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SpyBubble Software Tracks Text Messages, Call Logs

http://labho.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/send-sms.jpgA mobile phone plays a crucial role in any affair. Triggered by various situations, however, a cell phone can make anyone a jealous girlfriend, suspicious wife, concerned parent, or curious employer. Intentional or otherwise, cell phones tend to expose certain truth that people crave to find out. However, the people in question can easily delete call logs or messages to leave no evidence. More >

Pakistan is largest SMS sender in Asia

http://nation.com.pk/uploads/news_image/large/PakistanislargestSMSsenderinAsia_27870.jpgPakistan enjoys largest text messaging in Asia and around 151.6385 billion text messages were exchanged during the Year 2009, which is 1532 Short Message Service (sms) per subscriber, while the messages exchanged from July-Sep 2010 were 48,846 Million. Pakistan has seen a stunning and remarkable growth in both, the mobile subscriber base and the SMS traffic during the past few years and the mobile subscriber base is touching the figure of 100 million by the last quarter of Year 2010. More >

Mobile social media usage ‘could mean the end of SMS’

The rapid rise of social media use via mobile phones could mean text messaging becomes a thing of the past in the near future, it has been suggested.

In an article for the Daily Mail, Ryan Kisiel revealed teenagers are increasingly using the free instant messaging capabilities of sites such as Twitter and Facebook to talk to each other, making it possible the SMS could be extinct sooner rather than later. More >

New fake antivirus accepts SMS payments

http://www.marketingpro.co.in/old/images/sms_network.jpgThere’s a new twist with some fake antivirus scareware that has cropped up. It accepts payment via SMS, according to antivirus firm CyberDefender.

Typical rogue security programs infect the system first, then display pop ups warning that the computer is infected, and request payment to clean it up. More >

SMS an effective talk medium

Around 2002 i asked one of my friend that we should create a business around SMS to offer local taxi and pizza service. He looked at me with a puzzled look and asked why would people use sms when they can pick up the phone and call a taxi or order pizza. I think today he will not question the wisdom of using sms.

SMS has emerged as a non-intrusive, non-invasive and convenient medium for people to coordinate their meetings and talk about other things. It is also cost effective as an average call takes around 2 minutes to complete and could come at a time when a person is engaged in an important business activity. On the other hand an SMS arrives and can be answered without breaking the conversation you are having in a meeting.

SMS has won over voice and in the coming years will continue to play an important role in communication and talk.