Text A Message to Outer Space

Hello From Earth, a website set up in celebration of National Science Week in Australia is enabling Internet users to send a text-like message into the outer space. "They log into the website www.HelloFromEarth.net and type a Twitter-like message 160 characters long, which...

Barack Texting on the Job: Get the Cairo Speech via SMS

The U.S. Government is getting all tech-savvy on us—you can now receive SMS/text messages from the U.S. Department of State with highlights of President Barack Obama's speech given in Cairo. " Be among the first to receive highlights from President Barack Obama's...

New Technology Allows Police to Control Your Car with Text Messag

Text message technology could soon be used by the authorities to stop car-thieves in their tracks. According to reports, the Home Office is currently trialing technology that could enable police to control stolen cars using text message. Should it be deemed successful, police...

Duchovny, Leoni Split Due To 'Illicit Affair' With Billy Bob Thornton

As NowPublic reported yesterday, David Duchovny and Tea Léoni have been separated for several months.But despite suggestions that Duchovny's recent treatment for sex addiction was the probable cause of the...

Text message from the Obama campaign officially announcing Biden as the runni...

A cell phone displays the official text message announcement from the Barack Obama United States presidential campaign stating that he had selected Senator Joseph Biden as his running mate.The text message comes...

The end of Unlimited Text Messaging in Canada

Over 45 million text messages are sent every day in Canada, which hit a record 4.1 billion texts sent in just the last three months. Now, it seems Canadians wanting to text their friends about a party will...

Dadnab Nominated for 2008 Austin Business Award

Transportation technology startup Dadnab is among the nominees for a 2008 Greater Austin Business Award.Each year, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce awards small, medium, large and not-for-profit businesses...

Google launches 411 service in Canada

Starting today, Canadians can dial GOOG-411 and be instantly delighted by the wonderment of Google. Maps, phone numbers, directions and more are now accessible via Google's voice recognition software--thus no...

'Big Brother' snooping law stirs outrage in Sweden

" Sweeping new powers under which the Swedish security services can monitor private phone calls, e-mails and text messages are expected to come into force this week under legislation that has prompted outrage in the country. Politicians, businesses, privacy campaigners and...

Dadnab to Help SXSW Attendees Get Around Town

AUSTIN, TEXAS (January 22, 2007) — Carbon-friendly attendees at the 2008 South by Southwest (SXSW) Festivals will be able to use their mobile phones to get around town. A service, Dadnab (www.dadnab.com), will help them avoid traffic and parking hassles by planning their...

Accidental Naked Home Invasion

A guy receives a text message inviting him to a threesome with two total strangers... so he actually shows up. Funny enough, all did not go according to plan:"The man thought he was in for a late [sic]Christmas present when he got an alluring text offering him the friendly...

Dadnab Extends Transit Texting Service to Portland

Rail and bus riders in the Portland metropolitan area can now use text messaging to plan their trips.  Transportation startup Dadnab (www.dadnab.com) has extended its trip planning service to Portland, making it the first and only such text messaging service available in...

Dadnab Delivers Transit Information to Bay Area Text Messagers

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 13, 2007) — Transit riders throughout the San Francisco Bay Area can for the first time get route and schedule information using text messaging from their mobile phones. Transportation...

Dadnab Launches Text Messaging Service for Transit Riders

Transportation startup Dadnab (www.dadnab.com) has launched a free service that enables riders to plan their trips on public transportation.A Dadnab user sends a text message with an origin and destination to a...

What happens when Microsoft makes a cell phone operating systems? I'll give y...

I would probably find this funny if it weren't *my* phone, and while I normally love it to death, my erm 'smart' phone has started crashing regularly as of recent... it's like the blue screen of death for your...

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