ABI Research: Mobile messaging services set for growth despite tough economic times November 19, 2008
Despite the fact that the global economy is slowing down, mobile messaging growth will continue. According to data from ABI Research’s recent report, mobile messaging services revenues will grow from $151 billion in 2008 to greater than $212 billion globally by 2013.
Mobile messaging ARPUs are 85%+ of all handset data services revenues regardless of region and will remain so for many years. This fact will push all mobile messaging suppliers to work cooperatively to serve customers well and propel all parties (operators, device OEMs, content providers and middleware vendors) through these rough economic waters, according to ABI’s principal analyst Dan …
Email This PostCelebrities Fighting Back Against Fake Twitter Profiles November 14, 2008
Twitter, while fun and useful, has become a breeding ground for hacks who dream of becoming the next Fake Steve Jobs. Lance Armstrong, Britney Spears, and Al Gore have all recently joined the microblogging service and have had to reclaim their online identities.
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Email This PostSalvation Army tries text messages to raise funds November 12, 2008
The Salvation Army’s ubiquitous holiday bell ringers will have a new tool as they try to raise funds through the holidays — text messaging. Cellular News reports.
Atlanta-area Salvation Army officials are introducing a program that lets donors give $5 to the charitable organization by sending a text message to a specified number.Beginning in two weeks, cell phone users in the Atlanta area can text message “TSA” — which stands for “The Salvation Army” — to 90999 and a $5 donation will be added to their phone bill.
The number will be posted on signs alongside the familiar shiny red …
Email This PostCarriers Report Text Messaging Surge Following Election Results November 9, 2008
Turns out Barack Obama’s campaign wasn’t the only one using text messaging during the elections. Wireless subscribers used election day to send them, as well, leading to at least a 10 percent spike above normal, according to three of the top four U.S. carriers. All the carriers extrapolated data a little differently, but they all recorded a bump. On Sprint’s CDMA network, the carrier saw 21 percent higher volume in text messaging nationwide than it had the previous four Tuesdays. Verizon saw a 21 percent jump in SMS traffic from a typical Tuesday as well; it also said MMS traffic …
Email This PostNokia Lightens Your Load October 31, 2008
In an effort to help travellers everywhere, Nokia and Lonely Planet have teamed up to distribute Lonely Planet content via Nokia Maps. Travellers can purchase and download the city guides so that they have information at their fingertips whilst they are on the road.
With over 100 destinations available now, and more to come, Nokia Maps and Lonely Planet have many of the most world’s most popular tourist locations covered. The Lonely Planet guides will help travellers to find great places to eat, shop and sleep, as well as describing the popular sights and nightlife for each destination.
“Lonely Planet is a …
Email This PostTexts tackle HIV in South Africa October 29, 2008
The popularity of mobile phones in South Africa is helping to tackle HIV and Aids in the nation.
Project Masiluleke will send one million free text messages a day to push people to be tested and treated.
Approximately 350,000 people die of Aids-related diseases in the country every year.
Trials of the system showed that calls to counsellors at the National Aids helpline in Johannesburg increased by 200% when messages were broadcast.
“I think this is the largest ever use of mobile phones for health information,” said Gustav Praekelt, one of the project’s originators.
Test case
The United Nations estimates that there are currently six …
Email This PostWells Fargo CEO MobileSM Service Adds New Features for Corporate Customers October 27, 2008
Wells Fargo & Company - the only major U.S. financial services company offering browser-based mobile banking for corporate banking customers — has again expanded wires and self administration features of its CEO MobileSM service. Authorized CEO Mobile users can now initiate and approve federal tax wires and see which self administration dual control items they can act on …
Email This PostNew Technology Allows Employees To Clock In Via Text Message. October 22, 2008
Revolutionary time and labor tracking company HourDoc.com announced today that it now offers clients the advanced technology of allowing employees to clock in and out using their cell phones. There will be no extra charge for this new time-saving feature, which will assist companies in tracking their mobile employees and those who work numerous locations.
Using SMS technology, otherwise known as “short messaging system”, employees using HourDoc.com’
s powerful and easy to understand, on-demand system can now confidently clock in and out—for the day or for breaks—using simple text messaging.
Here is how it works. Each cell phone has a unique 10-digit number: …
Email This PostMajor wireless carriers named in class action over text messaging fees October 20, 2008
The Madison Record reports that a class action suit filed against every major wireless telephone provider alleges conspiracy to fix, raise, maintain, or stabilize prices of text messaging services sold in the United States.
Matthew R. Bakay filed suit in the Southern District of Illinois on Oct. 6 against AT&T Inc., AT&T Mobility L.L.C., Sprint Nextel Corporation, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Communications, Inc., Vodafone Group PLC, T-Mobile International AG, and T-Mobile USA, Inc., on behalf of all individuals and entities that purchased text messaging services directly from the defendants. Bakay claims he and class members paid artificially inflated prices for text …
Email This PostHigh-tech bank robbers phone it in October 12, 2008
Your ordinary bank robber can now steal hundreds of account numbers from ATMs without so much as lifting a finger. Instead, he skims.
Skimming is the physical use of secondary readers to capture the magnetic tracks on the backs of credit and debit cards. On ATMs, skimmers and secondary keypads are used to capture account numbers and PINs. Often, the ATM transaction goes through, and the customer doesn’t realize that the account has been compromised until later.
Two risks these high-tech criminals face are being caught fitting a faux cover over an ordinary ATM card slot and keypad, then later retrieving …
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