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News A survey of more than 2,000 UK adults found the top five pet hates are: people talking loudly on the phone; a person texting while talking to them; loud music being played on phones; using a phone in a restaurant; and swearing on the phone in public.
[09 May 2008]
News BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free 'Avatalk' phone and texting service. The one month virtual world pilot will start on 26 March allowing users to make 10 free calls (of up to one hour each) and send 10 SMS messages...
[20 Mar 2008]
Comment He then went on to complain these young candidates used texting and Facebook to communicate instead of email. The next phase of technology has prompted a repeat performance but this time texting and Facebook are the media being denigrated.
[25 Feb 2008]
Comment Texting is a hard act to follow. Despite the rhetoric, most large firms are simply poor at innovating. Microsoft is no exception and its bid for Yahoo! just emphasises its route to success, argues Martin Brampton.
[20 Feb 2008]
News Once social networking becomes a B2B phenomenon - not unlike IM and texting - I believe every single social networking user will want a data plan," he told the Congress audience. The secret of the BlackBerry's success is security, according to RIM...
[13 Feb 2008]
News Rob Barnes, head of broadband and mobiles at MoneySupermarket.com, said in a statement: "Costs for Brits using mobiles abroad are amongst the highest in Europe and we welcome the European Commission steps towards reducing texting and data roaming...
[11 Feb 2008]
News By texting "txt2go" to the number 60060, a passenger can receive a digital ticket on their mobile phone minutes later. One of the leading bus companies in the North of England, Go North East, has claimed to be the first in the UK to offer customers...
[08 Jan 2008]
News A device originally designed for people on the move has become a favourite toy indoors too - and not just for texting or catching up on the latest gossip from friends but for richer data and video services too.
[26 Nov 2007]
Comment from the review done on the gadget show it looks like everything that is attached to a premium service like iTunes or mobile web browsing is really good but more mature things like the camera function or texting using the on screen keyboard are a...
[08 Nov 2007]
Photo One of the things it has looked at doing with its foray into the virtual world is the possibility of calling or texting people in the real world from inside the virtual one. Apple launched an updated range of iPods this month with CEO Steve Jobs...
[27 Sep 2007]
News Around 70 per cent of all calls from contact centres to customers will be to mobile phones by mid-2008, leading companies to look at texting as a cheaper option. According to research commissioned by comms services company Affiniti, the costs mean...
[18 Sep 2007]
News The report said: "It seems likely that many key decision-makers in councils, including elected members, senior managers, and service managers, do not really appreciate how far or how fast citizens have migrated to the internet (and mobile phones...
[01 Jun 2007]
Leader Frantic texting can also be seen when the Tube emerges into the light but anything higher tech is pretty rare. With mobile coverage encroaching into nearly every part of our lives - even on planes - it was only be a matter of time before mobile...
[16 Apr 2007]
News Vanco is using SeeBeyond's SOA-based Sun Java Integration Suite to buff up the company's business process management - including a problem management system allowing customers to inform Vanco of their troubles via a variety of means, such as email...
[23 Mar 2007]
Leader Listen to a lot of the debate - especially out of Brussels - or ad campaigns and it is easy to view this as a consumer issue - about texting from beaches, perhaps. It is fitting that in this week of the annual 3GSM World Congress a major mobile...
[14 Feb 2007]
News And the mobile texting craze is going to continue. Stories about work generated lots of interest in January - perhaps because it is traditionally the month when everyone starts looking around for new jobs.
[31 Jan 2007]
Video At Macworld 2007 in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs highlights applications on the new iPhone - including photo sharing, texting, web browsing and mapping features.iPhone is like having your life in your pocket," Jobs said.
[10 Jan 2007]
Photo The 7600 was also a significant indication that Nokia had begun to wake up to the fact that phones were becoming more than just candybars for talking and texting. As well as ushering in the era of phones as design icons, the Xelibri also marked...
[27 Nov 2006]
News Martin said the texting system improves service without adding extra work for healthcare staff, and integrates with existing systems used by GPs to book appointments and clinics. Patients in west London will soon be getting text messages when they...
[23 Nov 2006]
News Drivers will also be reminded when their time is nearly up by text and can then extend their session by dialling or texting the same number. Taking the car to York? Ditch coins for your parking and get out your mobile instead.
[05 Sep 2006]
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