PayPal deploys SMS authentication system in UK January 29, 2009
PayPal has launched an SMS-based authentication system for UK users, which texts a unique code to the customer’s mobile phone for them to use when logging in to their account.The optional SMS security is being rolled out to UK customers as a free service. PayPal is also offering a physical digital security token costing £3 for users who don’t wish to receive the texts on their mobile handsets.Garreth Griffith, head of risk management at PayPal UK comments: “Offering the Security Key via text message is really important as we want to make it as quick and convenient as possible. You …
Email This PostChinese to send 18 bln text messages during Spring Festival January 27, 2009
China’s mobile phone users might send more than 18 billion text messages during the week-long Spring Festival that runs until January 31, telecom operators said Monday.Many of this year’s messages feature a play on words. Under the lunar calendar, 2009 is the year of the Ox, or “niu” in Chinese. So millions of people have gotten greetings saying “Happy Niu Year.”Text messaging has become increasingly popular during the festival, the biggest holiday in China. Last Lunar New Year, 17 billion messages were sent, compared with 15.2 billion in 2007, 12.6 billion in 2006 and 11 billion in 2005.Staff at China …
Email This PostText Messaging Still King of Mobile Data Revenues Worldwide January 19, 2009
The Presidential Inaugural Committee is offering Text Message updates on Inauguration Day.On January 20th, Barack Obama will be sworn in as president. US citizens can Text HISTORY to 56333 to sign up for updates on how they can be a part of this historic moment wherever they are.Via Textually
Email This PostSMS (Solidarity Message For Sederot) January 13, 2009
Justin Oberman on Personal Democray Forum reports on the conflict in the Middle East and how mobile technology is now being used to rally people around the world during those 15 seconds.As rockets fired by Hamas continue to fall into the Israeli city of Sederot where countless of innocent victims have 15 seconds to find shelter and or find their children and loved ones.The National Council of Young Israel has set up a service called SMS Sderot or (Solidarity Message For Sederot). When the Tzeva Adom (Code Red) siren in sounded in Sederot, SMSSEDEROT will send you …
Email This PostNorwegian doctor’s SMS alerts from Gaza spread in Europe January 11, 2009
Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert arrived one week ago in the Gaza Strip to assist Palestinian healthcare providers as the Israeli offensive drags on. With information limited in the Strip due to an Israeli ban on reporters in the territory, Gilbert has been sending SMS messages that are being forwarded to cell-phones throughout Europe. His messages have become an invaluable accounting of the dire medical situation in the Strip.
… His original text messages to a colleague eventually made headlines in northern Europe.One message read obtained by MENASSAT read: “We are swimming in death, blood, and amputated victims. Many children. Pregnant women. …
Email This PostThai PM Spams Citizens with SMS January 2, 2009
Newly elected Thai Prime Minister decided to spam the entire nation of Thailand right before the holidays.
Abhisit Vejjajiva was elected the Prime Minster of Thailand on December 15,2008 and was formally endorsed by the Thai King on December 17,2008. As one of his first official acts as the political leader of the country was to send mass SMS messages to a large portion of the nation’s mobile phone users.He had assigned the deputy leader of the Democratic Party to enlist the help of three cellular network providers in sending out a message to all their subscribers. The message was a …
