I guess all of us use SMS on a daily basis, but sending 200 text messages per day sounds almost impossible. Apparently, that’s like every day for the teenagers in the Philippines. An analyst from Jupiter Research spent a couple of weeks with a family in the Philippines and discovered the “secrets of the trade.”…

You’ve probably heard the scenario. Suddenly, who knows why, the elevator stops and you’re left all alone in it waiting for a neighbour to come by and call the engineers to fix the damn thing. Thanks to the new Ascom’s system called UPAC you won’t have to wait anyone to alert the repair workers —…

We simply love to see mobile technology in action, helping people improve their lives. That’s why I like this story which involves SMS being used by the regional government in India to send alerts about the availability and supply of food to beneficiaries of the subsidised Public Distribution System (PDS). Under a food security scheme,…

The same folks who wanted to destroy the city of Springfield in The Simpsons movie, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is launching a public education campaign titled “Recycle Your Cell Phone. It’s An Easy Call.” According to EPA, “the ads will stress environmental and social reasons for recycling.” The agency also plans to release a podcast…

I don’t know about you, but I always envisioned former British prime minister, Tony Blair, as a knowledgeable person. And while I still think so, I was kinda surprised to learn that roughly six months ago he got his first mobile phone, and just recently he sent his first SMS. “When I lived at Downing…

I’m not sure should we even talk about this, but Al-Qaeda is going mobile, allowing its supporters and potential “members” to hear and watch the terror network leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri from their cell phones. The announcement about the mobile video downloads was posted on last Friday by al-Qaeda’s media wing, al-Sahab,…

Don’t you just love the stories from Japan? They tell us what to expect in the other parts of the world within 3-5 years. Now we have Cyber University, the only university in the country that teaches all classes only on the Internet, offering a class on the mysteries of the pyramids on mobile phones……

Now we really know mobile technology is entering every possible sphere of our lives. Apparently, a woman in Egypt is seeking clarification from a court on whether her husband’s declaration of divorce by text message is legally valid. After missing a call from her husband on her mobile phone, Iqbal Abul Nasr received an SMS…

Here’s something for those of you travelling around the States these days. Although we’re sure you know you shouldn’t use your mobile phone and/or other gadgets like MP3 players while driving, sometimes you just gotta answer that call or check the new message. And while it’s suggested to use some sort of Bluetooth headset or…