Or using Skype to send text messages to mobile devices anywhere in the world?
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Millions of people now use their mobile phones to send text messages, take pictures and play games.
Eventually, Aircell plans to support cellular data service, enabling users to send text messages from their phones.
Moreover, iCloud enables those Apple users who upgrade to iOS5 to send text messages within the Apple app.
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But only in men's college basketball can coaches send text messages to recruits.
That allowed him to send text messages, bypassing the local media which are cosily tied to the established parties.
People can send text messages to a number provided on QWhere.org, and will be replied with relevant resources in the community.
Like Sprint, it is letting its (postpaid) U.S. subscribers make calls and send text messages to Japan for free until April 10.
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One remaining option may be to send text messages via satellite phones.
Keep an eye out for TVs that receive and send text messages, operate wirelessly and show hundreds of thousands of pixels per second.
There are artificial tornadoes in glass tubes, a creepy video art installation, a cooperative Pac-Man game, and a place to send text messages to fish.
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It buys network capacity in bulk from carriers so users can send text messages for free (in India subscribers don't have to pay for receiving texts).
Sites like mint.com can be set up to send text messages to your phone if you start spending more than your target in a particular area.
Even though the Galaxy Player isn't a cellphone, it can make voice and video calls, and send text messages over the Internet when you're in Wi-Fi range.
So, using Skinput, someone could send text messages by tapping his or her arm in certain places -- without pulling the phone out of a pocket or purse.
Obama reached a compromise with his security detail, Gibbs said, that will allow him to send text messages to his senior staff and a small group of close friends.
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Kids love to talk, they love to send text messages and to download custom ring tones, and they put a high premium on having the newest and most stylish devices.
Never mind that the ballots were cast for contestants in a televised singing competition, and that only those with the means to send text messages by mobile phone could take part.
"Defense counsel asked the boy completely irrelevant and repetitive personal questions about whether he sends text messages, whether he send text messages from his phone, and whether he 'tweets, '" they said.
When the young members of Generation-i use their phones to send text messages, the small keyboards make typing awkward and abbreviations even more important: "b4n" (bye for now), "cu" (see you).
The PayByPhone app will also send text messages or emails warning drivers when their time is about to expire and allow them to pay for more time without walking to the meter.
When an app wants access to data or functions on your phone, such as your contacts list or the ability to send text messages, it can signal potential security or malware risks.
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There are 4.5 billion mobile phones in the developing world, according to data compiled by USAID, and many of them are "feature phones" -- not-so-smart devices that only make calls and send text messages.
In a 2010 survey by the Pew Research Center, 14% of adults and 22% of adults who send text messages reported being so distracted by their devices that they have physically bumped into an object or person.
"smart" -- gadgets promoted at this massive technology trade show includes washing machines that send text messages and communicate with smartphones, refrigerators that play music from the internet, and kitchen ovens that download recipes and can essentially teach you to cook.
"People don't realize a lot of times when they're on their cell phones how loud it is, and it distracts you from what you're doing, " said McEwen, who said she's even seen people trip on a treadmill while trying to send text messages.
Its institutions publish online compendia of the government's directives, the results of civil service exams (based, they claim, on merit, not factional allegiance), and send text messages to the lucky few cleared for travel to Egypt to update them on bus and crossing times.
By knowing the size and shape of their fields, farmers can then use correct amounts of fertilizer and plan for future soil improvements. eDairy in Sri Lanka also allows farmers to send text messages to a network of veterinarians and extension workers requesting services.
While a high-speed wireless connection is a nice plus for users of typical mobile phones, it promises to do wonders for widescreen iPhones, which combine the ability to play movies and surf the Web with features found on more traditional mobile phones, like the ability to send text messages.
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