Diana Jovin, VP Corporate Marketing, at Telegent Systems comments on the latest development for SMS that will create a new social experience for mobile subscribers, and drive revenues for operators Voice and SMS are still the most popular features on a mobile handset with subscribers. The latest figures from the Mobile Data Association indicate that [...]
A non-profit group in the occupied West Bank has started a scheme that uses mobile phone text messaging to help young Palestinians find work. The group, based in Ramallah, has already registered 8,000 Palestinians on its Souktel system, most of them recent graduates. The system connects them to about 150 leading employers who are looking [...]
MANILA – LAWMAKERS are targeting a tax on text messages to raise sorely needed revenue for the government – a move that is predictably rankling consumers in the Philippines, the texting capital of the world. The Short Message Service (SMS) is seen as a potential goldmine for the cash-strapped government because of the vast number [...]
New Delhi: Imagine a dictionary that offers tips on text messaging abbreviations for Indian cell phone users and has a Shakespeare guide too. Well that’s exactly what two new Collins dictionaries have to offer. HarperCollins India, Ratna Sagar Publishers and the British Council are launching the two new dictionaries – the Collins Co-build Advanced Illustrated [...]
Some retailers in India are using convenience and technology to woo shoppers, whose enthusiasm appears to have been dimmed by the economic downturn and an impending drought. Levi Strauss & Co, maker of the iconic 501 jeans brand, has introduced an installment plan, by which shoppers paying for their purchase with a credit card can [...]
A recent study revealed that text messages on mobile phones are making an impact on the quality of sleep for almost 50% of the 16 year old people. According to a report, the sleep of 25% of 13 year old youngsters can also be affected. The Leuven study on media and adolescent health was conducted [...]
Have you ever texted someone while behind the wheel? We’ll admit it: some of us here at Ars have in the past. Such an activity is very dangerous though, and a highway safety group has reversed its position on texting and driving, now endorsing a ban on the activity across the US. The Governors Highway [...]
