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Please don't call me a Twitterer
For the vast majority of my life, I was the guy who had every gadget, whatsit, and whosit before anyone else I knew. But (and I'm showing my age here), I never really got into text messages--for two...
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OMFGWTFBBQ! Gmail Adds SMS TXTing to Chat Feature
Google’s adding yet another feature to Gmail’s formidable (and sometimes frivolous) arsenal. Starting soon, you’ll be able to send SMS messages to your friends’ phones from Gmail’s built-in Chat...
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Lenovo Laptops to Allow Remote Disable via SMS
Your data means a lot to you, and Lenovo is looking to add one more layer of security to it with their latest concoction – a remote disable that you activate using a text message. The system, called...
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SMS Hack could Hijack Cell Phones
According to mobile security firm Trust Digital, you're at a real risk of falling prey to an SMS attack while you sleep. Dubbed the "Midnight Raid Attack," because it's mostly run at night, a hacker...
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Facebook and Skype Looking to Team Up
The rumor mill is churning yet again, and this time we're hearing that Facebook and Skype are about to roll out a deeply integrated experience for users. The two companies are preparing to announce a...
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Twitter CEO Says Company Lacks Long Term Vision
It was just last month that Dick Costolo took over as CEO of Twitter. He;s only given one major interview since then, but managed to flat out say that Twitter doesn't have a 'clear long term vision'....
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Security Researchers Demonstrate "SMS of Death"
Mobile security concerns often center around high-power smartphones, but at the Chaos Computer Club Congress some German researchers demonstrated even feature phones are vulnerable. By setting up a...
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Android SMS Bug Still Bugging Users
According to ZD Net, some Android users are becoming frustrated with the lack of progress on a particularly annoying bug. Many users have reported that an SMS bug in the mobile OS can cause messages to...
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Two California Residents Sue Twitter for Unsolicited Text Messages
We don't run a feature called "Quirky Lawsuit of the Month," but if we did, two California residents who decided to sue Twitter for sending an SMS notification after they withdrew their consent would...
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Leaked Build Shows Further iPad-ification Of Windows 8
Reaction to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS have been decidedly mixed. The move towards a single OS for both PCs and mobile devices has angered developers and end users alike: worried developers fear...
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Google Yanks Fake Angry Birds App and 21 Other SMS Scams from Android Market
Apps masquerading as legitimate third-party programs like Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Tetris, Need for Speed, and others are part of a so-called "RuFraud" scam in which unknowing victims are charged...
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Text Messaging Turns 20, Will It Survive Another Two Decades?
It seems hard to believe, but text messaging is 20 years old today. British software engineer, Neil Papworth, sent the very first text message on this day in 1992. That message read, "Merry Christmas,"...
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Rumor: Google Negotiating a $1 Billion Buyout of WhatsApp
Instagram made a billion dollars, why not WhatsApp?WhatsApp has become the de facto standard when it comes to cross platform communications, and as bizarre as this might sound, mobile smartphone titan...
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