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Teens send 10,000 texts a year
And watch 50 online vids a week 12 December 2008 14:20 GMT
The average teen - or more accurately the average teen-aged Bebo user - sends over 25 texts a day, research from the social networking site has revealed.

The global research, carried out on-site, also revealed that more than two-thirds of young people use their...
Seven ways to make mobile typing easier
Tech tips to get the best out of typing on the move 11 December 2008 13:33 GMT
Whether you're sending texts or composing complicated emails, we'll show you how to get the best out of typing on the move.

1 Make the most of shortcuts
Oh the joy of pressing space space on a BlackBerry or iPhone and watching as the system magically inserts...
Post Office updates us on latest text terms
Unlikely source down wid da lingo 10 December 2008 14:03 GMT
"I made a RAB over the COS that interviewed me for the GOOD job I need as I'm LAMP and seriously Code 35".

If that meant nothing to you then you're clearly not in the know as far as the latest text terms go.

The Post Office's Telecoms branch has...
Virgin Mobile launches "Texts into Space"
Schmaltzy service sees SMSes travelling the cosmos forever 10 December 2008 13:32 GMT
Virgin Mobile has announced the launch of its "Texts into Space" service which "allows people to send their text declarations of love and affection into the unchartered territories of space where they will travel through the cosmos for all eternity".

Launching...
LG Mobile World Cup announced
"The World’s Fastest Texter" title up for grabs 28 October 2008 9:26 GMT
LG has announced the LG Mobile World Cup, that gives participants a chance to show off the speed and accuracy of their text messaging skills.

This annual global competition allows competitors from across the world (Korea, Brazil and America) to battle against...
Zygo offers group texting to skiers
Stay connected on the slopes 22 October 2008 22:45 GMT
News about Zygo’s services has been floating around on the Internet for some time. At the 2008 Metro Ski & Snowboard Show, the UK-based company has taken a slightly different approach, suggesting it as a method of staying in contact whilst out on the slopes.
Sccope mobile comparison service launches
Text to compare prices 20 October 2008 10:04 GMT
A new price comparison service, Sccope, has launched that claims to let users find out the lowest prices of products wherever and whenever they are shopping.

Sccope claims to get users the latest and lowest prices on their mobile or online in just a few clicks....
Vodafone launches Text Unlimited reward scheme
Free texts for those that top up from £5 1 September 2008 12:35 GMT
Vodafone has announced a new top-up reward scheme for pay as you talk customers.

Called Text Unlimited, Voda says it will reward customers with unlimited texts according to how much they top up each month.

A customer’s total top-up value is calculated...
Stricter texting whilst driving sentencing guidelines introduced
Phone use will be treated "robustly" 4 August 2008 13:00 GMT
Drivers who cause death while sending or reading text messages at the wheel should be liable for up to 7 years in jail - so states new guidance from the Sentencing Guidelines Council, now in force in the UK.

The use of mobile phones will be treated "robustly"...
LG texting champ crowned
20-year-old from Ohio wins "down and dirty battle on the Qwerty" 10 July 2008 14:03 GMT
The Second Annual LG National Texting Competition has come to a close in the States, with one victor crowned in their quest for "fast and furious" thumbs.

Beating more than 15,000 entrants, Nathan Schwartz, a 20-year-old Clyde, Ohio resident, took home the...
Nike PhotoiD trainer customisation launches
Create shoe designs based on your mobile phone pics 16 June 2008 13:18 GMT
Nike has extended its iD footwear customisation with the launch of a new service called "PhotoiD" that lets you create a trainer colour scheme based on a pic you take with your mobile phone.

The service will mean that consumers will be able to create their...
VIDEO: Megawhat news - Yahoo and Microsoft - a deal is on the table
Video news bulletin of today's top stories 19 May 2008 19:09 GMT
Want to know the latest news but don't have time to read the stories we've written. Don't panic - here are the top stories on video.

In today's headlines: Yahoo caves in and talks to Microsoft; Facebook blocks Google Friend Connect; PM’s questions - Gordon Brown...
Text messages more expensive than sending data from space
Astronomically expensive 16 May 2008 10:10 GMT
We are getting ripped off by phone companies over text messages.

A British scientist has released a report that claims that it is more expensive to send a text to your mate than it is for data to be sent from the Hubble Space telescope.

Dr Nigel...
Amazon launches text message purchases in the States
SMS shopping 2 April 2008 9:49 GMT
Over in the States, etailing giant Amazon has unveiled another way for shoppers to purchase goods from their site - via SMS.

Amazon's new "TextBuyIt" service lets people text the name of a product, its description or its UPC or ISBN to 262966 (that's "Amazon")...
Is technology turning us into compulsives?
Internet and mobile addictions should be added to official list of disorders, says shrink 19 March 2008 10:43 GMT
Apparently too much texting, gaming and emailing could be a sign that there's something not quite right.

The American Journal of Psychiatry says Internet addiction -including "excessive gaming, sexual pre-occupations and e-mail/text messaging" - is a common...
3 offers unlimited text tariffs
On 12 month contracts 17 March 2008 11:34 GMT
In what they describe as a "market beating" deal, 3 is offering customers unlimited texts on two new plans - both of which will be available on 12 month contracts with a selection of free handsets.

Introducing a 12 month option is thanks to 3's own research...
Lampposts get plush padding in Brick Lane
To protect inattentive texters 6 March 2008 8:56 GMT
In what's clearly a publicity stunt, direct enquiries company 118 118 have teamed up with the charity Living Streets to protect inattentive texters from the dangers of the street.

Protective padding has been placed around lampposts and other hard, vertical...
Office of Fair Trading spams kids
But only to teach them a lesson! 19 February 2008 12:01 GMT
The Office of Fair Trading launched a new scheme to warn the UK's youth about the dangers of replying to spam text messages.

The organisation sent thousands of mock SMS spam messages to people aged between 18 and 24 as part of Scams Awareness Month.
Two trillion texts to be sent in 2008
SMS to be up 19% this year 2 January 2008 17:36 GMT
Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 2.3 trillion messages will be sent worldwide in 2008, which apparently represents a 19.6% increase from the 2007 total of 1.9 trillion messages.

Mobile messaging revenue across major markets will grow 15.7% in 2008 to $60.2 billion,...
Texters to experience 6 hour delays on New Year's Eve
7 out of 10 Britons won't get message at midnight 31 December 2007 14:42 GMT
New research commissioned by Palm with Ipsos MORI, shows that 70% of people who send text messages at midnight on New Year's Eve experience a delay in having their SMS delivered to their loved ones.

The poll highlights the overwhelming strain on SMS networks...
Find-your-friends "upingme" service launches
Subscribe to your mates' location-based news feeds via SMS 18 December 2007 9:49 GMT
A new free service which broadcasts mobile phone users' exact locations anywhere in the world by SMS is being launched by UK website upingme.com (as in: "you ping me").

What's described as a world first, the service delivers a mobile phone's exact location,...
SatLav find a loo mobile service launches
But you'll have to spend more than a penny... 30 November 2007 16:17 GMT
A new text service has launched that offers an interesting public service...

The "SatLav" service promises to tell you where the nearest public toilet is in the City of Westminster.

The somewhat geographically limited offering covers just 8.5 square...
One billion text messages sent every week in the UK
70 text messages per person, per month 5 November 2007 11:52 GMT
The Mobile Data Association (MDA) has today announced its latest quarterly UK research into mobile phone text volumes.

The figures show that 4825 billion messages were sent during September 2007, an average of over 1.2 billion messages every week, staggeringly,...
Parrot DF7700, the world's first MMS digital picture frame
Text your photos directly to the device 24 October 2007 11:24 GMT
Parrot has announced that its "ground-breaking" MMS digital photo frame will hit stores by the end of the year, pricing as yet to be revealed.

The company says the Parrot DF7700 will let users easily display and share all their photos with anyone they want,...
Do Me London mobile phone tourist guides launch
Explore the capital with your handset 18 October 2007 15:09 GMT
A new and unique way to explore London has launched - for your mobile phone.

Do Me Mobile Limited announces the launch of Do Me ... London, described as an informative and entertaining tourist guide that's available on your phone whenever and wherever you want....