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Bandai’s Smart Berry prepares next generation for texting

by Mark Rollins on Jul 18, 2008 at 09:26 PM

I’ve never caught an episode of Gossip Girl, but I have heard that it is about privileged teenagers who are addicted to their BlackBerry lifestyle.  I suppose this show is representative of the youth of today who can text like no tomorrow.  It appears that toy maker Bandai is preparing… Continue Reading »

In case of emergency, just send a text

by Mark Rollins on Jul 4, 2008 at 08:58 PM

Recently, we reported on how the OpenTable Beta version has made it possible to set up a reservation at your nearest restaurant, however it would appear that restaurant reservations aren’t the only thing that have been updated for mobile technology. Police departments in Boston, Cincinnati, and 100 other communities have… Continue Reading »

T-Mobile raising text messaging rates, again

by Robert Nelson on Jul 1, 2008 at 06:52 PM

T-Mobile has just announced that as of August 29 the rates for text and picture messages will be going up. With a nice increase, the per message rate will now be the same as most other major carriers as it is going from 15 cents up to 20 cents. These… Continue Reading »

Alltel updates their MyCircle calling plans, now with unlimited messaging

by Robert Nelson on Jul 1, 2008 at 02:16 PM

Alltel has just added another improvement to their MyCircle calling plans. Now, in addition to voice minutes, they will have the option to include text, video or picture messaging. Current MyCircle customers will be able to send or receive unlimited messages to anyone in their Circle as well as other… Continue Reading »

Verizon users send, receive a massive 20 billion messages a month

by Arnold Zafra on Apr 1, 2008 at 07:49 PM

Looks like Verizon Wireless customers have been going text frenzy over the past couple of years. Seven years after the network launched its basic text messaging services; Verizon Wireless customers have sent and received 10 billion messages in a single month in June 2007. Barely a year after, the number… Continue Reading »

Texting spelling leading to new, unique baby names

by Robert Nelson on Mar 8, 2008 at 02:42 AM

Tired of the standard old baby names, trying to think of something unique to hopefully have your newborn standout a little. Well look no further than your phonetic SMS spellings, or mis-spellings as they really are. According to the Thaindian News in addition to a corruption of the English language… Continue Reading »

Verizon announces text messaging price hike

by Sue Walsh on Jan 23, 2008 at 09:37 AM

Verizon Wireless has announced that it will raise the price of text messages by 5 cents starting March 2nd. The hike will result in customers paying 20 cents per message. Sprint Nextel became the first U.S. carrier to charge 20 cents per message when it raised its rates in October… Continue Reading »

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