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EU Plans to slash SMS roaming fees
A shot in the arm for SMS junkies, the European Commission is proposing caps on the charges for sending text messages across European borders. This move could bring down costs of sending cross-border SMS by almost 70%. Apparently the commission “is proposing to limit retail roaming charges for text messages to 11 to 15 euro…
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“Untitled (UFO)” with 3,000 LEDs sparkles via SMS
New York artist Peter Coffin along with London-based Cinimod Studio have come toget and crafted a phenomenon, the “Untitled (UFO)”. This amazingly cool flying object sports around 3000 LEDs and was a part of the Gdansk Festival of Stars (4th July) and was sighted there first. The overall UFO structure is 7 meters in diameter…
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Cheapster’s Guide to Free iPhone Messaging
How to free, yes, FREE, gawd! I said… rather typed FREE; SMS from an iPhone! At the present moment iPhone contracts with AT&T offer 200 free text messages monthly, but with the new 3G iPhone, you will need to spend another $5 monthly for 200 SMSs.
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WaSnake a shelf that displays SMS and News
Made from wood and elastomer WaSnake is a shelf whose topology can be reconfigured to suit any specific space or whim. Developed by Jean Louis Frechin and showcased at the International Milan furniture show it is also a luminous digital object and a device for relaying discreet information in the home – comments, addresses, the…
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National SMS threat alert system being implemented
The homeland security teams are not happy with the effectiveness of the color-coded panic inducing system, so they have now come up with the ultimate threat alert system, namely SMS. The plan stems from the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, a 2006 federal law that requires upgrades to the nation’s emergency alert system. The…
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Sweden is in a text message debt trap
The SMS loan is a new lending system, which has enabled people usually barred from receiving loans, like teenagers and other low- and no-income groups, to borrow cash in no time flat. Fire off a simple text message, wait 15 minutes and presto, 300 Euros land in your account; the simplicity of obtaining SMS loans…
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Texting Leads while walking makes you bump into Lamp Posts
Like a scene out of a Laural and Hardy movie, imagine that you are walking down the street and texting a message to a friend at the same time. Come to think of it, it actually happens in real life too. Apparently a street in London is to experiment with applying protective padding to lampposts,…
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College kids should enroll for text-alerts
Means of communication is of utmost importance during a crisis situation. Scenes like the Virginia Tech shootout are a reality and regrettably happen. Getting messages across via text messages during crisis situations can be vital in saving lives. With services like Omnilert that offer an emergency alert system called e2Campus to more than 500 campuses,…