We are also planning to launch SMS Text Messaging games - allowing even those without Wap to play.

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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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SmartPay links users' bank accounts to their mobile-phone numbers, enabling them to pay via short messaging services (SMS, or text messaging).

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Banks are playing catch-up in many emerging markets where telecommunications companies and networks of agents have been using SMS and text messaging to transfer funds to phones, with the phone owner then able to turn text to cash at a merchant or agent.

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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.

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