SMS (Short Message Service)
Short Message Service, more commonly referred to as SMS or text messaging, is a communications protocol allowing the exchange of short text-only messages between cell phones. SMS text messaging is one of the most widely used data applications, with approximately 2.4 billion active users. Roughly 74% of all mobile phone subscribers send and receive text messages on their mobile phones.The SMS technology has facilitated the development and growth of text messaging. The connection between the phenomenon of text messaging and the underlying technology is so great that in parts of the world the term "SMS" is used as a synonym for a text message or the act of sending a text message, even when a different protocol is being used. SMS as used on modern handsets was originally defined as part of the GSM series of standards in 1985 as a means of sending messages of up to 160 characters (including spaces) to and from GSM mobile handsets. Since then, support for the service has expanded to include alternative mobile standards such as ANSI CDMA networks and Digital AMPS, as well as satellite and landline networks. Most SMS messages are mobile-to-mobile text messages, though the standard supports other types of broadcast messaging as well.
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09/25/09 2:46pm Mobile iPhone 3G and 3GS MMS activated on AT&T
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09/10/09 7:00pm Computing, Mobile Facebook Lite launches, Sprint offers network-agnostic unlimited cell-to-cell calling, Apple approves Rhapsody iPhone app
Facebook launched "Facebook Lite," a stripped down version of the site intended for new users who are either overwhelmed by… dig deeper
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09/09/09 5:30pm Computing, Mobile Comcast says TV Everywhere trials will begin in 1-2 months, AT&T rolling out faster HSPA 7.2 Mbps 3G in six new cities, Google Voice forwards text messages to e-mail
Comcast says it will launch its first TV Everywhere video site within 30 - 60 days. When that happens, some Comcast customers will… dig deeper
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09/03/09 7:20pm Computing, Mobile Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard has Flash vulnerability, Bing & Ping shares search results with friends, Facebook Mobile has 65 million users
Apple's new Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system shipped with an outdated version of Adobe Flash that has a known security flaw.… dig deeper
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07/31/09 3:35pm Mobile iPhone OS 3.0.1 now available; fixes SMS security vulnerability
If you have an iPhone, you're going to want to install this security update to protect against the SMS exploit that was unmasked yesterday at a hacker convention. dig deeper
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07/30/09 7:00pm Computing, Gaming, Mobile iPhone-hijacking SMS vulnerability discovered, Nintendo Wii demand in decline, The Pirate Bay ordered to leave the Netherlands
Researchers revealed at the Black Hat security conference this week that an iPhone can be hijacked with special sequences of text… dig deeper
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07/28/09 1:30pm Mobile Apple pulls Google Voice apps from iPhone App Store
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06/19/09 12:55pm Mobile AT&T iPhone data tethering plan to be $55 monthly?
Unless it includes the regular data plan, it's still too much. dig deeper
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06/18/09 2:46pm Computing Facebook, SMS used more than Twitter by Iran's protesters
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06/09/09 10:55am Computing, Mobile Why AT&T won't support MMS until late summer, plus tethering plan rumours
The Boy Genius Report digs up the reason why the iPhone 3G and 3GS won't get MMS support in the States for several months. dig deeper
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06/02/09 10:52am Mobile INQ Mobile planning a "Twitter phone" for release in Q4
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05/27/09 10:20am Mobile The New York Times says students send 80 texts a day, is none too happy about it
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