Tag: SMS
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RCS Messaging With Google – No Network Needed!
RCS messaging, it certainly does not roll easily off the tongue. You may not know what it is but you will probably appreciate it in the very near future.
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WhatSIM – Dedicated WhatsApp SIM Card Goes on Sale
A dedicated WhatsApp SIM card has been launched offering unlimited chat for a whole year at a cost of just €10. ZeroMobile has produced the WhatSIM which has no network allegiances and can work from almost anywhere. It does this by automatically seeking out and piggybacking a connection off of more than 400 mobile carriers…
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WhatsApp Grows To 700 Million Users
WhatsApp has been going forward in leaps and bounds with regards to user numbers – the messaging network now boasts a user base of 700 million, and apparently messages sent on the service every day total to around 30 billion. The numbers we see today in the tech world get more staggering every year, and…
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Google Hangouts App Arrives on Windows
Google’s Hangouts service is benefiting from the company’s latest new push behind the software, with the app now arriving on Windows and the Chrome OS as a dedicated standalone platform, meaning you won’t need to bring it up through an internet browser – you can just load it on its own. SEE ALSO: Beta Program…
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WhatsApp, BBM and iMessage Free messaging more popular than SMS Text
Research group Informa have revealed that more smartphone users use in-app messaging services now than the traditional network operated text messaging. Services such as WhatsApp, BBM, iMessage and Facebook have overtaken the traditional network text message for the first time ever. Informa claims that 17.6 billion mobile phone text messages were sent worldwide on average…
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Ofcom U.K Survey Reveals Increase in Text Communication Now More Than Voice Calls
An Ofcom survey has revealed that communication via text has now overtaken traditional voice calls with 58% of the U.K residents questioned claiming they’re more likely to whip off a quick SMS than actually have a good old chin wag with their pals over the phone. Industry regulator Ofcom’s annual marketing report has shown a…
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AGA iTotal Control Cooker Can be Controlled Remotely Using Your Phone
This slice of genius lets you text your oven to pre-heat it before you get home…
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European Commission to Reduce Call, Text & Data Fees for E.U Visitors from July
If you’re planning a trip abroad this summer to one of our neighbouring E.U countries this newsworthy items will sound like an Italian opera and will leave a few pesetas in your pocket for one more Spanish sangria. The E.U Commission has decided to lower the cost of international mobile fees within the European Union…
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European Commission to Reduce Call, Text & Data Fees for E.U Visitors from July
If you’re planning a trip abroad this summer to one of our neighbouring E.U countries this newsworthy items will sound like an Italian opera and will leave a few pesetas in your pocket for one more Spanish sangria. The E.U Commission has decided to lower the cost of international mobile fees within the European Union…
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UPDATE: T-Mobile and Orange Also Set For Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Launch – Coming End of April
After O2 and Three announced they would both be stocking the newly-revealed Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 and the Ace 2, this afternoon they are joined by Orange and T-Mobile with the latter tweeting “For those wondering, we plan to range both the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Mini 2. Details on pricing and availability…
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UK Networks O2 and Three On-board for Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Launch – Coming End of April
O2 and Three are the first UK networks to pull an ace out of their sleeve. A Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 to be precise – revealing that they will be both stocking the freshly announced gadget at some point in late April. We detailed the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2’s respectable spec earlier this morning along with…