Switching over to SMS-TV September 29, 2009
Diana Jovin, VP Corporate Marketing, at Telegent Systems comments on the latest development for SMS that will create a new social experience for mobile subscribers, and drive revenues for operatorsVoice and SMS are still the most popular features on a mobile handset with subscribers. The latest figures from the Mobile Data Association indicate that more than 1.4 billion text messages are sent every week. However despite the popularity of SMS, there are still untapped opportunities for mobile messaging on the handset.Mobile devices are increasingly becoming convergence devices; in addition to providing basic communications they are now a focal point for …
Email This PostText messaging helps young Palestinians find work September 21, 2009
A non-profit group in the occupied West Bank has started a scheme that uses mobile phone text messaging to help young Palestinians find work.The group, based in Ramallah, has already registered 8,000 Palestinians on its Souktel system, most of them recent graduates. The system connects them to about 150 leading employers who are looking for staff.Internet access in the West Bank remains low, reaching about one-third of the population. Most computer use is at internet cafes, which are largely male-dominated domains in what is still a conservative society.Souktel enables young people looking for work to register by answering a series …
Email This PostSMS is tax goldmine September 19, 2009
MANILA - LAWMAKERS are targeting a tax on text messages to raise sorely needed revenue for the government - a move that is predictably rankling consumers in the Philippines, the texting capital of the world.The Short Message Service (SMS) is seen as a potential goldmine for the cash-strapped government because of the vast number of text messages - estimated at two billion a day - sent by Filipinos.Such heavy reliance on text messaging has generated huge revenues for telecommunications companies, which are protesting against the proposed tax.A Bill in the House of Representatives is seeking a tax of five centavos …
Email This PostNew Collins dictionary has text messaging guide too September 10, 2009
New Delhi: Imagine a dictionary that offers tips on text messaging abbreviations for Indian cell phone users and has a Shakespeare guide too. Well that’s exactly what two new Collins dictionaries have to offer.HarperCollins India, Ratna Sagar Publishers and the British Council are launching the two new dictionaries - the Collins Co-build Advanced Illustrated Dictionary and the Co-build Learners’ Illustrated Dictionary - Sep 10 for those “who find it difficult to frame sentences in English”, said Rob Scriven, managing director of the Collins Language Division.The Collins Cobuild Learner’s Illustrated Dictionary has a separate section on Shakespeare for children who study …
Email This PostBuy art via SMS, jeans on installments in India September 8, 2009
Some retailers in India are using convenience and technology to woo shoppers, whose enthusiasm appears to have been dimmed by the economic downturn and an impending drought.Levi Strauss & Co, maker of the iconic 501 jeans brand, has introduced an installment plan, by which shoppers paying for their purchase with a credit card can choose to pay the sum in three equal parts over three months at no extra charge.The scheme, which is being rolled out in nine big cities in India during the busy festival shopping season, will help introduce the brand to new users, and enable loyal customers …
Email This PostText messaging On Mobile Phones Affecting Quality Of Sleep September 6, 2009
A recent study revealed that text messages on mobile phones are making an impact on the quality of sleep for almost 50% of the 16 year old people. According to a report, the sleep of 25% of 13 year old youngsters can also be affected.The Leuven study on media and adolescent health was conducted in Flanders in which about 2500 children studying in 1st and 4th year - aged 13 and 16 years were asked how many times they wake in the night because of incoming SMS messages in their mobile phones. In the 13 year old children, 13.4% reported …
Email This PostHighway safety group gets behind texting and driving ban September 1, 2009
Have you ever texted someone while behind the wheel? We’ll admit it: some of us here at Ars have in the past. Such an activity is very dangerous though, and a highway safety group has reversed its position on texting and driving, now endorsing a ban on the activity across the US. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), a group made up of state governor-appointed members, cited recent research showing the dangers of texting and driving, though the GHSA also acknowledged that enforcement could be difficult.The popularity of texting and driving has grown in recent years thanks to the proliferation …
