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So long as you’re out stocking up on masks, alcohol hand cleaner, hazmat suits, ammunition and firearms for the apocalyptic swine flu pandemic to come, might as well get your mobile phone loaded up as well. By texting PIGFLU to 41411, and you’ll get pinged one to three times daily regarding CDC/WHO updates, information about new outbreaks, and other information from health authorities. It’s a free service, outside of your normal SMS charges, so go ahead and sign up if you’re the type who can’t get a moment of work done without knowing whether or not you should be heading to your hermetically sealed shelter back home.
[via CellPhones.org]
About The Author
Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
