text messaging

LG Kicks Off Mobile World Cup Competition

harminka — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:35:30 -0500

It’s time to start exercising your thumbs as LG Electronics, a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, launches the LG Mobile World Cup, giving participants a chance to show off the speed and accuracy of their text messaging skills.

CPUC Bans Cell Phones for Calif. Rail Operators

Iria — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:07:24 -0500

As I wrote earlier, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) met on Thursday to discuss an emergency order which would ban the use of cell phones by train operators.

Partial Records Show Metrolink Engineer Texting While On-Duty

Iria — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:24:17 -0500

Earlier this week, suspicions arose that text messaging may have played a role in the Metrolink commuter rail tragedy which occurred last Friday. A pair of teenagers told investigators they had been texting the Metrolink engineer, Robert Martin Sanchez, 46, on the day of the Metrolink commuter rail tragedy, and had in fact received a message about a minute before the accident, which left 25 people dead and 135 others injured.

Text Message Hoaxes Plague Obama's VP Plan

erku — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:42:46 -0500

By the time Barack Obama is ready to announce his vice presidential pick with a text message will anyone believe his VP choice? WIS10 reports.

Flight lands safely with help from mobile phone text messages

admin_huliq — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:56:52 -0500

In November 2007, a twin-engine 30-year-old Piper aircraft lost all electrical power on board shortly after departing from Kerry airport, Ireland for a flight to Jersey. Without any electrical power, the pilot was unable to use his radio to contact air traffic control. He was briefly able to re-establish contact with the tower using his cell phone, but that was also disrupted.

Regulators Approve Emergency Text Messaging Alert

admin_huliq — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:42:09 -0500

This isn't a new idea (for example, China used text messages to warn citizens about Typhoon Kaemi in 2006), nor is the wrangling around it in the U.S. new, but on Wednesday an "emergency alert via SMS" plan finally received approval by regulators.

Dialogue Text Messaging Service For Northumbria Police Hard Of Hearing

webitpr — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:10:19 -0500

Text messaging for the Hard of Hearing is used in Northumbria

AT&T and the USO Launch New Text Message Donation Program Supporting Military Families

harminka — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:50:02 -0600

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has announced a new text messaging program that will support the USO — and U.S. military families — with free prepaid phone cards.

AT&T Customers to participate ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' Text Voting Campaign

harminka — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:51:02 -0500

Put on your dancing shoes and grab a wireless handset. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today the company is teaming with ABC Television network's hit program "Dancing With the Stars" to offer viewers — for the first time — a chance to vote for their favorite couple via text messaging.

Vyke Upgrades Free Text Messaging Software For Increased Accessibility Across UK Mobile Networks

webitpr — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:52:08 -0500

Vyke Pro is an easily downloadable programme that is compatible with all recent Java enabled handsets. It offers UK mobile users the opportunity to drastically reduce the exorbitant charges they are currently paying for conventional text messaging by using its smart message routing technology. This allows Vyke Pro users to send free text messages to other Vyke Pro users around the world, or to send normal text messages to non Vyke Pro users for as little as 1p per message.

Adding Multimedia--All-New Yahoo! Mail Gives People Worldwide More Ways to Connect

Anastvatz — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:45:29 -0500

Yahoo! Mail Introduces First Free Real-Time Text Messaging Service to Mobile Phone Numbers From a Major Web Mail Provider, in Four Global Markets(1)

Inexpensive fun fuels text messaging growth

harminka — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:40:28 -0600