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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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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 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.

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

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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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!

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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.

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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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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.

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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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!

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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