European telecommunications ministers gave their backing on Thursday to a plan to cap retail prices for sending SMS (Short Message Service) text messages and browsing the Internet using mob read more » DiscussBury
Sam Diaz responds to a Verizon announcement that they want to charge fees per text message not only on the recipient but also on third party companies such as Twitter and Google. read more » DiscussBury
"The driver of a Los Angeles commuter train that crashed into an oncoming freight locomotive last month, killing 25, was texting seconds before the impact..." read more » DiscussBury
"Sen. Herb Kohl asked the top four U.S. wireless providers to explain why they raised text message prices almost simultaneously last year." read more » DiscussBury
The chair of the Antitrust Subcommittee in the Senate Judiciary Committee has written to the four largest US network operators demanding they explain why the cost of texting has doubled since 2005. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile are being affected by this antitrust investigation. read more » DiscussBury
Brian McConnell gives good insight into Barack Obama's text message campaign, stating it was "an effective device for collecting millions of voter contacts, while also signaling that Obama connects with young people." read more » DiscussBury
Christopher Krause writes, "The software component TX Text Control is now shipping with Office Open XML (DOCX) support. Documents can be created, modified and converted to the latest MS Word format." read more » DiscussBury
