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Verizon's New Global Smartphone Aims for the Ozone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 26, 2009
...ck connection to friends and family and an ergonomic keyboard for more comfortable typing.
Beyond texting, the handset will come equipped with integrated high-speed EV-DO Rev. A Internet, global GSM...
Motorola Karma Has Texting in Mind
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 24, 2009
AT&T and Motorola are working on a device with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard aimed at consumers looking to use their phones to send text messages and access social networking sites like Facebook.
Calling this new handset the Karma, Motorola says that the design will be especially pleasing t...
Apple Updates its Software While the Government Rethinks Law
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 17, 2009
... of minutes.
The cell phone tax can be a pain for workers who increasingly use mobile devices for texting, emailing and browsing the Internet sometimes for work, sometimes for personal use.
The go...
Motorola Rival Coming to Verizon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 12, 2009
...on to celebrate in the form of the Rival from Motorola. Designed specifically for the challenges of texting, the Rival features a 2.2-inch screen and a backlit QWERTY keyboard that lights up either re...
Windows 7: More of the New '7'
in Wangtam, on May 27, 2009
...ilding It Big in Las Vegas
• Topsy Search Launches: ReTweets Are The New Currency Of The Web
• Twitter Guys: We'll Still Be Running This Company in 5 Years
• People Networks President Joann...
Vodafone HTC Magic Review
in The Smart PDA, on May 17, 2009
The folks at Android Community have posted a review of the HTC Magic, which was recently launched by Vodafone UK. Here are the positives and negatives of the HTC Magic as mentioned in the review:
Google Chrome ads on TV
in Wangtam, on May 10, 2009
...• Google Chrome ads on TV
• Verizon to Support Bans on Driving While Texting
• NASA astronaut will tweet, take YouTube questions ... live from space
• Guest post: Hackintosh FAIL
• Mozilla Pr...
More on complication
in The CIO Weblog, on February 9, 2009
... a repetition of Google's SMS search returns which ran up the bills of users with pay-as-you-go texting plans. It develops that in both incidents the problem was not with core Google technology, b...
JAJAH Turns iPod Touch Into VoIP Phone
in The VoIP Weblog, on February 7, 2009
JAJAH this week introduced a new solution that turns the iPod touch into a fully functioning VoIP phone, supporting voice calling and SMS messaging over Wi-Fi.
"The company says it is considering a release on the iPhone App store, but initially their plan is to sell this as an ipo...
Texting Is Important to Love
in The Dating Weblog, on December 24, 2008
...aging plays a significant or very significant role in their relationships." ~ source
Does texting take the place of a phone call? Or love note? To me, there's something really sweet abou...
Nokia Announces Flagship Smartphone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 3, 2008
...es. Both the physical QWERTY and virtual touch keyboard make for convenient blogging, chatting, texting or emailing. Finally, since no converged device is complete without an internal camera these...
AT&T and LG Present the Incite
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 19, 2008
... through screen touching, a scroll button to the upper right of the screen, or the included stylus. Texting allows for use of an on-screen virtual keyboard - full, QWERTY design in landscape mode or a...
Pantech Slate Coming to AT&T
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 20, 2008
...pad.
Physically reminiscent of a RIM Blackberry, the Slate not only appears designed for typing/ texting duty, it also offers an integrated 1.3-megapixel camera, proving that this handset has more ...
AT&T announces Pantech Matrix, Pantech Slate, Samsung Propel and AT&T Quickfire
in The Smart PDA, on October 15, 2008
...AT&T has announced four new devices that are targeted for Texting and Instant Messaging freaks. These include the Pantech Matrix, Samsung Propel, Pantech Slate and AT&T Quickfire. All four dev...
European budget airline Ryanair to offer in flight mobile services
in The Smart PDA, on October 2, 2008
...cost European airliner is soon going to offer in flight mobile services including mobile calls, texting and email to its customers on 14 of its 166 aircrafts.
These services will only be limited...
Past hang up and drive
in The Parenting Weblog, on September 30, 2008
...Today we saw a guy driving with two kids in his car while texting with both hands.
The addition of bluetooth and speaker phones on cell phones make driving a car while talking a bit safer. I've ...
Nielsen Mobile: More Texting Than Talking
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 29, 2008
... mobile advertising campaigns in the American market has been cellphone users' slow adoption of texting and non-voice related activities," she writes. "With texting now getting close out...
No Texting in Class!
in The Universities Weblog, on September 14, 2008
...West Virginia Public Radio had an intreresting piece a few weeks ago on a common campus issue - texting in class .
Should you send text messages in class? Marshall University doesn't have...
Verizon and UTStarcom form a "Blitz"
in The Gadgets Weblog, on August 28, 2008
...es for those in the tween age group. It has VCAST music for the latest tunes, a QWERTY keyboard for texting, a 1.3 Megapixel camera for pics, and Bluetooth connectivity for...whatever!
The Blitz is ...
Samsung Messager-A Perfect messaging device for Texting Freaks
in The Smart PDA, on August 18, 2008
The Samsung Messager is a perfect messaging device for all the testing freaks out there. It comes with a full QWERTY Keyboard, 2.1 inch display (176 x 220 pixels), 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Advanced Voice Recognition, Speakerphone, microSD memory slot, MP3 player, IM and Email. It also com...
Are Cell Phones Costing You Business?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on August 18, 2008
Is someone in your store driving away customers?
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Peter Elvidge
No business can afford to loose customers, much less a small business owner so that is why it is so important to insure that none of your employees is doing anything than could possible drive away...
Delta goes WiFi
in Tech Without Wires, on August 17, 2008
...s, to access the Internet, corporate VPNs, corporate and personal e-mail accounts, as well as SMS texting and instant messaging services. Gogo will be available to customers for a flat fee of $9.95 on...
hlp I M bn mugged!
in The CIO Weblog, on July 18, 2008
...ns soon, or at least so I imagined when I read this recent news article on the implementation of texting as an accepted means of contact with the authorities in emergencies.
I don't doubt that ...
The BIC Phone
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 14, 2008
...attery, and a SIM card already in place. I believe that you can use this phone just for calling and texting, and possibly FM radio. Rumor has it that it is designed to be disposable, unless you want t...
Texting Wars in Canada
in The Wireless Weblog, on July 11, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6396368
Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice this week issued a statement attacking the country's two leading wireless operators for their "ill-thought-out" decision to charge users 15 cents for each incoming text message.
"Chas...
Chrysler to Intro In-Car Wireless Internet Access
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 25, 2008
...t;The service would appear to be a huge victory for that critical lobby of people bored with merely texting, scrolling through iPod playlists and chatting on the phone," writes the LA Times'...
Samsung M800 Instinct Ready To Launch
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 19, 2008
... displays sensory interactive. It also has a Speech to Action button for such functions as calling, texting, picture messaging , traffic, movies, sports, news, weather and searches.
With EV-DO ...
Cell Phone Social Networking
in Web 2.0, on June 2, 2008
...r profile.
Add videos and photos to your Mocospace profile too. No longer are cell phones just for texting and music. Now you can do a whole lot more.
...
Reach out and touch?
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 1, 2008
...ll think is appropriate for children to have their own cell phone? Would you let your child have a texting plan or a camera phone?...
New Facebook Application from Blackboard
in The Online Universities Weblog, on May 14, 2008
... detailing their professor's latest thoughts, or engaging in classroom projects via cell phone texting....
Email Etiquette
in Biz Plan Hacks, on May 13, 2008
...ellent entry about email etiquette.
© Mzelle Biscotte
In this day of Instant Messaging and Texting too many people are using those shortcuts in emails and other communications. While that may ...
Jaxtr allows you to send free SMS to your friends & family globally
in The Smart PDA, on April 18, 2008
... if your friends and family reside in one of those 38 countries, there is no point wasting money on texting. Most important of all registration is totally free. Read more about it here .
"Jaxtr...
Jangl Adds Another 8 Million Profiles Via PerfSpot
in The VoIP Weblog, on March 25, 2008
...hen we connected via the Bulletin Board Systems of the 1980s-everyone thinks they have a different, better way to connect. How do you stand out in a crowded, social media space?
I suppose one way to...
4 Ways to Prevent Cell Phone Spam
in I got Spam?!, on March 21, 2008
... , wallpapers, even games. Then there are the contests and polls that invite you to participate by texting a number. Be very careful and read all the fine print. Most of those "free" offers...
Sony Ericsson W910i Review
in The Smart PDA, on March 13, 2008
...e up to 1000 contacts
Voice commands can be use to control calls when using a Handsfree device.
The texting system on the W910i is very user friendly as a user can start typing a new message with a ve...
Why Use Twitter?
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on March 10, 2008
If you've never used Twitter before, you might wonder why everyone likes it so much. Here's perhaps the most coherent, simplest explanation I've seen so far:
I suppose if you don't "participate" in the online world and are mostly a passive consumer, Twitter might no...
Texting Injured 6 Million Brits in 2007
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on March 5, 2008
...g is more embarrassing than having a "walk and text" injury or wounds caused by too much texting or use of mobile phones. According to Daily Star , about six million Brits were injured in...
Know the Mushiest Shorthand Messages for Valentine's Day
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 12, 2008
...opportune time to send mushy and corny text messages. But do you know this is also the most popular texting holiday of the year?
According to AT&T , Valentine's Day has recorded a 33% spike ...
Track your Tweets from Mint
in Wangtam, on February 11, 2008
...s available before Jan 12th to 714 on Jan 26th. For a better sense of what that looks like, the graph below shows the developer uptake since public launch......
How VoIP Works for Online Dating
in The Dating Weblog, on February 4, 2008
... this kind of service to daters interested in connecting via phone while maintaining their privacy. Texting, voice and messaging between PlentyOfFish daters will now be possible.
Question of the D...
GT 5: Prologue available for pre-order
in Wangtam, on February 3, 2008
- GT 5: Prologue available for pre-order
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- Macbook Air 拆解图
- DealShouter.com - Pligg-Based Bargain Site
- YouTube + Digg + Obama = YouBama
Designed by two Stanford grad students, Christopher Pedregal and Eric Park (who actually now works at NASA), to drum up ...
Clear Channel Airports Awarded Top Prize for ''Best New Consumer Services Concept in North America
in Bizinformer, on December 7, 2007
...national. "We congratulate Clear Channel Airports on its innovative concept, which help us better serve and keep happy the 60 million travelers that pass through our airport annually."
Cle... ...th multiple computers open on a single table. Everywhere you look people talked into headsets while texting or listening to iPods and playing video games.
What happened to the day when you sat and wa...
Jangl Now Supports SMS
in The VoIP Weblog, on November 28, 2007
One of my biggest problems with any system that virtualizes your mobile telephone identity with different telephone numbers is that the telephone numbers aren't really telephone numbers. Sure, you can receive calls through that number. Making calls appear as that number involves eith...
"I Wnt 2 Mke U Fl Gr8"
in The Dating Weblog, on November 27, 2007
... up and I decided from the brief online interaction we had following that text that it was probably better that we'd never met in person. So what was he doing texting me at all, let alone texting ... ...owing that text that it was probably better that we'd never met in person. So what was he doing texting me at all, let alone texting something like "I wnt 2 mke u fl gr8"?
Okay, the t...
Korea to Combat Mobile Phone Addiction
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 26, 2007
...e 14 to 19 have mobile phones, 38% of that send more than 1,000 text messages per month and 44% are texting even during lectures?
Well, South Korea is the first country ever to create a program t...
Mosio : a mobile questionaire
in Web 2.0, on November 18, 2007
... a questionaire, but it offers very smart reminder application as well.
You use the service by texting questions to it and get them answered by real people, meaning other people just like you. ...
Usability Study Says iPhone Users Commit More Text Entry Error
in The Smart PDA, on November 15, 2007
...). I'll let the study's headlines speak for themselves:
"iPhone and Hard-Key QWERTY Texting Was Equally Rapid, but iPhone Owners Made More Errors"
"Numeric Phone Owners Tex...
Look Chic This Holiday
in Pretty Things, on November 11, 2007
...cus on the party and the lost art of having that human connection - simple conversation without any texting necessary. Vivre.com is our connection to looking great with a variety of price points so ...
Emergency Texting Required at Boston University
in The Universities Weblog, on October 15, 2007
boston university has a new prerequisite for every course it offers: text messaging. Emergency text messaging, to be specific. Students who don't sign up for the university's emergency text messaging system can't register for Spring semester classes.
The mandatory text messaging...
Campus Safety: Many Schools Making Changes
in The Universities Weblog, on October 7, 2007
Several campuses made it into the news in the last few days with their ongoing efforts to improve campus safety in the wake of the killings in April on the campus of Virginia Tech.
Ball State University has announced plans to test their new emergency text-messaging service. About 3,700 students, ...
Innovations That Have Changed the College Experience
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 4, 2007
...y shaped the way college life is lived and the way education is done. From taking classes online to texting your friends during a boring lecture, this ain't your grandfather's pencil and paper...
Phlirt: Phone Flirting Service
in The Dating Weblog, on October 4, 2007
...39;re ready to meet up in person. I can see this being all kinds of messy fun. Can you just imagine texting with your new date only to look around the coffee shop and spy another person texting at the...
Does it Really Matter if Smartphones and PDA Phones Cause Brain Cancer?
in The Smart PDA, on September 18, 2007
...t time I used smoking as an example of self-destructive behavior. But I realized drug addicts are a better analogy, since connectivity is a addiction that's not going away any time soon, if at all... ...e the argument over whether mobiles generate brain cancer causing radiation is moot. Who would stop texting, calling or surfing, if they were told that it was bad for their health? Last time I used sm...
Kids Talk About Education the Most
in The Social Networking Weblog, on August 24, 2007
...s LLC . It reports that kids who are on social networking sites talk about educational topics while texting, messaging, chatting or blogging. I know some kids do, the ones that care about school. What...
SMS Helps People Quit Smoking?
in The Smart PDA, on August 9, 2007
...ook effect.
A hilarious theory no doubt, explained with statements like "many people are also texting friends for support as they try to give up."
Yet if anyone can conclusively prove the ...
New Daddy Returns to the Cardroom
in Internet Poker, on August 4, 2007
...ent at the LA Poker Classic last year, Ryan is back to play in several events this with hopefully better results then his first few forays from the nursery back to the cardroom. Follow his ... ...of cash.
One such player will be logging his time between the casino and a newborn while providing texting updates of his progress is Ryan Kallberg of the Absinthetics blog. After taking down an ev...
SMS Driving Causes Fatal Accident
in The Smart PDA, on July 23, 2007
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Still need convincing of the dangers of texting while driving ? Then you ought to read the story of Rachel Begg and Maureen Waites :
A teenage girl killed another driver after taking ...
How Texting Can Help Business
in On Storage, on July 13, 2007
What can you learn from your unstructured data? According to a number of estimates, nearly 85 percent of your company's data is unstructured - floating around in the form of text messages, emails, podcasts and the like. If you look closely, you can see a clear picture of how your organizatio...
Sprint's Customer Service Shows Greater Issues in US Telecoms
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 13, 2007
...rked as a CSR you'd know how common this is. There seem to be people out there who have nothing better to do than try to get free stuff. In all of this, the one party that has yet to make a public... ...each week to vote for their favorite contestants by dialing into the toll-free telephone numbers or texting in on their Cingular Wireless phones. To expand on that small quote - you can only vote for ...
Reaching out and Texting Mom
in Philoneist, on June 26, 2007
...em. T-Mobile in all its business glory ran a special on Mother's Day where unlimited and free texting was available.
Now I know I am supposed to be talking in a futuristic sense. However, ...
Now the Cops Will Know if You're Yapping While Driving
in The Smart PDA, on June 20, 2007
Well, you're not supposed to be using your smartphone or PDA while driving in the first place, but here's another deterrent to make sure you play it safe.
According to Newlaunches.com , you're four times more likely to get into accident while on the road if you insist on usi...
Important Mobile Tools #5: A Strap
in The Smart PDA, on June 2, 2007
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The cellphone strap enhances a mobile or handheld's use. Your hand can now concentrate more on texting or pushing the required buttons, since you'll feel safer that the strap will support eve...
Join the business SMS explosion
in Tech Without Wires, on May 20, 2007
... Did you know that the use of SMS (texting using a mobile phone) has been very popular in Europe, and now since 2005, the volume of text messages (in USA) has doubled in just one year .
Families h...
Carnival of the Mobilists 73
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on May 16, 2007
...ect I'm no different from any marketer who is struggling to understand the virtues and risks of texting a mobile phone. To get permission the campaign must offer something of value. It has to be ...
Twitter Through the Mobile Web, Not SMS
in The Smart PDA, on May 14, 2007
...microblogging platform through SMS. And many do.
But if some Twitters out there don't consider texting their thing (they probably miss surfing with a browser), the service blog has some good new...
Texting Creates a Twist in Mobile Shopping
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 27, 2007
Contrary to other mobile shopping systems powered by online retailers like Amazon.com and Become.com, a small NY-based company ShopText has added a Twist in shopping experience by using SMS or text messages as its weapon.
From The New York Times : At the center of the technology is ...
JetBlue Considering In-flight Text Messaging
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 25, 2007
...dio spectrum in a federal auction this year which could be applied to launch the US first in-flight texting service.
Since I'm blogging about a company known for its marketing prowess and frustra...
The Rise of Tech Prodigies
in The Smart PDA, on April 24, 2007
The smart PDA's chronicles of my nephew's first few texts , and a thirteen year-old typing out supercalifragilisticexpialidocious prove that we're passing the torch to our kids. Pretty soon, they'll be doing things with smartphones and PDAs that we can only dream off. Esp...
Women More Likely To Dump You Via SMS
in The Dating Weblog, on April 4, 2007
MOBILISED -- Apr 4 -- According to a recent survey conducted by Australia's RSVP and 3 mobile, 50% more women than men admitted to having broken up with their partner using a text message. 95% said technology has made dating easier.
Common TXT abbreviations include:
- 143's (I love you...
What Will Make SMS More Popular
in The Smart PDA, on March 27, 2007
...hy are texts immensely popular in the Philippines, where the daily minimum wage is below $7? Texting can be an expensive proposition in the US. SMS plans do grant big discounts, but the average...
