Whenever a subscriber sees, or is caught by, a police speed trap, they send an SMS text message to a central server, which broadcasts it to all the subscribers in the area. The SMS service for speeders won't be the first service launched, but...
Only now it's plain to see this simple form of mobile communication isn't just a passing fad for the young - SMS texting is being used in increasingly sophisticated ways, and is fast becoming a huge money earner for operators as well as a tool for...
Germany is currently testing an SMS terrorist warning system to alert specific areas of the community or the entire population. The penetration rate of mobile phones makes SMS ideal for this kind of warning as the alternatives - TV and radio - will...
The British Academy has awarded SMS Chess top honours in its interactive awards. The SMS Chess application, developed by Purple Software, scooped top gong in the mobile game category. The Academy, more famous for its TV and film awards has been...
SMS text messages are becoming 'the coward's way out' for people who want to break bad news and make major announcements without potentially awkward face-to-face communication. Tales of couples breaking up by SMS have become commonplace and this...
Around eight per cent of patients do not turn up when the are supposed to, but outpatients clinics using SMS-based appointment reminder systems have cut non-attendance rates by 30 per cent, even when take-up of the texting service was as low as 20...
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