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Facebook

Facebook Messages: Need to know

Facebook Messages could be a game changer, but what is it and will it really kill off traditional clients like Gmail et al?

By Tom Brewster, 16 Nov 2010 at 15:32

Email Clients/News

text messaging

Foreign Office launches text service

Trial aims to deliver alerts to users in a foreign country during an emergency.<br>

By Miya Knights, 10 Aug 2011 at 11:01

Mobile/News

Week in Review: Who should police the internet?

As we build up to Christmas, the hot topics are censorship, internet language, and funky gadgets.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 12 Dec 2008 at 12:17

Networking/News

Huge growth forecast for mobile ad spending

A new analyst report forecasts annual growth of over 40 per cent as handset improvements offer cost-effective communication streams.

By Miya Knights, 7 May 2008 at 17:33

Mobile/News

Mobile tech boosts aid workers' ability to help

Non-governmental organisations are making good use of mobile innovations to help improve the lives of people around the world, a new report has shown.

By Nicole Kobie, 7 May 2008 at 14:26

Networking/News

Emergency text service for deaf expands

The 80999 service is being expanded to cover more people in the South West of England.

By Maggie Holland, 8 Oct 2008 at 11:09

Mobile/News

Facebook

Facebook Notes gets greater functionality

Changes to Facebook Notes make it easier to locate old notes and edit text.

By Tom Brewster, 16 Aug 2010 at 12:41

Networking/News

Text messaging

Texters up their game during festive period

This Christmas may well break a record for the volume of text and picture messaging, according to mobile giant Orange.

By Maggie Holland, 22 Dec 2009 at 12:04

Mobile/News

Texting while at the wheel

Police warn of text and drive dangers

Gwent Police are trying to educate youngsters of the harrowing consequences of trying to text while at the wheel with a grim, but realistic video.

By Maggie Holland, 17 Aug 2009 at 11:29

Mobile/News

Mobile users face ads deluge

Business users face a deluge of text ads to their mobile phones, predicts an industry analyst.

By Stephen Pritchard, 15 Apr 2008 at 10:57

Mobile/News

Collosus

Your Views: Bletchley Park funding

IT PRO readers ponder whether the government should offer funding to Bletchley Park or can it all be remembered through text books?

By Benny Har-Even, 26 May 2009 at 11:02

Public Sector/News

Visual search engine set for launch?

New search engine claims to search the internet using pictures, rather than text.

By Stuart Turton, 18 Aug 2008 at 15:43

Networking/News

PayPal uses new text message security verification

Verisign now allows PayPal users to add more security to their accounts with SMS and physical security tokens.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 26 Jan 2009 at 17:33

Risk Management Software/News

predictive text

Android typing app promises speed boost

A new text-typing application for touchscreens claims to be able to increase typing speed by as much as 50 per cent.

By Martin James, 16 Jul 2010 at 14:29

Public Sector/News

Microsoft's Tellme unveils mobile search service

Service will allow mobile users to access information and request maps via text message and speech-recognition automated voice line.

By Reuters, 18 Apr 2007 at 11:59

Networking/News

Vodafone

Vodafone network bludgeoned by break-in

A break-in at a Vodafone facility in Basingstoke potentially left hundreds of thousands without the ability to call, text or surf the web.

By Tom Brewster, 28 Feb 2011 at 13:23

Mobile/News

Google

Google introduces voice to text service

Technology acquired from purchase of Grand Central Communications turns up two years later as Google Voice

By Alexei Oreskovic, Reuters, 12 Mar 2009 at 10:45

Voice Recognition/News

Roaming text messaging costs to be capped

The price of sending texts within Europe will be capped, making it easier to control business costs.<br>

By Peter Dinkloh, Reuters, 22 Sep 2008 at 09:53

Networking/News

Skype

Skype buys GroupMe in group messaging play

Skype is to acquire GroupMe as it looks to expand its comms offerings into the text space.

By Tom Brewster, 22 Aug 2011 at 10:36

Mobile/News

Schools get SMS for alerts

An open source mobile messaging module will allow schools and universities to send out text messages as reminders or alerts.

By Miya Knights, 27 May 2008 at 17:16

Public Sector/News

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