Tag: sms
SpinVox enables voice-driven posts to Facebook, Jaiku, Twitter
SpinVox has announced that its Voice-to-Screen technology is now available to users of the social network site Facebook, and "micro-blogging" services Twitter and Jaiku. Now, simply by calling and speaking text via a mobile phone, these three services can be…
82ASK text-message questions service rebrands as Texperts
82ASK is an SMS question service that’s the main rival to AQA here in the UK. You text it a question, and get an answer in response, paying a quid in the process. There’s clearly money in it, because 82ASK is splashing £1m on a relaunch, including changing its name to Texperts and projecting an ad onto the side of Wembley Stadium.
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 25-July-07: QANTAS, SMS, iPhone, Suda51, WoW
– QANTAS to offer in-flight internet and laptop power in new Airbus A380s planes (Daily Tech)
– Text messaging turns 15 years of age this year (Engadget)…
Shock: Text messages blamed for declining standards in written language
Ireland's State Examination Commission has come to the conclusion that we all knew already: the rise in text messaging is a contributing factor in the decline of writing standards. "The emergence of the mobile phone and the rise of text…
Amnesty International UK to implement mobile phone donation system
Another charity turns to technology to aid its fundraising efforts. Amnesty International UK is to implement a mobile phone payment system that can handle donations of up to £800. Using the LUUP payment system, Amnesty will be able to receive…
Is it a book, or a bunch of text messages? IT'S BOTH!
Fancy reading a book that's all about a Finnish IT executive who resigns to travel the world? Okay, so it doesn't sound that appealing (and anyway, we're still ploughing through the Jodie Marsh autobiography). Nevertheless, 'The Last Messages' by Hannu…
Brit Awards 2007 gets set for live text voting
Well, it was only a matter of time, I suppose. This year's Brit Awards will be the first to feature live text voting on the night itself. Sadly, this doesn't mean you can text abuse from your sofa to get…
MessagePlus mobile texting system could prove popular with consumers
LogicaCMG have unveiled an extension to the hugely popular mobile SMS text messaging facility called MessagePlus, which they claim contains features that many users want and would be prepared to pay for – 70% of customers according to a recent…
Garmin offers free software for receiving texts on a sat nav
Garmin satellite navigation systems can now download a software update that will allow them to send and receive SMS text messages when paired with a compatible Bluetooth mobile phone. And some of them will even speak those text messages (though…
October text stats show we're more in love with SMS
Despite all the latest gizmos and attachments for mobile phones, latest statistics show that we're still a nation of text addicts. October set a new record, with 3.8 billion texts sent, with texts rising steadily month-on-month since May….
