Other forms of mobile marketing, such as SMS-based promotions and mobile-search ads, already reach far larger audiences.
HarassMap uses a simple SMS-based system to enable victims and witnesses to anonymously report sexual harassment incidents as soon as they happen.
It's not unusable, but it's not Twitter-fast, or even SMS-fast.
You might remember Zipwhip from its SMS-enabled espresso machine, but the outfit's hoping a new feature added to its cloud-based text-messaging platform will catch your attention this time around.
This application works with Instant Messenger and your mobile phone through SMS - though be aware that your phone provider may charge you for receiving automated texts from the web.
The art of smishing (SMS-Phishing) has been practiced for some time, but a discovery by the wizards at NC State University has uncovered a new vulnerability that could bring the aforesaid act back into the spotlight.
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If and when a specific event occurs (e.g. 50 individuals cross a virtual line), owners can be alerted via SMS -- and, of course, they can then view only the footage pertaining to said event with merely a click.
It's bruited that the Israel Defense Forces will be moving forward on a plan to light up a new cellular system that will blast out SMS-CB alerts to citizens if and when a missile is fired in the direction of Israel.
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That's not the sirens' fault -- a mind-numbingly loud "whoop whoop" really doesn't have the bandwidth to reveal that kind of information to the human ear -- but now that SMS-capable phones are ubiquitous, it's time to smarten things up just a tad.
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Subsequently, she plummeted a few feet down onto the subway tracks, only to be saved by a station worker who fearlessly hopped down to rescue her SMS-focused mind (and body, too) as the oncoming train screeched to a halt just 20 meters before running her over.
ENGADGET: Woman plummets onto subway tracks while carelessly texting
The company does it all--it provides short messaging services (SMS)--multimedia services (MMS) Internet access (WAP) and wireless gaming.
Mobile users can also be duped through so-called "smishing" -- a combination of the words SMS and phishing -- where a user receives a text message asking for personal information like a credit card number, e-mail address or social security number.
It appers that European consumers may be accelerating their move away from text-messaging, offsetting the non-SMS data revenue growth.
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Since non-SMS data revenues grew by 17% in the UK, how is it possible that the overall data sales barely increased?
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Sulger says that 40% of sales now come from non-SMS products.
Do you remember the time when you could type sms at lightning-speed under the table on the old Nokia phone without so much as glancing at the keyboard?
That afternoon we dived the 150.8m-long, 5, 440-tonne SMS Karlsruhe, another of the wrecked German ships.
The fake app, once installed on your Android handset, tries to send premium-rate SMS messages behind your back.
We are also planning to launch SMS Text Messaging games - allowing even those without Wap to play.
After mobile calls became more commonplace in a few developed countries, manufacturers added keyboards and larger screens, clearing the way for the SMS and mobile e-mail revolutions.
"We'd like to inform our subscribers that al-Jazeera SMS service has been compromised by hackers who have sent fake news, " the TV channel said in a tweet.
While there are offerings that convert voicemail to SMS and give movie-goers textual representations of the script, these two outfits are looking to spruce up the generally poor telecommunication options available for the deaf.
Built on a violence-interruption approach that has been used in contexts as differing as Baltimore and Baghdad, the intervention combines targeted SMS with intensive on-the-ground work by existing peace builders and community leaders to target potential flashpoints of violence.
Notably, there was no word on whether or not the phone was saved, or more importantly, whether or not the presumably urgent SMS ever got sent -- but considering this is the second case in a matter of days in which a human being nearly lost their life to a cellphone, we beg you: text responsibly, dear friends.
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The infiltration of text messaging these days is astounding, and after years of being way behind our European counterparts, us Yanks are mosying up to SMS like never before -- to the tune of billions of text messages a month in the U.S. But let's talk about love -- is it coming into its own regarding the text messaging game?
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Meyer created a communications system that works on any telephone network and can be accessed on any mobile handset, PC or landline phone using voice messages, e-mail or SMS text.
On July 28, 2010, India told RIM to either allow New Delhi to monitor its customers encrypted e-mails and SMS messages or they will terminate RIMs authorization to sell in India.
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Smartphones and email-equipped feature phones have proliferated in even the most resource-dry areas of Asia, Europe and North America, but for many subscribers in Africa, SMS is the only option for text-based communication on the go.
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Now, some services are starting to bring in the ability to swap SMS messages between phones and set-top boxes.
Sources confirm changes to the new product include more SMS and AIM integration, Gmail-like archiving, and an emphasis on more powerful search.
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