No, I’m not talking about such stories like “SMS beyond the grave” or ghost photos on cellphones. I’m looking into something more practical - so practical that the thought of it failing can have horrific consequences. We’ve relied too much on the phones to the extent that if the zombie apocalypse happens, we’re on dead […]
Back here in our little island, we have a “rule of thumb” that was spread many years ago when texting started. The “rule” was, Since phone calls cost P8.00 per minute and text messages cost P1.00 per message, you should use SMS if you can get your message or end the conversation in less than […]
From direct mail to email to SMS and now through Facebook event invites, friends and colleagues use various means to invite us to socials. Although all of these methods have their more appropriate use, I feel that SMS invites are the ones that stick. Here’s why.
More often than not, SMS invites that I send […]
T-Mobile might be in deep s#it as consumers are up in arms over mobile phone spam. Truth be told, the story of cellphone spam is nothing more than push advertising but with your subscriber base ranting over being misinformed on whether or not they subscribed to a service in the first place.
Culturally speaking, the level […]
So there’s Twitter - a social crowd control tool that by chance just grew into that sort of thing.
Here’s something similar in effect but different in execution: FrontlineSMS is a desktop client that resembles a good mass SMS client that’s specifically meant for keeping a huge number of people up to date with activities. […]
The test subject: an Airbus A318 used for domestic flights. For the first three months of testing, passengers will be allowed to send email and SMS. For the duration of the second three months, passengers will be allowed to make calls for $2.50 above 10,000 feet.
According to Crave, passengers will not know they are […]
I love shows that do audience participation. Especially in the form of SMS voting for talent shows like American Idol. Well, we have our own franchise back here called Philippine Idol. And as a fan of these talent shows that, I’ve become a little disturbed with some developments in blatant SMS padding of votes. For […]
Textually reports of the power of text messaging. You’ve probably heard of the coup attempt done about two weeks ago in the Philippines. It was broadcast all over BBC and CNN. Textually cites that the power of SMS can rally a huge mob in a matter of a 2 to 3 hours.
What happened? Had […]
You know, this kinda reminds me of the BenQ-Siemens P50. Interestingly enough, the ASUS P750 looks like an all around solid smartphone. Running on Windows Mobile 6 (with handwriting recognition), the P750 comes with a fast HSDPA connectivity feature as well as wireless 802.11g. Selling points include a 3MP camera, all around connectivity with push […]
So I was listening to episode 66 of MacBreak Weekly and towards the end of the show Alex Lindsay brought up a neat SMS application for the Macintosh called SMS Mac - this was his pick of the week. What it is really is an app that allows you to easily send SMS blasts to […]
Mobile Phones and the Wireless Life: Because your cellphone will soon be able to make coffee!
Written by Jayvee Fernandez [email] for b5media.
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