008, 24 percent said they had ever been harassed by texting. That was up from about 14 percent in a survey of the same kids the year before.

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Donate via Text

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 09:00:27 -0500

You can text FOOD to give money to UNICEF or text AFRICA to support the International Rescue Committee. Soon you'll be able to contribute via text to a Maryland politician, state officials say.

Regulations to allow campaign contributions by text message are winding their way though a state approval process, and the system is expected to be in place early next year. The new method of giving is intended to encourage younger, tech-savvy donors to get involved in campaigns.

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SMS is 19 Years Old

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Do you remember what you were doing 19 years? Odds are high you didn't own a mobile phone, though you may have been rocking a beeper. But believe it or not, the very first SMS text message was sent off nearly two decades ago, much to the bane of linguists who twitch every time they see a shorthand message make a mockery of the English or any other language.

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A Sentence For Texting Dissent

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A retired truck driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for sending cellphone text messages that a court deemed insulting to Thailands monarchy.

The conviction is the latest in a growing number of cases in Thailand under a law imposing harsh penalties for making insults or threats directed at King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 83, and his family, even in private communications.

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Bionic Lenses

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Scientists have taken another step towards creating the bionic man of sci-fi lore with a wearable display mounted in a contact lens.

A team from the University of Washington and Aalto University in Finland managed to squeeze all the necessary equipment into a wearable lens that could display information right before your eyes.

This consists of an antenna which draws on power sent by an external source, as well as an integrated circuit which is able to store energy for use in a transparent sapphire chip which holds a blue LED.

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Cellular Phone Etiquette

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Todays society is all about being connected 24/7. Cell phones now provide instant access to anyone and everyone, from corporate executives to housewives and children alike. While cellular connectivity is a comfort to some, it can be rude and disruptive to others. You may wish to be available at all times, but there are some times when it is simply not appropriate to use your cell phone.

Also, cell phones should not be treated as status symbols, and should not be paraded out simply to impress others. Regardless of how new and impressive your cell phone may be, dragging it out in a public setting is seldom going to win you any fans.

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Asthma Text Messaging

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Text message reminders help children -- but not teenagers -- stick with their asthma medication schedule, a new study finds.

It is common for youngsters to forget to take asthma control medications, and missing doses can result in poor asthma control.

This small pilot study included patients ages 6 to 17 who had moderate, persistent or more severe asthma and used inhaled corticosteroids to keep their asthma under control. The participants received daily text messages reminding them to take their controller medication, and their asthma control was monitored by researchers.

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Cellular Policy

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Fremont County has adopted a policy regulating the use of cell phones, instant messaging and text messaging at work.

The policy says:

- Employees should exercise the same discretion in using personal cell phones as they use with Fremont County phones.

- Employees should restrict personal calls during work time, striving to make them only during scheduled breaks or lunch periods in nonworking areas.

- Employees should not engage in the use of a cell phone when doing so would cause a distraction not the user or co-worker assisting a member of the public.

-Employees should avoid lengthy conversations on cell phones.

-Cell phones should turn down the sounds on their phones or switch to vibrate to prevent them from becoming a distraction in the workplace.

- The use of text messaging is limited to immediate family contact.

Will other counties and companies follow suit?

Cellular Spying

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Hackers have found a way to listen in on every move, see text messages and even know exactly where someone is by hijacking a cellphone.

Software makers sell spyware as a way to catch a cheating spouse or protect children from a bad babysitter. The software allows the spy to peek in on another person through their cellphone.

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SmartPhone a Right of Passage

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

The car used to be the signal of adulthood, of freedom, according to Sheryl Connelly, the Ford Motor Companys manager of global consumer trends and futuring, said in a recent phone interview. It was the signal into being a grown-up. Now, the signal into adulthood for teenagers is the smartphone.

Bullying via Text Message

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Bullying used to primarily take place at the bus stop, at recess on the playground or in the school hallways; however, adding easily accessible mobile devices into the equation provides more chances to directly target kids through platforms like social media and text messaging.

A recent Pew study claims that nearly nine out of ten (88 percent) American teens between the ages of 12 and 17 indicated that they have seen someone act cruelly toward another student on a social networking site.

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No Citations for Text Messaging

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Teenagers and adults say they slip under the radar of law enforcement when they text on cellphones while driving their vehicles.

A state law which became effective Dec. 1, 2010, bans people from driving a motor vehicle while writing or sending an electronic text message.

Based on the amount of citations written for violating the law, many people continue to text and drive.

A survey of local law enforcement agencies shows few if any citations written since the law went into effect Dec. 1.

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Texting Lawsuits

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Text messages are an irresistible marketing opportunity for brands to connect with their customers. But some text campaigns are tripping over a federal law, leaving companies with a nasty legal bill instead of new sales.

In a federal class action suit filed last week in Oakland, a California man accused a PR firm of sending an unsolicited quit smoking message to his cell phone. He said the firm, PHD, broke the Telemarketing and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and should be penalized at least $5 million.

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Youth Send More Texts

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.

How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.

Texting to Manage Diabetes

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Partners Healthcares Center won a research grant to pilot a text messaging program aimed at helping diabetic patients manage their condition.

The program, called Mobilizing for Health, targets under-served patients to study whether personalized text messages have an impact on clinical outcomes and physical activity in people with Type II diabetes, who are often obese and have low activity levels.

Texting in Schools a Tool

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Over the last few months, there has been increased interest in using text-messaging at school. Although many schools do still have strict policies that forbid using cell phones in class, more are exploring ways to use text-messaging as a communication tool to bridge home and school.

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Unbelievable - A Fake Girlfriend is a Text Away

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Being single can be tough, but now there is a new service that will make your friends think you are taken, thanks to a text messaging service.

You can carry on a non-existent relationship with the help of technology. Add Fake Girlfriends number to your phone and text her whatever you'd like. She'll respond with a series of loving messages. Every time you talk to her, she responds.

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Mobile Messaging Still a Growing Market

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A study by UK-based Portio Research indicates that the worldwide mobile messaging was the highest earner in the industry, raking in US$179.2 billion in 2010 alone.

The report said mobile message was set to rake in more than US$200 billion this year, and go beyond S$300 billion by 2014.

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Lawsuits to Prevent Political Texting

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A week before Election Day, Democrats have taken legal action to try to stop thousands of unsolicited text messages encouraging people in Northern Virginia to vote against their candidates.

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Ask a Librarian via Text

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

UW–Madison Libraries patrons have the opportunity to ask questions of librarians in a new way. Beginning this week, texting is now an option for the Ask a Librarian service, which allows students, faculty, and staff to connect with reference librarians and staff at campus libraries from their dorm rooms, offices, off-campus—from anywhere they might need a research or general question answered.

To send a question via text, send a text message from your phone or mobile device to 608-729-7886.

Text Messaging for Vaccines

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Text messaging is being used in the campaign to vaccinate almost 40,000 Northland children and rangatahi against Meningococcal C. Health providers can send appointment reminders, lab result notifications and medication reminders. The system can also be used for measles outbreaks and other public health threats.

Earthquake Alerts via SMS

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Soon you can get an SMS alert on your mobile phones 10 to 30 seconds after an earthquake occurs anywhere in Gujarat with its location and intensity. This is being made possible with the new Autolocation software which is installed at the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) centre in Gandhinagar. Subscribers for this service will have to simply register with ISRs website.

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Texting and Driving Laws Being Ignored

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

No matter how many lives are lost in texting-related car crashes, some people will still text while they drive. Even though 34 states have outlawed texting while driving, according to an October ghsa.org report, Edgarsnyder.com reported that at any given moment there are 812,000 vehicles being operated by drivers using a cell phone.

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LAX Smuggling Ring Broken Up

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Authorities have revealed text messages used by two people involved in an alleged marijuana smuggling ring at Los Angeles International Airport.

The son of a former Los Angeles fire chief was charged Monday with bribing a federal Transportation Security Administration officer at LAX to help him smuggle about 14 pounds of marijuana past security on nine separate trips.

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Texting Leads to Meth Bust

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A simple text message led to a meth bust in Lawrence County.

State Police say a retired police officer received a text message asking if he would like to purchase meth or heroin. The officer contacted State Trooper Josh Allen, a member of ISPs Meth Suppression Team, who then set up a meeting with the dealer through the retired officers cell phone.

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Texting Do Not Call List

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Unwanted text messages sent to cell phones from solicitors would be added to prohibited activity under Wisconsins do not call list under a bill headed for debate in the state Senate.

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Texting Stats

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

- Ladies text more, but only just. Women sent 42 texts per day to the guys 41.
- The 18 to 29 set loves. Ninety-five percent of cell phone owners in that age bracket send texts, and they average 88 per day. The median number is 40.
- Folks older than 65 send a mere five texts per day.
- Almost one in four 18-29 year olds sends or receives upwards of 100 texts per day. The 12 percent with bionic thumbs send or receive more than 200 daily.
-The higher your education level, the less you text: Those with less than high school education average 70 texts per day. College grads average 24 texts per day
- Text messaging and voice calling are related: Those who text the most also tend to make the most voice calls.

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Text Messaging Helps with Weight Loss

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Texting to track your calories may help peel off pounds.

Getting helpful text messages can help you lose weight, a new study reveals.

College students who used cellphones to monitor calories and physical activity and received personalized feedback about how they were doing dropped significantly more weight than those who did not, new research shows.

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Judge Texted Defendant

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A two-time felon who used text messaging to orchestrate deliveries in a New York City-to-Schenectady cocaine pipeline was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Thursday.

Judge to text-messaging cocaine dealer: U R going 2 prison for 20 years

Political Contributions via Text Message

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

The ability to contribute to your favorite California political candidates will soon be just a text message away, after the states ethics agency took a step Thursday to bring campaigning into the 21st century.

The state Fair Political Practices Commission voted to allow contributions by text message as long as the candidates report the identity and address of those giving more than $100. The new regulation will take effect in about 30 days, and then campaigns and phone-plan carriers will have to take action to set up the contributing-by-texting systems.

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Texting on the Rise According Telus

Sat, 8 Oct 2011 21:00:00 -0400

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association recently announced that in Q1 Canadians sent 18 billion text messages. March had the highest stats in history with just over 6 billion, or an average of 199 million messages per day.

Sexting on the Rise

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Sexting is becoming more common among college students. According to a study done by Michelle Drouin, an assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 745 U.S. college students aged 18-25 suggest that sexting is a popular means of sexual communication between committed romantic relationships and casual sexual relationships.

The study showed that 80 percent of students with committed romantic partners have sent or received sexually explicit text messages and 60 percent have sent or received sexually explicit pictures or videos. With casual sexual partners such as, flings or hookups, not boyfriends or girlfriends, 70 percent have sent or received sexually explicit text messages and 51 percent have sent or received explicit pictures or videos.

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Texting Stats Vary by Age Demographic

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A study from the Pew Research Center has quantified what anyone who walks through the Quad likely already knows — young people use text messaging more than twice as frequently as older adults.

Young adults send and receive an average of 109.5 messages each day, while the entire adult population exchanges an average of only 41.5 messages per day according to a study released last week.

High School Football Scores via Text

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

NorthJersey.com announces its new text-based service that sends local high school sports scores directly to fans cell phones. The service will initially launch with football scores and include public, private and parochial high schools across northern New Jersey.

High school football boasts a large local fan base of parents, coaches and students. With so many games happening across the area, it's not always possible to get to the field or keep up with the scores.

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Dept of HHS Implements Texting Program

Wed, 5 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

The Department of Health and Human Services will use its massive stores of health information to develop wellness and prevention campaigns using text messaging to target specific populations.

The programs are modeled, in part, after the Text4Baby public health campaign of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. Under Text4Baby, pregnant women and new mothers sign up for the service by texting BABY to 511411, and receive pertinent free text messages. As of June 2011, about 185,000 women had enrolled in Text4Baby and received 15 million texts.

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Maryland Joins States with Texting Ban

Tue, 4 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

As of last Saturday, it is now illegal for the driver of a vehicle to engage in any sort of text messaging while behind the wheel in the State of Maryland.

This includes checking and reading text messages while at a stop light or while the vehicle is stopped for any reason.

Texting is Preferred

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:00:00 -0400

If you own a cellphone – 83% of American adults do – chances are that you send and receive text messages. And if you are a teenager, you may prefer texting to talking.

That is according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center.

Among cellphone owners, 73% of them text. And the younger the user, the more they text, the study found.

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Texting Leveling Off

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Pew Internet found American cell phone owners sent an average of 41.5 text messages per day last spring and 73 percent of Americans with a cell phone used the texting function. Thats a big jump from 2009, when we sent an average of 29.7 texts daily, but only a tiny increase over the 39.1 sent last year.

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Text Messaging Brawls

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Have you ever got into a text message fight? You furiously type into your phone, thumbs punctuating each letter as your third eye wrinkles with rage. But then you have to wait for whomever you are fighting with to reply with their text venom. Although you don't want to lose the momentum of your anger, it is boring just staring at your phone waiting to continue your wrath.

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Texting Fresh Fruit

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Here is how the marketplace works: A buyer texts their inventory (say, 20 apples) to a list of buyers. A nearby buyer types list and gets a list of everything being sold in the area. The service uses GPS to locate buyers and sellers, so nearby produce is highlighted. When a buyer is ready to make a purchase, the seller receives a text with the buyers phone number and deletes their items from the inventory list.

Could Text Messaging Parenting Tips Help Reduce Violent Crime?

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Texting parenting tips that educate new parents on the hows and "whys of bonding with infants and toddlers will reach those parents that may lack access to this critical information through other resources.

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India Uses SMS for Health Reminders

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

For the first time in the northeast an innovative project was launched to make new mothers more aware of health and hygiene through SMS alerts by the health department on Tuesday.

The project - Mother and Child Tracking System ( MCTS) - which is a part of the National Rural Health Mission, is directed towards welfare of mothers in Kumarghat in North Tripur district.

Under the system, a new mother as well as the expecting ones will receive health reminders on their mobile phones for regular checkups.

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Predicted SMS Market Growth

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Messaging still dominates non-voice mobile revenues worldwide, with the global messaging market worth $179.2bn in 2010, according to a report by Portio Research.

The fifth edition of the Mobile Messaging Futures 2011-2015 report predicts that the market will pass $200bn in 2011, and break $300bn in 2014 and $334.7bn by the end of 2015.

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AT & T Text Spam Option

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A lot of text spam comes in the form of e-mail sent to your phones text-message e-mail address (yes, it has one: yourmobilenumber@txt.att.net). Thus, check the boxes for Block all text messages sent to you as email and Block all multimedia messages sent to you as email. Then click Submit.

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Text Messaging Helping in Clinical Trials

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

More than 30% of patients drop out of clinical research studies, costing the pharmaceutical industry hundreds of millions of dollars per year. The problem is compounded by the fact that 40% of patients who remain in the studies are non-compliant with the protocol visit schedule, resulting in additional costs and delays. These problems can be avoided if sponsors accelerate adoption of currently available texting solutions used to remind patients of their upcoming visits.

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Texting Helps Lose Weight

Thu, 8 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Teens love text messages--and those texts may help them lose weight, if they are done right. A study tested out various types of weight management-themed text messages on overweight teens to see what they liked, finding that they favored positive messages but disliked thoughtful questions.

Overweight and obese teens can be a tough crowd when it comes to weight-loss interventions--many have a tough time adopting more healthful diet and exercise routines. Researchers from the University of Michigan thought tailored text messages might be a good way to help teens adopt lifestyle changes, since texts have been successful in helping others drop bad habits.

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Do Not Call List for Texting

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Telemarketers cannot talk to Wisconsinites who are on the state’s do-not-call list. And a GOP lawmaker says those sellers should not be sending text messages, either.

Senate Republican Van Wangaard of Racine is drafting a bill to include text messages in the no-call law. He says many cell phone customers have to pay for those messages – and they should not be paying for unwanted sales pitches. Wangaard says his bill would bring the law into the 21st century.

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Tracking Pets with a Mobile Signal

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Qualcomm, which launches few consumer products, later this month will launch a pet-tracking service built using proprietary technology from its communications business.

Snaptracs, a subsidiary within Qualcomm, will launch Tagg, a pet-tracking system with GPS and wireless communication capabilities for owners to immediately track lost dogs or cats. The system includes a purpose-built tracking device that looks like a watch and clips on to existing pet collars.

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Slexting

Mon, 5 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Slexting – meaning - The Definition of Slexting....is the combination of sleeping and texting. When one is sleeping and receives a text message and replies without being fully awake. Therefore the Next morning one will not remember Slexting nor have any idea what the Slext said. (via the UrbanDictionary)

FEMA App

Sat, 3 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

FEMA announces that they have gone mobile (again) as Hurricane Irene threatens the East Coast and would like to share two new ways to get information about how to prepare for and recover from hurricanes and other disasters on your mobile devices:

FEMA App

Text Messaging and Privacy

Fri, 2 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Text messaging may help quiet the hum of public cellphone conversations but it may be just as vulnerable to eavesdropping.

Canadas privacy commissioner says Canadians are not doing enough to protect their mobile communication devices, such as cellphones and tablet computers.

Text Messaging Privacy

Carriers Struggling with Free Text Messaging

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Remember the days of expensive and limiting data plans? When calling out of state cost big bucks? And forget about international calls, who had that kind of money? Oh, how things have changed…

Popular programs like Skype allows for free face-to-face calls all over the world, while cell phones have conquered national long-distance fees. The new frontier: Text messaging fees.

For now, text data plans mean customers can text their thumbs to the bone for one fixed monthly cost, while for others a $10 for 1,000 texts per month plan will do just fine. Alas, even that cost is destined to disappear. Free is the operative word, and companies are lining up to provide you with their free and unlimited texting services. The days of texting plans are numbered.

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Innovative Use for SMS in India

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Pharma companies in the country may be asked to install an SMS-activated system to counter fake drugs in the market. Companies will need to print a unique number on medicine strips which the buyers can SMS to the customer care for verification.

Recommendations of a task force report expected on Friday will make it mandatory for drug-manufacturing companies to have the software that will respond to text messages from consumers. Unique ID and bar-coding are the other options before the task force and will be weighed against SMS alerts, task force chairman HG Koshia told ET.

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Traditional Mail on the Decline

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

In the era of high speed communication where a mobile phone message gets delivered to its recipient within seconds, snail mail - like postcards and inland letters - is losing out on its appeal, according to data available with the communications ministry.

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The Death of the Text Message

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Interesting commentary on the Death of the Text Message:

The smartphone boom is a mixed blessing for wireless companies. While the devices have boosted data plan sales considerably, they are threatening to kill another revenue stream dead in its tracks: text messaging.

Dozens of smartphone applications offer free text messaging services, which allow wireless customers to send and receive texts by piggybacking on their existing data plans.

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I think more and more companies are going to take control of their own messaging, rather than relying on a third party, which bodes well for PageGate.

Monitoring Communications

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A U.S. military official says Washington will provide Iraqi authorities with technology to monitor and record phone calls and phone-text messages with the aim of preventing terrorist attacks, RFE-RLs Radio Free Iraq reports.

Although the technology is important in fighting against frequent terror attacks in Iraq, several politicians are concerned the equipment could be used to monitor the phone calls and messages of Iraqi politicians for political reasons. They are also worried by the fact that the technology will be controlled by the Interior Ministry.

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AT&T Simplifying Texting Plans

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

AT&T confirmed today that it will slim down its text-messaging service plans, offering customers either unlimited messages for a flat monthly fee, or a pay-per-text service.

The company is eliminating its middle-of-the-road option, a plan that allots customers 1,000 text messages for $10 monthly.

AT&T Simplifying Texting Plans

Saved By the Cell Phone!

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A new study that says 13 percent of all mobile phone users fake talking or being busy on their phones to avoid having to interact with people around them isn't such big news. I assumed the number was much higher.

Save By Cell Phones

Hackers Can Steal Cars Via Text

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A couple of security researchers from iSEC Partners demonstrated at the ongoing Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas how to unlock a car via merely a text message.

The researchers used a Subaru Outback to showcase their skills, and they not only managed to unlock the car, but also started the engine, all remotely.

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Texting vs Creative Writing

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

As much as you may like or dislike students texting, it’s here to stay and even being used more and more by adults. According to a survey of 700 students aged 12 to 17 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 85 percent of the responders reported using a form of electronic communication. Sixty-four percent admitted using a shorthand native to texting.

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Unlocking Cars with Cell Phones

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Now seeing the cars of these people being hacked may no longer be a remote possibility: two security researches have found a way to hack into mobile apps used for unlocking car doors and starting their engines.

The hackers, Don Bailey and Mathew Solnik, will deliver their findings next week at the Black Hat USA conference.

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Cell Phones are Changing Strategies

Wed, 3 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

This past Friday, sixteen year old Julie Bremnes was stuck on the tiny island of Utoya, surrounded by freezing cold water, being stalked by a mad man. The teenager hid in the rocks on the beach for nearly two hours, listening to her friends and fellow camp goers being shot at. Terrified that at any second she and her friends would be found and killed.

And, thanks to her cellphone, she was able to be in constant contact with her mother the entire time.

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Texting While Driving Ban Not Working

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Massachusetts drivers are still sending and reading text messages, despite a statewide ban on texting behind the wheel.

Between the Sept. 30 start of the ban and the end of May, 733 citations for sending texts - about 3 per day - have been issued by police.

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Texting a New Language

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:00:00 -0400

It is now too common to send or receive a message like; Sir plz lemmi knw wthr u rcvd d file or nt? Or Do not 4get d mtg 2moro @the office.

Where texting has becoming acceptable way of communication, text messages like the ones above are so littered with lingo that they may be difficult to comprehend, sometimes leading to misinformation.

These types of texts are usually from personal friends and family, but now becoming a common place among workplace colleagues and superiors.

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CrimeReports Tips

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:48:11 -0400

Cache Valley law enforcement agencies are using a new software tool that allows people to share crime tips anonymously using a cellphone or Internet connection.

TipSoft - the Draper-based CrimeReports.coms newest development - allows users to send encrypted crime information to local police departments from the privacy of their home or from their cellphone.

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Boston Police Encourage Texting Tips

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Hoping to crack a recent rash of unsolved homicides, the Boston Police Department is launching a new ad campaign, blanketing the city with brochures and transit posters to advertise and promote its anonymous text message tip line.

Text Messaging Basics

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Sending a text message from your cell phone is one of the quickest and less intrusive ways of getting in touch with someone, but it is not a skill that everyone is born with. Here are steps for helping those new to text messaging.

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SmartPhones Impacting Vision

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A new study has suggested that smart phone users reading text messages and internet pages hold their devices at a closer distance than they would for printed text—which may have important implications for prescribing vision correction.

According to the study by Mark Rosenfield and colleagues of SUNY State College of Optometry, New York, optometrists should pay attention to the working distance at which patients hold their smart phones and perform appropriate testing at those distances.

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Bieber Discourages Texting and Driving

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Justin Bieber is urging his young fans not to text and drive in a hard-hitting new campaign.

The singer is promoting responsible text messaging through a new app which disables a drivers ability to text, email and use all keyboard functions if driving over 16kmh.

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T-Mobile Trivia

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

T-Mobile is making a free trivia game available to all of its customers that it hopes will make the operators service stickier in an age of cutthroat competition. The SMS-based game is available to every T-Mobile customer, from smartphone users to talk-and-text phone owners, across its prepaid and postpaid, and it promises the bonus of a big payoff—$4000 daily cash prizes and a weekly prize of an Audi Q5.

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Army Uses Wireless Network

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

If you have a smartphone, chances are you know how to send a text message, read an email or go online. And now the Army is testing a new way to wirelessly give and receive orders through a network thats being evaluated at the White Sands Army Missile Range. This system will allow Army commanders can set up a battle plan and simply e-mail or text orders to units in the field right on to their smartphones. Army officials tell KFOX 14 that this system has been in the works for the last year.

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Police and Fire Departments Now Text, Tweet, Post

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Public safety agencies use social media tools to disperse latest news, information to subscribers.

If you want the latest police and fire information in your community, local departments are making it easy through their increasing use of social media.

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SMS and Texting Resources

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

We have set up a number of support resources up to assist customers with NotePage Software. In addition to contact sensitive help, in the software itself NotePage has added a number of support resources. NotePage, Inc prides itself on top notch customer service and support, these resources will assist you with using NotePager Pro and PageGate

SMS and Text Messaging Video Tutorials - a collection of video tutorials that explain specific features and general setup of NotePager Pro and PageGate

NotePage Forum - interactive forum where you can post question and answers about sending text messages.

Educational Articles about Messaging - large collection of educational articles about sending text and SMS messages.

Text Messaging Knowledgebase - common questions and answers about NotePage software.

NotePage Support - variety of different NotePage support resources

Find the Nearest Metro in India by SMS

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Quick information on the nearest Metro station will be just an SMS away. Those stuck in a spot with no Metro connectivity, and who wish to reach the nearest station, can rely on Metro Connect, an information facility being developed by BMS Colleges computer science engineering students, and supported by IBM.

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How can I avoid going over the data limits on my AT&T iPhone?

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Good news. Both AT&T and Verizon will send you text messages when you near the data limit. Simply access your online account and make sure these are turned on. You can also check your limits anytime.

Additional Details

ER Texting

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A new service called ER Texting lets you send a text message to 4ER411 and get a report on the expected wait times at nearby emergency rooms.

You get to see a doctor faster and the hospitals get to advertise their services. The increased transparency could even make hospitals compete on having shorter waiting times. It also helps the hospitals manage their load balancing.

The service currently has hospitals signed up in Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts and New Jersey.

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Miss Delaware Takes on Texting

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Maria Cahill used to send text messages and apply her makeup while driving.

But all that changed about six months before she was crowned Miss Delaware 2011 in June.

A friend, 21-year-old Meghan Green, died one semester before she was about to graduate from college. Green was in a coma for a little more than a week after a serious vehicle crash.

Green was texting while driving, Cahill said.

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Blood Donation and Texting in India

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Now, a text message on the mobile phone is all that a blood bank needs to do to find a donor. At the same time, voluntary donors too can register themselves using the same service.

Blood Donations via SMS

Text Messaging Knowledgebase

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Learn the latest about Text Messaging. Questions asked and answered about SMS and text messaging.

SMS in Crisis

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

SMS is the perfect emergency communications channel, right? People always have their phones with them, especially in an emergency; you can easily send one message to a number of people, and you can text when you can not talk.

SMS in Crisis

Google Sued For Group-Texting Service

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Google and its recently acquired social apps company Slide have been hit with a potential class-action lawsuit for allegedly sending SMS messages without first obtaining recipients' consent.

In court papers filed late last week, Florida resident Bret Lusskin, Jr. alleges that he received more than 105 SMS messages on one day in April through Disco.com -- a group-texting platform developed by Slide that allows people to send texts to 99 group members at once. When one recipient replies, the response is sent to everyone in the group.

Google Sued over Texts

SMS when Child is on School Bus

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

School buses in India will soon be equipped with GPS devices, which will come equipped with three state-of-the-art features that will enable parents to keep tabs on the whereabouts of their children once they have stepped out of home for school.

Text Messaging for Outlook

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Bulletin.net Inc has announced it can now provide Microsoft Outlook users in the USA with an individual phone number for sending and receiving text messages. Microsoft built a text message option into Outlook 2007 and 2010 and has approved Bulletin.net as a service provider for transmitting messages. Bulletin customers can now select a regular phone number exclusive to them, which is then used to deliver their Outlook text messages to mobile phones worldwide. Text messages can also now be received on the number and are delivered into their Outlook email. Bulletin’s pricing starts at $5 per month for an individual number and text messages from 2 cents each.

Last Chance to Register for PageGate Question and Answer Webinar

Tue, 7 Jun 2011 09:00:49 -0400

Now that we have covered a lot of basic information, this session will be dedicated entirely to the questions you have submitted. This will be a freeform session where you, the participant, can guide the discussion.

Session 4 PageGate Questions and Anwers - June 8, 2011 at 12:00 EST

FEMA Using PageGate

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0400

The Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Federal Emergency Management Agency used PageGate to notify the media and public safety groups that they have opened Disaster Recovery Centers in Jefferson and Hardin Counties.

FEMA Uses PageGate

India Text Messaging Addiction

Tue, 31 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Widespread availability of cheap unlimited text message plans has made the service preferred mode of communication for youngsters in India and its excessive use is leading to health problems among them, says a study conducted by industry body Assocham.

The study has found that text messaging has become preferred mode of communication for majority of youngsters in India. It has has surpassed rest of the forms of daily interaction amongst youngsters like face-to-face conversations, voice calling, etc.

Apparently, 60 per cent of youngsters in India send and receive over 125 text messages daily to interact with their peer group, the study says.

Text messaging Addiction

Talking vs Texting

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

OMG, LOL, BRB! Our lives change with new technology and terms such as these used in texting. The ability to text brings us convenience, but also problems to tackle.

How much effective communication is lost when we text? Most of it.

According to research, 93 percent of effective communication is nonverbal. 55 percent is expressed by body language and 38 percent by tone, which leaves only 7 percent for the written word. When you text, you are leaving to chance how that text is perceived and read by the receiver.

Talking vs Texting

Interfaces for PageGate

Fri, 27 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

If you missed the Webinar on PageGate Interfaces check out the following PageGate Interface Video Tutorial

Emergency Alerts via Text

Fri, 20 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

The system will send out alerts issued by the president as well as for emergencies and Amber Alerts for missing children. Only users within the affected areas will receive the alerts, and subscribers can opt out of all alerts except those sent by the president. The alerts will be routed through local cell towers, and the alerts will be accompanied by a unique signal and vibration.

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What Are the Interfaces for PageGate - Webinar

Thu, 19 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

What are the Interfaces? - May 25, 2011

In this session, we will be doing an overview of what each of the different Interfaces for PageGate are and covering the basics of how they work. This session will provide key information on how PageGate can seamlessly integrate with other applications and alarm systems.

What are the Interfaces - Get Details and Sign-Up

Sexting and the Military

Thu, 19 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

It is a trend that is no longer confined to the walls of high schools and cell phone-toting teens. Sexting is creeping into the world of the United States military.

They are known as the few and the proud, but now the Marine Corps is getting a new label: sexters. According to the May 16 edition of the Marine Corps Times, there has been a sharp increase in the exchange of sexually explicit messages and photos among Marines.

It's a topic that can be especially delicate for military couples who often spend months apart during deployments.

Sexting and the Military

Technology and Its Impact on Laws

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Being charged with accessing child pornography can lead to many questions for potential defendants. These are crimes that receive a lot of attention in the media, and those accused will have a long fight in front of them to clear their names. While child pornography laws have been in place for many years, the laws as written may not provide the goals that lawmakers intended. As technology changes, the law will need to adapt to be able to address all the issues that may arise.

There are both federal and state laws in place regarding child pornography. Federal laws against child pornography were created in an effort to prevent children from being exploited.

Technology and Its Impact on Laws

Sexting a New Adult Activity

Tue, 17 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

In 2009, the Pew Center for Internet and American Life published survey findings that 4 percent of adolescents 12 to 17 years old had sent sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images or videos of themselves to someone else via text message.

That sparked a sexting panic over the unsettling implications of young people engaging in this type of illicit interaction, as well as legal issues involving the cell phone-transmitted photos that could be deemed child pornography.

Consequently, much of the media attention to sexting has focused solely on adolescent behavior, yet the act of sexting is not limited to teens.

Train Updates via Text Message

Tue, 17 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

For more than a year, NJ Transit customers with smart phones have been able to enter their station into the DepartureVision feature on njtransit.com and instantly find out when the next train will arrive.

Now there’s help for customers with phones that are not web-enabled.

NJ Transit has entered a partnership with CooCoo of Long Island to provide real-time train schedule information through text messaging.

Train Updates via Texts

Group Text Messaging Saves Time and Money

Mon, 16 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

When Leah Arnold of St. Charles recently became the manager of a large group of younger employees, one of her first orders of business was to find a convenient and effective way to communicate with her new team. Her answer? Group text messages.

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Keep in mind you can use NotePages Software to send group messages!

Send Yourself Text-Message Reminders

Sun, 15 May 2011 12:27:45 -0400

Oh Do Not Forget is a service that allows you to schedule and send messages to your own cell phone.

Microsoft Buying Skype

Tue, 10 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Microsoft is close to finalizing a deal to buy Skype for $8.5 billion!

Withdraw Cash with Cell Phones

Fri, 6 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Cellphones have long ceased to be a simple means of communication, and banks are introducing products that allow you to withdraw cash from ATMs using your cellphone without the need for a bank card or even a bank account in some cases.

First National Bank is the second bank to launch a product (Cash Withdrawal) that allows you to withdraw cash from your bank account while your bank card stays safely in your wallet or at home.

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Israel to Use Text Alerts

Thu, 5 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Citizens of Israel will receive a text message notifying them of an alarm in their area as part of a new Home Front Command drill to take place throughout the country in a number of weeks.

In honor of the annual drill, Turning Point 5, the command will try out a new technology unlike that used to send a regular SMS. In order to send the text, the system overrides cellular networks and delivers a message with a different sound.

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Textalyzer Stops You From Sending Drunk Text Messages

Wed, 4 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Textalyzer utilizes 4 engaging and challenging games to analyze your state of mind. App users create their Forbidden List and use Textalyzer as a guardian of their texting behavior. If you can succeed in winning the games then you should be clear-headed enough to send out a coherent text. You can also leave reminders to stop yourself from sending out text messages so you won’t regret your actions later.

College Recruiting Goes to Texting

Tue, 3 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Welcome to college recruiting in the instant-information age, where the days of receiving a large envelope full of brochures, catalogs and application forms from colleges are long gone.

Nowadays, admissions counselors are only a text message away.

College Recruiting Texting

Tajik Divorce Text Banned Due to Growing Number of Divorced Muslim Women

Mon, 2 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

The Tajik divorce by text is being banned by Tajikistans religious authorities. There is a growing number of women being divorced via the Tajik divorce text which enables Muslim men to just send a text to their wives with the words Taloq taloq taloq, which means divorce, divorce, divorce.

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Question and Answer Websites

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:09:00 -0400

Question and answer websites have popped up all over the Internet. These interactive sites are designed to connect individuals, and help them get answers to questions. We have compiled a list of some of the more popular Question & Answers websites...

Question and Answer Websites

What is SMS Webinar?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Session 1: Why would I need to send SMS? - April 27, 2011
In this session, we'll go over the different reasons that SMS can add extra efficiency to almost any business model and provide examples of different implementations of SMS messaging with a healthy amount of time for Q&A at the end of the session.

Session 1 - April 27, 2011 at 12:00 EST
Sign-Up send email to webinar@notepage.com include date - webinar title and we will send you directions to join the webinar.

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SMS to Curb Credit Card Fraud

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Banks will issue transaction alerts via short messaging service by Jan 1, 2012 in a bid to curb credit card fraud.

An statement from Bank Negara Malaysia said card holders could respond to the SMS after a transaction was performed.

SMS to Curb Credit Card Fraud

Texting 911

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Tennyson said that the Oregon Emergency Management committee is working on costs related to replacing the current network with a new system able to send and receive information via text message. At the same time, efforts are under way to work with cell phone companies to be sure that each carrier’s technology matches that of the network.

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SMS Payments Big In Other Countries

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

In Kenya, where a 4-year-old business called M-Pesa lets you send and receive cash through your cellphone, it is proved so popular — replacing the banks in ordinary citizens lives — that a quarter of the entire Kenyan GDP now passes through it. Thats behavior change on a massive scale.

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Holden Police Launch Text Messaging Tip Service to Crime Fighting

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

For the first time, mobile phone users across Holden now have the ability to provide anonymous crime fighting tips through the power of anonymous text messaging and WebTips. Holden Police and CrimeReports, the industry leader in law enforcement tip management software and web applications, have joined together to provide this service which allows citizens to send anonymous tips by sending a text message from a mobile phone or online.

Latest NotePage News

Wed, 6 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Hi ,
Welcome to NotePage news. If preferred this newsletter can also be viewed online at: http://www.notepage.net/newsletter-03-30-11.htm

PageGate
The latest release version of PageGate is 5.0.93, make sure you have the current release.

PRTG Integration
How Can I send SMS Text Messages in PRTG? This documentation from Paessler explains how to use NotePage's software with PRTG. http://www.paessler.com/knowledgebase/en/topic/393-how-can-i-send-sms-text-message-notifications-via-a-modem-or-a-mobile-phone-with-prtg

Orion Integration
Are you using Solar Winds Orion in conjunction wih NotePage's software? This forum post will walk you through the setup.
http://www.notepage.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11942

PageGate Custom Training Webinars
Interested in one on one training for PageGate? Customized webinars are available for training staff $100.00 for .5 hour webinar or $150.00 for a 1.0 hour webinar. You can ask questions, have us train your staff, this is your opportunity to get training on the specific items you want. If you prefer customized training email webinar@notepage.com with contact details and we'll schedule your training session.

Group Webinar
Sign-up for FREE PageGate webinars. Not interested in personalized training? Join one of our group training webinars, here is the schedule:

Session 1 - April 27, 2011 at 12:00 EST Why would I need to send SMS?
In this session, we'll go over the different reasons that SMS can add extra efficiency to almost any business model and provide examples of different implementations of SMS messaging with a healthy amount of time for Q&A at the end of the session.

Sign-up for session 1 by emailing webinar@notepage.com with the name/date of the webinar.

Session 2: - May 11, 2011 at 12:00 EST What is PageGate?
In this session, we'll be going over the basics of how to use PageGate. We will cover how to install PageGate and configure it to send a basic page to a cel phone, pager, or email address.

Sign-up for session 2 by emailing webinar@notepage.com with the name/date of the webinar.

Session 3: - May 25, 2011 at 12:00 EST What are the PageGate Interfaces?
In this session, we'll be doing an overview of what each of the different Interfaces for PageGate are and covering the basics of how they work. This session will provide key information on how PageGate can seamlessly integrate with other applications and alarm systems.

Sign-up for session 3 by emailing webinar@notepage.com with the name/date of the webinar.

Session 4: - June 8, 2011 at 12:00 EST PageGate Q&A
Now that we've covered a lot of basic information, this session will be dedicated entirely to the questions you've submitted. This will be a freeform session where you, the participant, can guide the discussion.

Sign-up for session 4 by emailing webinar@notepage.com with the name/date of the webinar.
Additional details on free PageGate Webinars!

SMS Education Center
Are you an independent learner? You can find SMS tips and tricks in the NotePage learning center.
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Premium Text Messaging Complaints

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

People are finding charges on their mobile phone bills that they say were not authorized, including mystery text services that appear out of nowhere and charge for content that people believed was free.

I was the victim of a scam recently in which $9.99 was charged to my cellular account for so-called inspiration text messages for which I definitely did not sign up. The phone, a BlackBerry on Sprint, is a second phone kept around for emergencies only and had not been used for about a month before the text messages were noticed.

I halted the service by texting STOP and called the company listed as the provider, InspiraCell, to find out why they had signed me up for this inane service. I could not get through. I next called Sprint to ask them about it. A customer support representative put a block on the service, removed text message service entirely from the phone and told me I would be able to get the charge removed from my bill when the statement came, which I was. However, he was not able to tell me how the charge got authorized for my account.

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Crime Stoppers Using Text Tips

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Officials involved with Winnebago CountyWide Crime Stoppers say it won't take long before texting tips surpass telephone tips to the anonymous crime reporting line that pays cash upon convictions.

The local Crime Stoppers, one of more than 600 crime tip lines nationwide, dropped its toll-free 800 line effective March 1 and implemented a new telephone number and software to accept text messages.

Tips can now be called in to (920) 231-TIPS or 8477, while texts should be sent to CRIMES or 274637 with IGOTYA and the tip entered into the message field.

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Free PageGate Webinars

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Not interested in personalized training? Join one of our group training webinars, join the free webinars for PageGate.

Could Being Able to Text 911 Save Lives?

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

When a gunman was prowling the halls of Virginia Tech University on April 16, 2007, on a shooting rampage that left 33 people dead, dozens of students and staff sent texts to 911 trying to get help.

But those texts were never received, because the local 911 center -- like most across the country, including ones in major cities -- could only handle basic phone calls.

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Texting Stamps

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Two European countries are now offering an alternative to the ubiquitous postage stamp: sending the post office a text message.

Sweden and Denmark are set to roll out a new postal service whereby customers can pay for postage using text-messaging services on their cellphones.

Customers can simply send a text message to the post office and in a few seconds an automated reply will arrive with a special code. Write the code on the envelope where a stamp would normally go and you are done.

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SMS Attacks

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

The so-called SMS of death attacks were unveiled late last year at a hacker conference in Berlin. They use special binary characters and overflowed headers to temporarily crash most older models made by manufacturers including Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, Motorola, and Micromax. Carrier networks often aggravate the attacks by bombarding the target with the same malicious message, making them an inexpensive way to take a phone completely offline.

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Text Abbreviations and Emoticons

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

OMG! The exclamatory online abbreviation has won the approval of the Oxford English Dictionary.

The term - short for Oh my God - is one of dozens of new entries in the authoritative reference books latest online update and emoticons.

Waiving Texting Fees for Donations

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Following Verizon Wireless announcement of waived text messaging fees for donations to Japan, Sprint has announced that it will also waive text messaging fees for such purposes. Customers can send messages to particular numbers to donate $10 to the relief efforts.

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Taliban Text Messages

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

One of the Talibans most effective tools to persuade Afghans not to work with the U.S. or its allies is the night letter — a note warning people they’ll be targeted for death unless they change their infidel-loving ways. But thats too analog. These days, the Taliban is mass texting gruesome videos to Afghans cellphones to spread the same message.

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Mobile Stats

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Mobile phone subscription is estimated to be at 5.3 billion, more than 90 per cent of the worlds population, and 6.1 trillion text messages have been sent in three years.

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Non Profit Donations via Text Message

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

American Red Cross: Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10

International Medical Corps: Text MED to 80888 to donate $10

Save the Children: Text JAPAN or TSUNAMI to 20222 to donate $10

Mercy Corps: Text MERCY to 25283 to donate $10

Salvation Army: Text JAPAN or QUAKE to 80888 to donate $10

ADRA Relief: Text SUPPORT to 85944 to donate $10

World Vision: Text 4JAPAN or 4TSUNAMI to 20222 to donate $10

Donating Via Text

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

In the last couple of years, the practice of charity in the face of disaster has changed. Instead of giving online or making a phone call, people - especially the more wired digital generation - are giving via text. It is simple: Send a text to a specific number and you automatically give a set donation amount, usually $10, to an organization. Since last Friday, the American Red Cross has received nearly $1.6 million in text donations for Japan. But there are downsides to text donations that you should think about carefully before you hit SEND.

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Editorial on Cost of Text Messages

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Text messages are expensive. Most carriers charge customers 20 cents for every text they send. But the tiny messages use up only a fraction of a penny's worth of bandwidth. Why do networks charge so much for something that costs so little?

Editorial on Text Messages Through Carriers

Text Messaging Fraud

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged 24 defendants - including Jason Hope, the chief executive officer of Arizona-based Eye Level Holdings - with perpetuating a text messaging scheme that led to millions of dollars in unauthorized mobile phone charges.

According to state investigators, the defendants used illicit websites to bait mobile phone customers into submitting their wireless numbers online.

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Traffic Via SMS

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

After receiving an overwhelming response to its Facebook page, the Pune Traffic Police will now have a website and SMS service dedicated to monitoring traffic bottlenecks and helping commuters plan routes to avoid jams. The service will be available from next week and free SMSes can be received after one joins the SMS group.

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Verizon Cracking Down on SMS

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Verizon Wireless is cracking down on SMS text message fraud and has filed a lawsuit in a bid to halt the lucrative scam.

Verizon this week filed a suit in federal district court in Phoenix in its crusade against an ongoing scheme that uses premium SMS, or text message, campaigns to defraud the carrier and its customers.

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Text Messaging To Stop Smoking

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0400

A pair of related studies on smoking cessation have isolated the brain regions most active in controlling urges to smoke and demonstrated the effectiveness of text-messaging to measure and intervene in those urges.

Both projects by scientists at the University of Oregon and other institutions used the same group of test subjects – 27 heavy smokers recruited from the American Lung Associations Freedom From Smoking program in Los Angeles.

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Oxford County Using PageGate

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0500

The EMA also has a new system that allows it to send text messages to firefighters and other responders who are out of radio range but have cell phones, Parker said. The system, called PageGate, costs less than giving pagers to every volunteer firefighter.

Mass Notification System in Oxford County

Steps To Secure Your Smartphone Against Data Theft

Tue, 8 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Once your phone is infected, a slave bot program will be installed in the base operating system, beneath the application layer that most users are familiar with. From there these bots can monitor and modify all data sent to and from the phone before you do, allowing the botmaster to command and control your phone without your knowledge.

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Insult via Text Lead to Murder

Mon, 7 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Text messaging can be dangerous, many have said, but they probably will not thinking along these lines, but perhaps texting while driving. In this case, a U.K. man stabbed his friend to death after the word mutter was auto-corrected by his cell phone to read nutter in a text message, and that led to him being found guilty of manslaughter on Monday, Feb. 14.

Nutter is, of course, slang for a mentally ill person.

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Emergency SMS Messages

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0500

The UKs telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed a voluntary trial, enabling people to send a text message to the UKs emergency services which should be made mandatory in the country.

The proposal forms a part of a wider consultation on changes to Ofcom’s regulations that need to reflect new European law that comes into effect on 25 May, 2011.

As per the new European regulations, access to the Emergency services for disabled people must be as close to that delivered to other consumers as the technology will allow. While the emergency text scheme does have limitations, such as taking longer to converse by text than by phone, it offers greater equivalence than current alternatives.

Emergency SMS Messages

Location Based SMS

Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0500

On Monday, AT&T will announce the company’s first location-based marketing service through which companies can send text messages to users who choose to receive special offers.

The service, called ShopAlerts by AT&T, will send users messages from brand partners including Hewlett-Packard, Kmart, JetBlue and S. C. Johnson. The company is working with Placecast, which supplies a technology known as geo-fencing that allows retailers to send messages to users in a defined geographic area.

AT&T is the first mobile carrier to use such a service in the United States. The service will be available for users in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco.

Location Based SMS

In India SMS Bills for Electricity

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:00:00 -0500

In a move to keep electricity consumers posted about their monthly bills and due date of payment, the power discom will start sending SMS alerts soon.

SMS About Vaccines

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Parents of new born babies in Kerala will henceforth get SMSes on their cell phones about vaccination details for babies.

How to Submit Podcast to iTunes Music Store

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Here are some helpful tips regarding how to get your podcasts listed in the iTunes Music Store...

iTunes Compatibility
In order to have your podcast included in the iTunes Music Store, you must first add the iTunes extension to your RSS feed. This means that you will need to modify the RSS feed for your podcast or videocast so that it includes tags that are specific to iTunes.

How to Submit Podcast to iTunes Music Store

Flood Alerts via SMS

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Singaporeans can look forward to receiving SMS alerts from PUB, the national water agency, warning them about heavy rain and any impending floods around the island by the middle of this year.

SMS Spam

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

The GSMA will recommend that operators join a program that allows mobile subscribers to report SMS spam using short codes in an effort to gather more data on a growing annoyance.

The GSMA along with its partner Cloudmark, which makes messaging security software for operators, concluded a trial in December of an SMS spam reporting system that analyzed SMSes and aggregated reports of abuse.

Arrest Due to Text Message

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Portsmouth Man Arrested After Allegedly Sending Harassing Text Messages.

Justin Vars, 24, of 196 Riverside St., Portsmouth, turned himself in at the Portsmouth police station on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 8:15 a.m.

Vars was wanted on an affidavit arrest warrant after allegedly sending harassing text messages to an ex-girlfriend.

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Blocking Text While Driving

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Smart phone application developed in Hernando blocks text messaging while driving. The chime of an incoming text message can be tough for drivers to resist, even while barreling 70 mph down the interstate or navigating a crowded parking lot.

So when a texting driver drifted into Gary Thomas' lane in Hernando County last spring and nearly ran him off the road, it became clear to him that distracted driving had to stop.

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Alerts From Police Via Text Message

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Rahway residents can sign up to receive text message alerts from the Rahway Police Department using the free Nixle Community Information Service.

The Rahway Police create and publish messages through the Nixle Community Information Service. Nixle will then deliver this information to you instantly by cell phone text message and/or email.

Text4Baby

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Text4baby is a free service that delivers proven health advice via text messages to pregnant women and new mothers. The messages offer timely reminders on maintaining not just physical health, but emotional and mental well being, too.

Solar Winds Orion and NotePage Software

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:00:44 -0500

If you are using Solar Winds Orion in conjunction with NotePage software you can find details in our integration section.

Text Regulations in India

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Are you fond of sending text messages via SMS? Well, sad to say that our friends from India will not really have a choice, because the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India plans to regulate sending of SMS for everyone. Users will be restricted to 100 text messages per day.

Fighting Crime with Text Messaging

Wed, 9 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Ana Juarez uses her cell phone to send text messages to just about everyone she knows. In fact, the 20 something Juarez says she uses her cell phone to do more texting than speaking on the phone.

Realizing text messages are a way of life, the Kern County Sheriff's department launched a new crime fighting method called TIP411.

The program is an anonymous texting system that allows the public to provide confidential tips and information in non emergency cases.

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For Coca-Cola, Text Messaging Is Top Mobile Priority

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

SMS text messaging may seem old hat as a marketing tool compared to newer technologies like QR codes or augmented reality, but it should still form the base of mobile marketing programs, according to Tom Daley, group manager of strategy and planning at The Coca-Cola Company.

If you want to reach every consumer on the planet, texting is the way to do that, said Daly, speaking Friday at MediaPost's Mobile Summit conference in Miami. To underscore his point, he noted that 2.3 trillion text messages were sent worldwide last year. And as one of the world's most pervasive consumer brands, Coca-Cola is always interested in reaching as wide an audience as possible.

For Coca-Cola, Text Messaging Is Top Mobile Priority

Murder Suspect Left Text Message Trail

Mon, 7 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

On April 15, police secured phone records and text messages between the suspect and another man who lived at 105 Sheffield Ave. Between March 26 and March 29, the suspect sent and received several noteworthy messages.

From the suspects phone: Yeah and the carpet is off entirely im just waitin for dis dude to come thru hes gunna let me use his wip but i aint tall em tho.

Murder Suspect Left Text Message Trail

SMS Message Printers Keeping the Elderly Connected

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Technology has evolved to help us keep in touch electronically during our busy lives with the aid of the internet, social networking websites and of course with the mobile phone. However for most of aging generations, technology is less of a help to communicate as the speed of technological advancements has left the elderly by the way side. The elderly could take advantage of electronic communications but instead have not been able to keep up with the communication revolution.

The elderly find new technologies difficult to learn and navigate, the new terminology sounds baffling and they may struggle to understand the concepts of messaging formats. Most old people wont go to lessons to learn how to use computers, or to teach themselves how to use mobile phone and prefer to stick to old fashioned methods of communication.

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Mobile Choice Is A Personality Indicator

Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Believe it or not, mobile phones say quite a lot about their owners, says a new study.

The iPhone users thinks computers give them control over their lives. iPhone is the Alfa Romeo, Chalke said. SonyEricsson users like a full social life. LG users are women aged 14 to 24. Samsung users tend to be conservative dressers over 50.

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List of Top Telecom Companies

Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0500

List of Top Telecom Services.

Comcast Take Over

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

The nations largest cable TV company, Comcast Corp., was set to take control of NBC Universal on Friday after the government shackled its behavior in the coming years to protect online video services such as Netflix and Hulu.

Need to Learn About SMS

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Need to learn about SMS and text messaging check out the SMS Learning Center.

Bomb Threat via Text

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A 17-year-old Columbia High School student is out on bond for allegedly threatening to blow up the school.

Investigators say Kelsey Davis sent a bomb threat to a teacher via text message using an app that disguised the message with a long distance number.

Bomb Threat via Text Messages

Text Messaging Can Improve Spelling?

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Mobile phone text messaging can boost childrens spelling skills, according to new research.

Text Messaging Improves Spelling

Mobile Trends for 2011

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

1. iPhone sales will rocket on the back of the Verizon deal

I predict Apple will sell another 10-12 million iPhones in 2011 through its new deal to supply the US carrier Verizon with CDMA handsets. In 2010, Apple sold approximately 40-45 million iPhones.

The top of the market for smartphone handsets will continue to be dominated by Apple worldwide.

Mobile Trends for 2011

Follow NotePage on Twitter

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

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Rumble Organized Through Text

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

A 15-year-old youth was shot dead during a street brawl between two rival groups in the Bronx organised through mobile phone text messages.

The feuding groups had agreed to meet in the Williamsbridge area on Monday evening to settle a three-week dispute.

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Text that Your Table is Ready

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Diner Connection sends text messages to restaurant patrons to let them know when their table is ready. This is a new startup.

SMTP Settings to Send Text Messages

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

While this protocol is popular, it was not designed for paging and as such it is not time sensitive, there can be delays in the reciept of the email depending on the routing (this does not have anything to do with the software but the design of the protocol). If your carrier supports SNPP or WCTP we would suggest using those protocols if time is an issue!

SMTP Setting to Send SMS

FCC Looking to Modernize 911 with Texting

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

The Federal Communications Commission has opened a Notice of Inquiry, seeking public comment on how best to update the nation's 911 services. The FCC wants to expand 911 beyond the phone call for help, bringing advanced communication technologies to the decades old emergency program.

According to the FCC, there are more than 650,000 911 calls made daily, and nearly 70% of those come from mobile devices. However, right now you can not text 9-1-1, said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, noting that during the Virginia Tech school shootings in 2007, some witnesses tried to text 911 but the texts simply never went through and the messages were not received by dispatchers.

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Google Android Misdirecting Text Messages

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Google admitted this week that an issue with how the Android OS handles contacts and text messaging is causing phones to sometimes randomly send or misdirect SMS messages to the wrong users. The issue was first reported in late June of last year, but was not confirmed as a legitimate bug until now.

Engineers have been able to recreate the issue, and now say that they believe the problems stem from two different issues with the Android OS. That said, the company stressed occurrences of the bug are rare, and a fix for the problem has been developed and would be released soon.

Edmonton Transit schedules Just a Text Message Away

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Finding out when the next bus or LRT is scheduled to arrive just got a whole lot easier.

And it is free.

On Friday ETS unveiled a new pilot program. Through the use of a mobile phone, riders will gain access to bus schedule information by sending a text message to 31100, and almost instantly will get a return text with the requested information.

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Texas Tech Sanctioned for Text Messages

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Texas Tech self-imposes NCAA sanctions for text messaging violations.

Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has been gone for over a year but he is still getting in trouble.

The school acknowledged in a press release Friday their self-imposed sanctions following the institutionȗs discovery of text messaging violations within the athletics program have been accepted by the NCAAȗs Committee on Infractions.

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7 Trillion Messages

Wed, 5 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Everyone and their mama is using SMS these days thus we were not surprised to learn that ABI Research predicts more than 7 trillion SMS messages will be sent worldwide in 2011, from nearly 4.2 billion mobile subscriptions.

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New Years Text

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

A kiss at midnight on New Years Eve is no longer enough for partygoers celebrating the turn of the year, with millions now sending text messages as well.

A bump in the number of texts is expected to be sent on Friday night, with over 25% more than last year predicted by the mobile phone networks.

SMS Attacks

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:14:30 -0500

According to security experts, an SMS of death threatens to disable many current Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, Micromax and LG mobiles.

In recent months, the tendency has been for hackers and security testers to focus their efforts on smartphones such as the iPhone or Android-based phones. However, according to Mulliner, only 16 per cent of mobile phone users possess sophisticated handsets of this type. By contrast, worldwide, more than 4.6 billion people use simpler feature phones. These often have just a single processor, are unable to run external native applications, but are often able to run Java apps.

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Pakistan Drivers to Recieve Text Messages

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:14:30 -0500

The National Highway and Motorway Police in Pakistan is going to launch a Short Message Service (SMS) from the new year to create awareness about road safety in commuters and inform them about weather conditions.

Texting Invented by a Man According to Kutcher

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Ashton Kutcher likes communicating via the written word.

We know he Tweets to and about wife Demi Moore, even when she's sitting right next to him. And now he's exploring the notion in an essay for Harpers Bazaar. He maintains that it is safe to say text messaging was invented by a man.

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Blackberry News Feed

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

BlackBerry users, like everyone else, want to be kept up to date with the latest news, so having a decent RSS feed reader on the BlackBerry platform is a good thing. And we have just that with the BlackBerry News Feeds app.

SMS and Conterfeit Medication

Thu, 9 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

In the heart of Africa, where humanity wallows in poverty and access to health care is a dream, the fight against counterfeit drugs has been daunting.

But technology is coming to the rescue of millions of patients and consumers who face the risk of using counterfeit medicines each year.

Consumers will soon be able to countercheck genuineness of the drugs they buy via short text messages a platform dubbed mPedigree.

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SMS Spammer Fined

Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The mastermind behind a SMS spam scheme that preyed on lonely hearts through dating websites has been fined $2 million.

Former porn site operator Scott Gregory Phillips was behind a Brisbane-based business which employed backpackers to create fake profiles on dating websites and send unsolicited text messages to victims.

SMS Spammer Fined

Charity Text Donations

Tue, 7 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Four nonprofit groups are trying to attract $25 gifts through text messages this holiday season, an experiment that may increase the popularity of giving via mobile phones among charities.

One of the biggest limitations of such giving, which burst onto the scene earlier this year when nonprofits raised tens of millions of dollars through text-to-give programs after the Haitian earthquake, has been the small size of the donations charities could solicit, just $5 or $10.

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Text Messaging Tip Line at School

Mon, 6 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The city of Brockton has launched a text messaging tip service in its public school system. On Wednesday, students in both middle and alternative high school were encouraged to begin using a text and web-based tip line to let school officials and police know about problems with bullying. According to Jocelyn Meek, the communications officer for Brockton Public Schools, the system is an anonymous way for students to share their concerns on a variety of troubling issues.

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Text Messaging Saves Lives

Wed, 1 Dec 2010 09:00:00 -0500

A 17-year-old boy and his grandfather were rescued from the icy marsh in Dutchess County after their canoe overturned, thanks to his text messages.

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SMS Alerts in Egypt

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

An Egyptian court overruled on Saturday a decision by the telecommunications authority to impose restrictions on media companies that send out news alerts to cell phones.

The Administrative Court said the governments action were a restriction on freedom of expression and an unjustified intrusion on the SMS alert services. It is not yet clear if the government will try to appeal the verdict.

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911 Text Message

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The way we reach 911 in an emergency could soon change. The Federal communications Commission is looking at the possibility of being able to relay messages to emergency services via text messaging, and even streaming video.

Digital Forensics and Texting

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

In an effort to determine what Brett Favre did or did not text Jenn Sterger, the NFL is conducting high-tech forensic work to trace the electronic pathways and transmission of any photos or messages that might have been sent during communication between them, according to a source familiar with the situation.

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Texting in Class

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

College students say their professors would be shocked to know just how often they send text messages during lectures, and one researcher has offered a simple and stringent solution: Give failing grades to text-happy students.

Nine in 10 students said in a Wilkes University study released this month that they have sent and received texts during class, although a much smaller portion of students believe educators should allow unlimited texting in class as long as it does not disturb others.

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Ethics Code and Texting

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Texas Education Agency staff requested the change to the ethics code because they said they are receiving disciplinary case referrals in which teachers were found to have sent students thousands of text messages. Sometimes the content of the messages was not inappropriate on their face but the volume of messages and time of day the messages were sent indicated that the educator was grooming the student for a future sexual relationship.

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Texting Doomed His Escape

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Rodriguez gained momentary infamy when he succeeded in eluding law enforcement officers from three states and federal marshals after stealing an unmarked police car while his hands and feet were shackled, according to authorities. He used his knees to steer the vehicle before freeing himself of the constraints using a handcuff key on the key chain left in the running car, police said.

After making his unlikely getaway, police were able to track him down early Thursday at a motel in Connecticut by tracing text messages he sent from his cellphone. The account that follows comes from a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case.

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Get Text-Message Reminders of Shows You Want to Watch

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Proof positive that people are wired differently: I'm a walking TV guide, able to tell you the day and time for each of my favorite shows, but my wife has no idea when anythings on. If not for our DVR, she would never catch an episode of Glee.

If you are like her, you might appreciate Remember To Watch. True to its name, the service sends text-message reminders to your cell phone 30 minutes before a selected show is scheduled to air.

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Text messaging to help fight AIDS in Africa

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Kenyan patients with HIV got a weekly text message that asked, How are you? in a reminder for them to take their drugs that help keep the virus dormant.

People who got the texts were 12 per cent more likely to have an undetectable level of the HIV virus.

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Text Messaging Weight Loss

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

A San Diego-based company is conducting a study to see if constant text messages can help a person lose weight.

San Diegan Raymond Acosta wants to be fit and healthy, and he said sometimes he needs a little push. He said constant text messages have helped him stay on track.

Text Messaging Weight Loss

AT&T Class Action

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:00:03 -0500

AT&T Mobility notified its subscribers Thursday that they might be entitled to benefits from a proposed class-action settlement over alleged improper charging of Internet taxes.

Subscribers sued AT&T earlier this year, saying the carrier charged them Internet taxes on their mobile service bills in violation of the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act and other laws. Suits in various courts were transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in Chicago. AT&T and the plaintiffs in the case, who represented a broad class of AT&T Mobility customers, reached a settlement agreement in July.

AT & T Class Action

Software Allows Parents to Monitor Text Messages

Tue, 9 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Today, more and more predators are switching to cell phones to lure their victims, but parents can use that same technology to help keep their kids safe.

Amy Antley checks her daughters Facebook page every two to three days. That was one of the stipulations. You have a phone, Facebook, I have the passwords.

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Text Messaging After Bed Time Can Cause Problems

Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:00:31 -0400

Text messaging at night can lead to sleeping disorders in kids

Children sending text messages and working on internet before sleeping are more likely to suffer from poor sleep, bad mood, and cognitive problems, reveals a pilot study.

Use of electronic media like cell phones, laptops, iPads, etc. and continuous texting while sleeping is found to cause insomnia, ADHD, anxiety, depression, learning difficulties, and leg pain at night in kids aged between 8 to 22 years.

Researchers said, These activities are not sleep-promoting, like reading a novel or listening to music. They stimulate the brain and depress normal sleep cycles.

Average Number of SMS

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

That's increasingly the attitude of teens in the U.S., who used their mobile phones to send and receive an average of 3,339 texts per month in the second quarter, according to The Nielsen Co. SMS ) is now the main reason to own a cell phone, according to teens in the U.S. SMS, which was created as a testing and communication system for cellular network technicians, is limited to 160 characters per message but has proved well-suited to consumers around the world. The pace at which the average U.S. teens is now using SMS comes out to six messages per waking hour, according to Nielsen.

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Send Text Messages

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Nielsen found that teens send or receive an average of 3,339 texts per month. Those between the ages of 13 and 17 send or receive an average of 4,050 texts per month, far more than any other age group. The next closest group was 18-24 year olds, who send an average of 1,630 text messages per month. Those figures are both greater than the average amount of texts sent during the same quarter in 2009.

New SMS Fraud

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

A new fraud, targeting people selling second-hand goods in newspaper classifieds and online services such as Gumtree, is in operation. According to the Wireless Application Service Providers Association of South Africa (WASPA), the purported buyers use commercial SMS messaging services to send sellers fraudulent confirmations of bank deposits so that they can obtain the sellers goods.

On receipt of an apparently legitimate confirmation that they have deposited the money, they then insist on taking the goods from the seller, who soon discovers that no deposit has been made to his or her bank account. The fraudsters currently operate mostly on the weekends and in the evenings.

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SMS Tells Childrens Whereabouts

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Greenfingers Global School, a co-educational English medium school in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, has installed RFID technology on school grounds to record attendance and monitor student whereabouts, according to a New Delhi Television report.

The schools 850 students will wear RFID-embedded ID cards, which are captured by installed RFID readers and antenna. Once transmitted to the school’s database, the system can send bulk SMS messages to parents regarding their child’s current whereabouts.

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Why Recycle Cell Phones

Fri, 8 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Cellular phones and other mobile devices often contain toxic materials that can pollute the environment. The chemicals contained in the cell phones and electronics are harmful to the health of both humans and animals. Cell phones and their accessories contain a large number of hazardous substances known as Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals - PBTs. Some of the chemicals contained in the PBTs have been known to cause damage to nervous systems, reproductive systems, and developmental systems, as well as causing cancer.

When recycled properly, the materials can be put back into circulation, reducing the health risks to the community. The materials that are contained in old cell phones can often be recycled and reused to make a variety of other products. Additionally, in order to comply with environmental protection regulations, many countries have very specific requirements and methods for disposing of cell phones, batteries, and other toxic items. Rather than wrestling with disposal guidelines yourself, it is often much easier to just sell or donate old cell phones to a company qualified to recycle them.

Why Recycle Cell Phones

Partnership for Mobile Interaction

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Taking advantage of the most ubiquitous device in the world – the mobile phone – Mobile Messenger and Poll Everywhere today announced a partnership to provide high school educators with an interactive SMS-based education program. By leveraging the widely accessible SMS platform, the collaboration successfully scales Poll Everywheres mobile participation system to improve student engagement, increase interaction and raise test scores.

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FEMA Warning of Text Scam

Wed, 6 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division have been made aware that fraudulent text messages have been sent to disaster survivors in neighboring states.

The reported text message tells recipients they have a message waiting from FEMA and instructs them to push the star button on their cell phone to obtain information about their federal disaster assistance. A subscription of $9.99 per month is then charged to the owner of the cell phone if the star button is pushed.

Passport Status via SMS

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Are you a resident of Chennai who wants to know the status of the passport that you have just applied for? Just send a text message SMS from your mobile phone to the Regional Passport Office.

In a bid to bring down the number of applicants, who throng Shastri Bhavan every day to know the status of their passport applications, the RPO on Friday launched the 'Passport Query Through SMS' system in collaboration with BSNL.

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Facebook to Integrate SMS

Mon, 4 Oct 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Facebook and internet communications company Skype are planning to announce a wide-ranging partnership that will include integration of SMS, voice chat and Facebook Connect.

Football Fans Can Text Police

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Football fans at Ross-Ade Stadium can send text messages to report problems during football games, thanks to a new system operated by Purdue Police.

Texts are Not Phone Calls

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

T-Mobile argued in a court briefing today that text-messaging services are not subject to the same regulations as voice services, in defending itself against a lawsuit filed by a text-message marketing company.

Last week T-Mobile was sued by EZ Texting, a company that runs marketing campaigns for various clients that want to send group text messages. In the suit, EZ Texting claimed that T-Mobile pulled the plug on its service after learning it was running a campaign for a client called Weedmaps.com.

However, T-Mobile said it yanked EZ Textings messaging code because it was supposed to get prior approval for all marketing campaigns run over its network, as specified in its agreement with the marketing company. In addition to Weedmaps.com, EZ Texting also failed to get approval for two other services involving party rentals and church services, T-Mobile claimed in its answer to EZ Textings complaint.

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SMS and Facebook

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Recent research has found people want to respond to advertising via their mobile phones and that SMS messages are the preferred method. It makes sense, then, that Facebook users would also like to be communicated with via SMS - at least thats what outfits like TextualAds are hoping.

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Customers Suffer From SMS Ban

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:00:05 -0400

Shivani Anand, 28, was mystified when she didn't receive transaction alerts after swiping her credit card in a shopping spree.

A concerned Shivani called up her banks helpline, only to find out she would not be getting any updates or alerts from the bank on her transactions till Sep 30.

The bank's automated voice response system informed customers that they would not be receiving any alerts in the in the wake of the government banning bulk SMS service across the country.

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Google Apps and SMS

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Google Apps users authorizing access from other applications—email clients, calendar apps, and the like—may soon need to verify both their password and phone access, under a new two-step authorization being pushed by Google. Administrators need to enable it for their domains, but it's a feature that will likely make its way to general Google apps for the public like Gmail. Do you want two-step, SMS-based verification for your Google accounts, or is it a step too far into inconvenience?

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SMS Replier

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The worlds infatuation with texting has grown from 4.1 trillion text messages per year in 2008, to more than 1.6 trillion text messages per day in 2010, and in order to raise awareness of the dangers associated with Texting While Driving TWD, Iconosys, the creator of the smartphone safety app-SMS Replier,- has taken to the roads starting Sept. 9, 2010.

Over the next two months, Iconosys, CEO and founder Wayne Irving II, a pioneer in next-generation telecom concepts, will lead a cross-country tour of major college campuses with scheduled stops on specific days. Departing from California, Iconosys plans to visit every college en route and also other locations that would be announced subsequently. The tour will culminate in Washington DC on September 21st at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's second annual National Distracted Driving Summit.

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T-Mobile Sued

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

T-Mobile is being sued by EZ Texting which claims the fourth-largest U.S. carrier was unfairly blocking its SMS delivery service due to connections with medical marijuana groups.

The company, which offers groups and organizations way to have mass SMS campaigns, said T-Mobile was concerned about its connections to a legal in the state it was located marijuana dispensary group. EZ Texting said it severed ties with this marijuana group but its short code capabilities were revoked anyways.

T-Mobile Sued

Text First, Talk Second

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Text messages use a system that is different than the wireless or land-line connections and is faster than a call. It also uses a fraction of the bandwidth; 800 people can send a text message in the bandwidth used by just one phone call.

In the event of an emergency, set up a texting plan with your friends and family.

Comcast Offers Support via SMS

Thu, 9 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Comcast today announced that the company is deploying support via SMS, allowing users to get account help by sending a text to COMCAST4U (short code 266278). Users can send a variety of messages (listed in the link above) like CALLME, which prompts a call from Comcast support, NOAPPT, which cancels scheduled service calls, or BAL, which provides users with their account balance.

Tips to Control Mobile Spending

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Are you one of those who feel dizzy each time you look at your monthly mobile bill? Well, join the club. No matter how hard many of us try to curb our bills, we invariably end up in the same situation month after month wondering where we went wrong. It seems like the mobile phone has become an efficient tool of siphoning our hard-earned money. The bills have so much of technical jargon and fine print that it only serves to add to the confusion.

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Adult Texting on the Rise

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The number of Americans under the sway of the text message has increased again, says the latest Pew Resarch study called Cell phones and American Adults. Still, as you might expect, adults still trail teens by a the considerable number.

The rise, year-over-year, is quite interesting. About 72 percent of adult cell phone users send and receive text messages; last year at the same time the number was 65 percent. Meanwhile, 87 percent of teen cell phone users text, but the percentage hides a much higher number: teens send and receive about 50 SMS messages per day, while adults send and receive five times less, or about 10.

Adult Texting on the Rise

Tips for Integrating NotePage Pro with IPMonitor

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Tips for Integrating NotePager Pro with IPMonitor

Mastercard SMS Controls

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

New York-based Citi will be the first U.S. bank to deploy MasterCards inControl service to consumers, adding new functionality for cardholders by the end of this year. The new service will give cardholders the ability to set spending limits, set budgets and rules for when and how their card can be used, and set up realtime SMS and email alerts based on spending activity.

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The Rise of Text Messaging

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Text messaging is one of the most popular communication methods in the world. The cost of a cell phone and SMS plan compared to that of a computer and a broadband connection has made texting extremely popular in developing countries, and unlimited messaging plans have made it the communication medium of choice for teens everywhere beating face-to-face conversation and e-mail in popularity.

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Threatening Texts Land Pair in Jail

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Lewis County Sheriff's investigators have arrested two men for sending threatening text messages to each other on their cell phones.

Investigators say 26 year old Scott Gaba of Lowville sent 34 year old Jeffrey Hanno of Glenfield a text message threatening to do physical harm to him if he did not stop sending text messages to Gabas girlfriend.

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Direct Text Responses

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Instead of using an algorithm to produce results, as Google and Yahoo do, ChaCha and KGB rely on people to generate their answers. ChaCha provides a free service that allows users to send queries by text or voice message and then receive a text reply, often accompanied by an advertisement, from one of the companys approximately 50,000 part-time responders. Competitor KGB has a similar setup, although its users pay 99 cents per answer and are spared the outside advertising with each response.

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Mel Gibson in Hot Water over Text Messages

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The woman who claims to have been Mel Gibsons mistress at the time of the now-famous January 6 blowout says she was badgered by Mel's bodyguard to keep her mouth shut ... this according to sources who have been in touch with the woman.

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Why You Should Recycle Cell Phones

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Text Messages and Diabetics

Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Text messages push diabetics to record blood-sugar levels. What if my blood sugars too high today? Is it time for my blood pressure pill? With nagging text messages or more customized two-way interactions, researchers are trying to use cellphones to help fight chronic diseases.

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Crime Stoppers Using Text Messaging

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:00:58 -0400

U Shud Text Us

That is the message the NYPD is sending the increasingly text-crazed public, urging tipsters to let their fingers do the snitching.

Cops are kicking off a campaign Tuesday to boost the lagging number of text message tips to the Crime Stoppers website.

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Cellar Tapping Devices

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything thats said.

The significance of Chris Pagets work is that it shows how cheaply such devices, which have been around for decades and are often used by law enforcement, can now be built by hobbyists with equipment easily found on the Internet.

Hacked Cell Phones

Walking While Texting

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

An Ohio State University analysis found that for the past few years, the number of emergency room visits resulting from pedestrian cell phone accidents has doubled year-over-year. The study showed that in 2008, more than 1,000 pedestrians visited emergency rooms for injuries like walking into a pole while texting or spraining an ankle after falling down while talking on a cell phone.

Even Walking While Texting May Be Dangerous

Top 10 Small Business Mistakes

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Many small businesses make mistakes, and smart entrepreneurs will learn from the mistakes of others. With that in mind, we have compiled a list of some common mistakes that small business owners often make....

1. Knowing It All

Business owners who think they have learned it all will very often tend to fail. Even the most experienced entrepreneurs have to be willing to learn continually. There are always new technologies and markets emerging. It is very important to learn these new technologies and adapt to changing markets.

Top 10 Small Business Mistakes

Texting While Driving Now Against the Law

Mon, 5 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Thursday Governor Patrick signed a bill that bans texting while driving as well as requires vision tests every five years to older drivers. The new law also bans scanning the internet on a mobile device while driving. The fine for texting while driving will be $100 for a first offense, and up to $500 for repeat offenses. The fine will not be considered a moving violation. Police will be able to pull over anyone they suspect of texting while driving.

Also included in the law is a ban for anyone under the age of 18 from talking on their cellphone and driving. Violators face suspension of their license or permit.

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Cell Phone Etiquette - Part 2

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Texting Ban Being Enforced

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

When Michigans ban on texting while driving takes effect Thursday, police will be able to pull over motorists solely for using their cell phones to send or look at text messages or e-mails.

Some in law enforcement say the similarities between dialing a cell phone, which remains legal, and texting, which will cost drivers $100 for a first offense, will make the ban difficult to enforce. Others, however, say it will be relatively straightforward for officers to spot and ticket violators.

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Learning through Texting

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Teachers and principals at Norwich Free Academy find the constant text-messaging by students to be the most disruptive problem in their classrooms, so now it's their turn.

Throughout the summer, NFA is sending one text message per weekday to students who have signed up - or whose parents have signed them up - for the new Learning Does not Take a Vacation program. The text messages started last week with vocabulary on Monday, science on Tuesday, math on Wednesday, history on Thursday and cultural literacy on Friday.

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SNPP and WCTP Settings

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Collection of settings for sending SMS and text messages to cell phones. Refer to the SNPP and WCTP settings for each carrier.

TAP Terminal Phone Numbers

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

When sending text messages to pagers and cell phone, the terminal phone number is required we have listed the most commonly used numbers along with the settings. Please let us know of any additional modem numbers that you would like to have added to the database.

How Messaging Works

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:00:38 -0400

A visual look at how text messaging works.

SMTP Setting to Send Text Messages

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Telecom SMTP settings for sending text messages via email to mobile phones

Fines Via SMS

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:00:52 -0400

The Ministry of Interior is to introduce a new service by which people, both Saudis and expatriates, will be informed of traffic fines and sent SMS text messages that their ID documents or resident permits need renewal.

Techno Toddlers

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Parents of young children have particular cause to be concerned, especially now that internet access is fast becoming a basic feature on mobile phones. Phones are tools; they give children access to information which otherwise they would not have had access,says Yinka Awobo-Pearse, a Montessori trained educationist who runs a nursery school in Lagos. What we have to realise is that they open up a world to the children which you have no control over. Normally it was on the PC at home, and you could see them doing it, now it's in their hands.

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Text Emergencies

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

It is common knowledge that in case of emergency, you call 911. But what if you can not call out?

What if you are in a hostage situation, or hiding from a burglar in a closet at home? Such questions have floated around local law enforcement agencies for years as wireless phones continue to flood the market.

Taking advantage of the latest trends in technology, Marion County, Fla., has become the latest in the country to accept distress calls via text message. By texting a message to a Sheriffs Office phone number, residents who are in danger can reach emergency responders through the Communication Center.

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Text Message Alibis

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

On the night Michelle Lee was murdered, a text message was sent from her phone to Gary McGurkhers: Out walking trying to think. You want me to stop by? said the message to her on-and-off boyfriends phone.

The next day, April 27, 2009, Ms. Lee, a 24-year-old criminalist with the New York Police Department's forensic laboratory, was found dead inside her Queens apartment.

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Software Industry Conference

Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

We will be presenting at this years Software Industry Conference July 15-17th in Dallas, Texas join us there!

New Version of PageGate

Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

A new version of PageGate text messaging software is available. The update is minor with a few fixes.

Saucy British Text Messages

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Almost two thirds of Brits have sent a naughty phone picture of themselves to the wrong mobile number, according to a survey.

The saucy snaps are normally meant for partners they are sexting, but have ended up with strangers or, even worse, their parents.

And 72% of mobile owners have received steamy shots of people they do not know.

Saucy Text Messages

SMS Slander Trial Postponed

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Trial of former political secretary to former Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh who was charged with making a criminal threat via SMS to three assemblymen in April last year, was postponed as the accused Datuk Dr Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir was on medical leave.

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Blocking IPhone SMS Messages

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0400

I have an iPhone 3GS. I haven't paid for a texting plan.The problem is that advertisers have found my phone number and text me. I receive from five to ten unsolicited texts each month. Is it true that AT&T charges 20¢ for incoming text messages when you don't have a text plan? And how can one block receiving all text and messaging to the iPhone?

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Crime Tips via Text Message

Thu, 27 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, citizens who have information on a crime will be able to provide Buffalo police with information through text messaging.

Google and Mobile Advertising

Wed, 26 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

US antitrust regulators gave Internet search titan Google a green light to acquire mobile advertising network firm AdMob, saying the deal was unlikely to harm competition.

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Passenger Texting

Tue, 25 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The common fear about phone texting while driving is that you may not see a car coming and will get into an accident. This 21-year-old patient, however, was the passenger. So what's wrong with that? I asked. What' is wrong with texting if you are the passenger?

Well, my professor said, this young lady became another casualty of the texting epidemic because she didn't see the collision happening and couldn't brace herself. The angle of her head was such that the airbag hit her obliquely and blinded her to some extent in both eyes.

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Cell Phone Cancer Study

Mon, 17 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The largest study to examine a potential link between cellphone use and cancer is already stirring up controversy, two days ahead of its actual release. After many years of ambiguous and sometimes conflicting results, the Interphone study was an attempt to provide a definitive measure of any risks associated with heavy cellphone use. But even the studys authors spent several years arguing over how to interpret the data that came in, before finally producing a report thats due to be published Monday evening, US time.

Mobile Carriers to Make Warnings

Wed, 12 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has proposed a rule that would require wireless carriers to warn customers about extra fees for using more voice minutes or data than their plan allows.

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Mobile Market is Split

Tue, 11 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Research and Markets ... connections, and revenue analysis split by data and voice. This is followed by key data and forecasts on wireless content and the mobile messaging.

SNPP Settings to Send SMS

Mon, 10 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

SNPP settings to send text messages via the Internet.

Net Neutrality

Thu, 6 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Net neutrality rules proposed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission could upset a complex mobile telecom marketplace and lead to fewer handset choices and fewer smartphone applications, a mobile trade group said Monday.

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Health and Cell Phones

Tue, 4 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The biggest study to date into the effects of mobile-phone usage on long-term health was launched on Thursday, aiming to track at least a quarter of a million of people in five European countries for up to 30 years.

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Google Mobile Plan Scrapped

Mon, 3 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Google Inc said it no longer plans to offer a version of its Nexus One smartphone for the Verizon Wireless network and will change its distribution plans in Britain, underscoring the challenges facing the Internet search company as it expands into the mobile phone market.

Remote Blackberry Printing

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday added mobile printing to its enterprise services offerings, giving BlackBerry users a new way to print documents on the go.

A new services offering called ePrint will let BlackBerry users securely print documents from printers at public locations like hotels, airports or libraries, said John Tomesco, vice president of marketing and development for HPs Imaging and Printing Group. Users will be able to print e-mail messages, images, presentations and documents in file formats such as PDF.

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iPhone Market Saturation?

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

AT&T Inc. added fewer wireless customers with contracts in the first quarter than it has since 2004, an indication that the saturation of the market is even starting to catch up with the carrier of the iPhone.

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Mobile Readers to Overtake Kindles of the World

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

A new publishing company is betting that readers will bypass electronic readers such as Amazon's Kindle and Sonys Reader in favor of reading bite-sized stories on mobile devices they already own.

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US Supreme Court Hearing Sexting Case

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will hear the case of whether employees text messages sent by an employer-owned device are considered private.

The case specifically will examine whether a California police department violated the constitutional rights of an employee when it inspected personal text messages sent and received by a pager owned by the city of Ontario, Calif.

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More Mobile Web Surfing in China

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Mobile phones are an increasingly popular way to surf the Internet in rural China, but a digital divide is still growing between the countrys rural and urban areas, a survey found.

Rural China had over 100 million Internet users at the end of last year, accounting for just 15 percent of the rural population, according to a report put online Thursday by the China Internet Network Information Center , the government-controlled overseer of Internet domain names in the country. That compares to 45 percent of people online in bigger cities, a gap that has widened for the last two years, the report said.

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Boosting Cell Signals

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Dead Zone ads may be creepy, but they capture the essence of a problem familiar to many cell phone users: When you're indoors, even within your carriers coverage area, the networks signal sometimes simply is not strong enough to support voice calls or data services. A slew of products now address the problem--but they do not come cheap.

The signal-boosting products generally fall into one of two categories: femtocells or signal repeaters. Both types of equipment can deliver strong signals within buildings, but they work in fundamentally different ways.

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Install PageGate on Windows 7

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Step by step tutorial to install PageGate on Windows 7

Solve Hay Fever with a Cell Phone

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

The Japanese firm behind a dog-bark translation machine and cellphone ring tones meant to attract members of the opposite sex has a new spring-time offering -- a mobile phone application to cure hayfever.

The Japan Ringing Tone Laboratory has released its latest invention just in time for the cherry blossom season, when white and pink petals shower the country and pollen allergies and sinus problems cause misery for millions.

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NotePager Pro on Windows 7

Mon, 5 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

NotePager Pro will run on Windows 7. To make it a little easier we have created tutorials for running NotePager Pro on Windows 7.

Installing NotePager Pro on Windows 7 32 Bit
Installing NotePager Pro on Windows 7 64 Bit

e-Privacy Law

Sat, 3 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

A coalition of tech vendors and privacy groups is calling on the U.S. Congress to update a 24-year-old law to better protect users of e-mail, cloud computing services and mobile phones from government surveillance.

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UK Regulator Cuts Charges

Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0400

A U.K. regulatory agency on Thursday proposed a steep reduction in connection charges for mobile phone users.

Verizon Launching a Payment System

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Verizon Wireless customers will soon be able to charge up to $25 a month in online purchases to their Verizon Wireless accounts.

The carrier today announced that the e-commerce payment service, based on services created by Danal Inc. will be launched later this spring.

The service will require text messaging-enabled phones, and that purchases be made from Verizon-approved online stores, which include game sites and social networks.

The service requires that customers click a BilltoMobile button during checkout from a participating online Web site. Users will be asked to input their mobile numbers and mobile billing zip codes for authentication.

Verizon Payment System

Mobile Ads Passing PC

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Google Inc said that it expects the rates that companies pay for search ads on mobile phones could surpass the rates of its existing PC-based ad business thanks to the growing popularity of powerful smartphones.

Priority Support Reminder

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Priority Support reminder. If PageGate is critical to your operations it is recommended you purchase Priority Support. Priority Support gives you priority access to technical support as well as free upgrades, details about what is included in PageGate Priority Support can be found here.

Support Settings

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:01 -0500

A quick list of settings for Telecom carrier settings.

TAP Settings
SNPP Settings
WCTP Settings
SMTP Settings

FCC Proposes Universal Fund

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Federal regulators trying to bring high-speed Internet connections to all Americans will propose tapping the government program that now subsidizes telephone service in poor and rural areas.
The Federal Communications Commission will include a proposal to reform the Universal Service Fund as part of a national broadband plan due to Congress in less than two weeks.

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Triple A Mobile Batteries

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

An Indian mobile phone company has launched a low-cost handset that uses commonly available AAA-sized batteries aimed at the hundreds of millions who live in areas where power supplies are erratic.

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Cell Phones Reveal Predictability

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Humans are unpredictable, movers and shakers - or so we might think. Yet new research that used cell phones to track people reveals the patterns of our movements and where we can be found, day or night, are predictable as much as 93 percent of the time, no matter how far we travel.

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SMS Learning Center

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The SMS and text messaging center includes interactive video tutorials, educational articles and support resources all pertinent to the sending of text and SMS messages. NotePage, Inc. has long been a leader in wireless communication and the SMS learning center expands on their commitment to educate users about messaging technologies, procedures and protocols.

The SMS learning center and videos are freely available, and no login is required. Additional details can be found at: http://www.notepage.net/learning-center/notepage-learning-center.htm

NotePage Knowledgebase

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:00:22 -0500

Quickly find answers to your NotePage questions using the NotePage knowledgebase.

Maine Weighs Cellular Health Issues

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Ignoring the health risks of heavy cell phone use invites a cancer epidemic, supporters of a bill requiring manufacturers to put labels on mobile phones and packaging said Tuesday.

We can do nothing and wait for the body count. That is what happened with smoking before warnings on cigarette packs were mandated, David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and Environment at the University of Albany, told Maine lawmakers.

The Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on a bill that would make Maine the first state to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, especially among children. Opponents dismissed research pointing to the risks and said the bill is more about politics than science.

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Mobile Carriers Defend Early Termination Fees

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:00:04 -0500

Early termination fees for mobile phone contracts are necessary to subsidize the cost of smartphones and customers know what they are getting into, mobile carriers told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in comments filed this week.

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Prepaid Wireless and T-Mobile

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

T-Mobile USA, the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier, said Thursday it gained 371,000 new customers in the fourth quarter, reversing subscriber losses in the third quarter.

But the new subscribers were mainly low-paying ones who do not sign contracts, and T-Mobile USAs earnings and revenue fell from the same period a year earlier.

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Mobile Fund Raiser for Chile

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

A US group that harnesses mobile phone technology to raise money for charities on Saturday launched text message campaigns to raise money for victims of the powerful quake in Chile.

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Mobile News

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

The survey results being released by the group Monday offer another sign of how people are changing they way they get information. Technology has been reshaping the news business and the way consumers relate to it for more than a decade. The latest shift is being driven by the exploding popularity of phones that can easily access the Internet.

Amtrak Goes Wireless

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Amtrak has rolled out wireless Internet access on all 20 of its Acela Express trains between Washington and Boston and in six major stations along the northeast corridor.

The service is free for now, though the railroad says that policy will be reviewed after an introductory period.

Mobile Compatibility

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The worlds largest mobile phone carriers say they are joining forces to make it easier for software developers to write apps that will run on as many phones as possible.

The Wholesale Applications Community announced Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is an attempt to retake the initiative from phone makers like Apple and Nokia, which have applications stores of their own.

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Skype and Verizon

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

2010 is shaping up to be a good year for Skype. A few weeks back, spokesperson Peter Parkes confirmed the companys VoIP iPhone App would soon be able to access AT&Ts 3G network. Now it appears Skype could be making its way to Verizons network.

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French Seniors Resist Cell Phones

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Few French seniors are embracing mobile phones compared to their counterparts in Sweden where nearly all people older than 65 use the technology, while three in four British and US pensioners own handsets, a study said Tuesday.

NotePage Video Tutorials

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Educational text messaging video tutorials to learn to use NotePager Pro and PageGate.

Health Texting Campaign

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The White House and major mobile carriers have launched a text-messaging campaign aimed at improving the health of babies in the U.S.

The Text4baby campaign, with support from health-care providers and several government agencies, will deliver health information to women from early pregnancy through their babies first birthdays. The campaign, created by the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, will attempt to provide health tips to combat high rates of premature births and infant deaths in the U.S., the White House said in a press release.

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Nokia Investigated in Securities Fraud

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Nokia, the worlds top mobile phone maker, said Monday a class action complaint alleging securities fraud was filed against it in New York on Friday.

FCC Seeks Info on Early Termination

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The U.S. telecommunications regulator asked Verizon Wireless, AT&T Inc, Google Inc ( and other mobile companies to explain how they tell their customers about early termination fees due when they bow out of service contracts early.

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Why Recycle Cell Phones?

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Tax on Cell Phone Use

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Ever make a personal call on your company cell phone? Did you record the value of that call as taxable income, as required by law?

Join the club, but do not worry. President Barack Obama will propose repealing the widely ignored requirement as part of his 2011 budget plan, a Treasury Department official said Saturday.

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NotePage News Now Available

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

NotePage Newsletter has been posted. Read the latest SMS and Text Messaging News.

Hands Free

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

A bill that would impose a fine on motorists in Pennsylvania who use a cell phone without a hands-free device easily cleared a hurdle Monday in the state House of Representatives.

The House gave preliminary approval to the bill, 156-40. A final vote on the bill could happen as early as Tuesday.

Under the bill, a $50 fine would be imposed on anyone talking or sending text messages on a cell phone, or otherwise using an electronic device for most other purposes. Using an electronic navigation system would remain legal, as would calling 911 while driving.

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SMS Learning Center

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

NotePage has recently introduced an SMS learning center to assist customers in sending text messages to mobile phones and wireless devices. The SMS and text messaging center includes interactive video tutorials, educational articles and support resources all pertinent to the sending of text and SMS messages. NotePage, Inc. has long been a leader in wireless communication and the SMS learning center expands on their commitment to educate users about messaging technologies, procedures and protocols.

The SMS learning center and videos are freely available, and no login is required. Additional details can be found at: http://www.notepage.net/learning-center/notepage-learning-center.htm

China Restores Texting Capabilities

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

China has restored mobile text message services in a Western province where they were suspended for months following unrest. Limited Internet access is also returning to the region.

Residents in the Xinjiang region, which is home to Chinas Uighur ethnic minority, can now send up to 20 text messages a day but are still barred from making international phone calls unless they register with authorities, the official China Daily newspaper said Monday. China cut off virtually all Internet, text message and international call services in the region after deadly ethnic riots there claimed nearly 200 lives last July.

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Mobile Price Wars

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The two largest U.S. wireless carriers, Verizon and AT&T, cut their rates on Friday, escalating a price war that began with smaller carriers.

Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. mobile service, said it would cut prices 30 percent for voice customers. It was followed by similar price cuts from its main rival, AT&T Inc.

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Texting Raised 11 Million for Haiti

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Cellphone users in the United States have contributed more than $11 million to Haitian earthquake relief through text messages in what is being hailed as an unprecedented mobile response to a natural disaster.

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Technology Helping Haitians

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:20:52 -0500

Online maps, mobile phone donations, wikis and a slew of websites are being deployed as telecoms firms, technology giants and startups set aside their rivalries and put the latest tools to work to help earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

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Text Messaging Resumed

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Text messaging services restarted with some restrictions Sunday for cell phone users in far western China, more than six months after deadly ethnic rioting prompted the government to shut them down.

Users are once again able to send text messages throughout China, but sending texts to overseas numbers remains prohibited, a staffer with the information office of the Xinjiang provincial government said. She declined to give her name as is customary.

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Mobile Phones May Help Alzheimers!

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Long suspected of causing brain tumors, mobile phones are now being eyed as key allies in the fight against Alzheimers disease, US researchers said in a study.

Researchers at the University of South Florida found, to their surprise, that 96 mice they zapped twice daily for an hour each time with electromagnetic waves similar to those generated by US mobile phones benefited from the exposure.

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Apple Buys Quattro Wireless

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Apple has acquired Quattro Wireless, according to an item posted Tuesday on the mobile advertising companys blog.

Quattro has an ad serving, tracking and analytics platform to help advertisers engage with mobile consumers. Its Q Elevation platform can be used to target ad campaigns based on consumer demographics, location, time of day and other factors.

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Taser Goes Mobile

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Stun gun maker Taser wants to help parents, not with jolts of electricity but with a tool which allows parents to effectively take over a childs mobile phone and manage its use.

Taser Goes Mobile

Developing Nations

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Nokia chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo praised the mobile phone on Friday as a history-changing tool and challenged developers to create programs for poor countries.

These little devices have done more to improve peoples lives than perhaps any technology in history, the head of the Finnish mobile phone giant said in a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show.

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Medication Reminders by Text

Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Text messaging has been blamed for all sorts of woes in recent years, from distracting drivers and walkers to causing chronic pain and promoting less personal communication. But a pediatrician now suggests that these quick messages have a bright side: They can remind us to take our medication.

Research has shown that up to half of patients may fail to take their daily medication properly, with forgetfulness being a top reason for non-adherence. So at least in some cases, sending a text message reminder may be all that a patient needs, said Robotham, who has encouraged the use of appropriate texting among doctors at her hospital.

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2009 Reflections and 2010 Predictions

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Another year has rolled by marked by miracles, political milestones and tragedies alike. 2009 was the year of financial uproar with bailouts and ponzi schemes dominating the news on a regular basis. Chrysler and GM stalwart car giants struggled to survive. Bernie Madoffs financial pyramid came tumbling down, taking average citizen's retirement plans with it, emptying the coffers of trusting non-profits and celebrities alike.

The United States democratically dominated political landscape juggled health care reform, accusations of death boards, raucous town hall meetings and tea parties from coast to coast. The Swine Flu was quickly renamed H1N1 so that the pork industry would not suffer, and the politicized name change did little to calm pandemic worries.

2009 was also marred by a number of notable deaths. Farrah Fawcett, the charming Charlies Angel, battle with cancer came to an end. The controversial but talented Michael Jackson succumbed to what appeared to be a fatal drug cocktail. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, known for the creation of the Special Olympics, passed on. Ted Kennedy, the patriarch of the Kennedy clan, and another controversial and historic figure, succumbed in his battle against a brain tumor. Walter Cronkite, the most trusted voice in America, died, bringing about the end of an era in journalism. Patrick Swayze who danced his way into our hearts, left us with nothing but sadness over his untimely death.

Some may see, the most noticeable death, as the death of capitalism. The bailouts, the governments role in the car companies, big government and what some seem to feel are steps toward socialism, have caused an unprecedented divide in the US.

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Mobile Phones in Prison A Security Concern

Mon, 4 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Mobile phones smuggled into British prisons could be used by Islamist militants to spread their extremist ideology and threaten national security, Conservatives claimed today.

Tory security spokeswoman Baroness Neville-Jones quoted official Justice Ministry figures which show that more mobile phones and SIM cards than ever are being secretly brought into jails, despite a ban on their use.

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NotePage Launched New Initiatives

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:00:00 -0500

Projects that NotePage has launched in 2009

January
Follow NotePage on Twitter @notepage

May
NotePager Pro Tutorials

June
Green Tips

July
Green Policy

September
New Integration partner Simple Server Monitor

October
Green Efforts and Policies -

November
Launched Text Messaging Learning Center

December
Launched Video Tutorials