Philippine telcos lead world in texting profits (AFP)

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World Record Texting

World Record Texting 05/06/2004 12:55 PM
It's amazing the sort of stuff they keep track of for world records these days. However, for the "thumb generation" there's a new standard to aspire to. Already considered the world's fastest text message writer, James Trusler, has set a new world record for speed texting on his mobile phone by tapping out "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human." in 67 seconds. The article doesn't get into the (oh so important) details like what type of phone he used and whether it had helpful software like T9 to make texting faster. Of course, how do you judge such records when the technology is always changing? Is it fair to compare someone texting on a regular keypad against someone using a full Treo keyboard? What about the new DigitWireless phones with letter keys spaced between the number keys? There are going to be a lot of sub-categories for this record set.

World texting record

World texting record 06/29/2004 05:48 AM
A Singaporean woman has set a world record for mobile-phone texting, keying in the benchmark phrase (below) in 43.24 seconds, without the benefit of any predictive text utilities.

The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.

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PalmOne extends world PDA lead

PalmOne extends world PDA lead 07/28/2004 08:07 AM
Rival HP down in Q2

NZers lead world in internet use

NZers lead world in internet use 12/08/2003 11:16 PM
The New Zealand Herald Dec 8 2003 10:26PM ET

Sun, Dell Lead Server Sales (PC World)

Sun, Dell Lead Server Sales (PC World) 08/27/2004 01:26 PM
PC World - Low-cost Linux and Windows servers are outselling Unix models, Gartner analysts say.

American Youth Lead the World in Cell
Phone Spending

American Youth Lead the World in Cell
Phone Spending 04/02/2005 05:25 AM
New research 'mobileYouth 2005' examines the youth of today and their relationship with the cell phone. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2005]

Boston.com / Latest News / World /
Secretary-General Annan rejects any
trial that could lead to Saddam's
execution

Boston.com / Latest News / World /
Secretary-General Annan rejects any
trial that could lead to Saddam's
execution 12/16/2003 07:48 AM
Secretary-General Annan Rejects Any Trial That Could Lead To Saddam's Execution (League Of Nations Says What?) .. The useless jackass running the UN wants to save Saddam .. doesn't want justice done to Saddam .. participation or support

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You're Invited & Can't Miss: E-mail
Marketing Conference - AOL & Microsoft
Lead World-class Panel, High Impact
Topics, Chicago - RSVP Now

You're Invited & Can't Miss: E-mail
Marketing Conference - AOL & Microsoft
Lead World-class Panel, High Impact
Topics, Chicago - RSVP Now 08/12/2004 02:23 AM
Everything the serious email marketer or consultant needs to increase effectiveness in this volatile medium will be discussed. [PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]

Texting classes for over 50s

Texting classes for over 50s 07/23/2004 08:12 AM
Lessons in sending mobile phone text messages are held for a group of over 50s in Glasgow.

Texting without the hassle

Texting without the hassle 09/04/2004 03:21 AM
The launch of Z-text by NTS Telecom bridges the gap between email and mobile to mobile texting. [PRWEB Sep 4, 2004]

Texting teens use SMS for help

Texting teens use SMS for help 09/08/2004 05:29 AM
Talking to youngsters in the language of text could increase their access to services.

Texting to help SA HIV patients

Texting to help SA HIV patients 04/13/2005 05:46 AM
Mobile phone text messaging in South Africa is used to help HIV patients with the complicated process of taking drugs.

2 Fast 2 Furious Texting

2 Fast 2 Furious Texting 05/07/2004 12:44 AM
The World Record for Fastest Text Messaging

"Setting a world speed record for the one skill that we hope will become obsolete in the very near future, James Trusler has emerged as the world’s fastest text messager, tapping out, 'The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human' on his cellphone in a mere 67 seconds, shaving nearly a minute off of the previous record. [Via TechDirt]" [Engadget]

Adults everywhere are shaking their head in dismay that anyone could text that fast. Of course, it's not like that record is going to last all that long, especially given the fact that the Nintendo Game Boy Advance is getting a text messaging add-on.

Are We at Year One of Texting in
Libraries? No.

Are We at Year One of Texting in
Libraries? No. 12/27/2004 12:53 AM

I'll Give You a Bell : 20 Years of the Mobile Phone

"In just two decades, the mobile phone has become the fastest-selling, most loved - and hated - consumer product. Britain is the world's most mature mobile market, with more mobiles per head of population and higher bills than any other country. Almost all adults now have at least one mobile phone, one in two teenagers has a 'moby' and a new British firm, Communic8, has just launched MyMo, a simple phone for four- to eight-year-olds. Some 23 billion texts have been sent this year and more than 20 billion calls made. The total value of this electronic white noise is £15 billion....

Perhaps the biggest change mobiles have wrought is in the language of communication we all use. Textsperanto - the amalgam of abbreviated words, acronyms and coded punctuation that teenagers developed so that they can fit more words into their space-limited SMS messages - was designed to be impenetrable to adults but most of us have a grasp of it now. When a pupil at a Scottish secondary school handed in an essay entirely written 'in txt', her teacher gave her a 'C+ 4 e4t'....

For the refuseniks, however, the battle against the tiny power tools is about to get a lot tougher. Twenty years after Ernie Wise first pressed the green 'call send' button on a brick-sized Motorola handset, the latest tiny, third-generation - 3G - phones are about to hit the market. Today, thousands of teenagers and adults are poring over geeky phone manuals, configuring their new handsets so that they can surf the internet, download real-time TV and video clips, take photographs, make video calls and play MP3 music files." [The Guardian, via textually.org]

I had to call Sprint today to find out why I haven't been able to access any data services at home on my Treo for the last 10 days or so. The new recording that you hear - first thing - is a message noting that activations may take up to 24 hours because so many people are revving up their new phones.

I find the following overheard conversation to be pretty typical:

"College Girl: Yeah, I called mom and dad and left a message on their machine. I've been calling their cell phones too but they never pick up. They just don't understand. (pause....) Yeah, they don't get it -- cell phones are supposed to be carried around with them." [CamWorld]

Texting lights up Glasto

Texting lights up Glasto 06/26/2004 02:20 PM
Techzonez Jun 26 2004 5:12PM GMT

The World's Tiniest Violin Texting You

The World's Tiniest Violin Texting You 04/09/2004 03:55 PM
JOEL JOHNSON -- The AP wire has a touching story about a woman who convinced a thief to return her car via text messages. He left the vehicle in an abandoned lot, but still made off with her son's mobile (which is how she contacted him in the first place)...

Germans addicted to texting (Reuters)

Germans addicted to texting (Reuters) 07/09/2004 12:10 PM
Reuters - Growing numbers of Germans are becoming addicted to text-messaging, a German doctor has warned, estimating there are some 380,000 sufferers nationwide.

New Year's texting breaks record

New Year's texting breaks record 01/05/2005 11:52 AM
A record 133m text message were set on New Year's Eve, bringing the total for 2004 to over 25bn.

Texting passion sets new record

Texting passion sets new record 07/23/2004 06:07 AM
Britons' continue their love affair with text messaging, making it another record month for June.

Texting lights up Glasto's tents

Texting lights up Glasto's tents 06/26/2004 01:18 AM
BBC Jun 26 2004 5:01AM GMT

Good And Bad Reasons For Texting Behind
The Wheel

Good And Bad Reasons For Texting Behind
The Wheel 08/02/2004 06:16 AM
Ever wanted to communicate with a driver in another car? There are plenty of legitimate reasons why you might. They could have a faulty light, you may have accidentally scratched their car while parking (and are honest enough to admit it) or they may be double-parked and blocking you. Textuall y points out a new service (which sounds very familiar) in Malaysia that would let someone send a text message to the owner of another car, simply by knowing their license plate. You send a text message to a specific number with the plate number in the message, and the service matches it up and forwards the message -- but only if (and it's quite an "only if") the other car owner has registered with the same service. Of course, while there may be good reasons for this service, it's likely many might want to use it for less than friendly reasons as well, such as stalking or yelling at a bad driver. Of course, the biggest reason this might be a bad idea is suggested in differen t Textually post: an increasing number of fatal car accidents from idiots texting while driving.

Fixed-line texting is the next big
thing, says report

Fixed-line texting is the next big
thing, says report 05/09/2004 11:00 PM

EducationGuardian.co.uk | News crumb |
Texting 'is no bar to literacy'

EducationGuardian.co.uk | News crumb |
Texting 'is no bar to literacy' 12/24/2004 01:08 PM
kids who text have comparable writing skills .. CALEM-SE

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Kids Understand The Difference Between
Texting And Writing

Kids Understand The Difference Between
Texting And Writing 12/24/2004 12:18 PM
For years, now, we've been hearing horror stories about how kids who are growing up learning "txt spk" on instant messenger programs and via phone SMS messages are hurting their ability to write proper English. There was never actually any evidence of this -- other than some anecdotal horror stories. Also, as we pointed out, there's nothing wrong with understanding txt abbreviations as long as the person knows what is appropriate at the right time. It's like knowing two different languages -- which most parents and teachers consider to be a good thing. Thus, the focus shouldn't be on freaking out about kids learning to tap away in abbreviated format, but in making sure they know what's appropriate for what venues. Supporting this theory is a new study suggesting that kids who text have comparable writing skills to those who don't. The study was quite small, and the methodology could clearly be questioned -- but it is some initial evidence that kids are smart enough to understand when text talk is appropriate and when it's not. Much more interesting, though, was the finding that those who used messaging regularly also wrote more concisely. While the article suggests this is a downside, being able to write concisely is a useful talent. If text messaging helps people better organize their thoughts this way, perhaps it's a benefit.

BT brings texting to fixed-line phones
with Text launch

BT brings texting to fixed-line phones
with Text launch 04/26/2004 03:46 PM
newmediazero Apr 26 2004 7:49PM GMT

Blogging for Profits- Triple Your Google
Adsense or Searchfeed Profits With This
Powerful New Blogging Tool From Blog
Burner

Blogging for Profits- Triple Your Google
Adsense or Searchfeed Profits With This
Powerful New Blogging Tool From Blog
Burner 02/01/2005 09:17 PM
Powerful new blogging tool helps any web site no matter how small or large get search engine listed and indexed within days automatically. Turn any blog into a profitable niche that you can duplicate over and over again while tripling your Google Adsense or Searchfeed ad sharing profits. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

Philippine Co. Creates New Software (AP)

Philippine Co. Creates New Software (AP) 04/22/2004 08:11 PM
AP - A Philippine-based company unveiled software Thursday that would allow Windows-based programs to run on computers using the rival Linux operating system.

Philippine Bows to Terrorists

Philippine Bows to Terrorists 07/12/2004 09:03 PM

First Spain and now Philippine.  Are they out of their minds?  At least South Korea managed to hold steady despite all the noise from the selfish peace and justice loving liberals.  They are selfish because they are ruining the country to satisfy their emotional and ideological needs.

I believe that the war against Iraq was unjustified but it's insane to give in to terrorists' demands regardless of circumstances.  Even if Philippine was going to pull out troops anyway, it should have waited to avoid appearing as if they were pulling out because of the terrorist's demands.

As to saving the lives of kidnap victims, I wonder what the Philippine government would have done if the terrorism and kidnapping took place within Philippine?  Give in?Rewarding terrorists will only encourage more terrorism.  What will they do when terrorists start popping up everyewhere because terrorism offers better result than demonstrations?  What?  Tell them to stand in a line so you can service them properly?

Is a civilian's life more sacred than a solder's life?  Bullshit.  On war against terrorism, everyone is on the frontline.  I am on the frontline of war against terrorism alongside my 10 year old son, my wife, my parents, my friends, and collegues.  We are fighting in our homes, neighborhoods, freeways, shopping malls, restaurants.  And the war is on 24 hours a day every day.  Terrorism can step in anywhere and any time if they think they can scare people into giving them what they want.

Giving in to terrorist demands, even if it's just for an ice cream cone or a few dollars, amounts to feeding a beast that can breed like rats.  Giving in to demands of terrorists far away amounts to thinking that one can run away from terrorism.  What a silly idea.  It's as silly as trying to build a wall around Middle East or banning Islamic religion.

Philippine co. creates new software

Philippine co. creates new software 04/22/2004 10:47 PM
Boston Globe Apr 23 2004 3:04AM GMT

Philippine troops 'leaving Iraq'

Philippine troops 'leaving Iraq' 07/13/2004 10:33 PM
The Philippines says it has begun the withdrawal of its force from Iraq following a threat to kill a hostage.

Philippine Lawmaker Finally Gets to Work
(AP)

Philippine Lawmaker Finally Gets to Work
(AP) 06/14/2004 01:05 PM
AP - Noel Carino ran for the Philippine House of Representatives in 2001, but it took him three years to be declared the winner — just in time for him to enjoy his office for one day as Congress ended its session Friday.

Philippine Voters Re-Elect Arroyo (AP)

Philippine Voters Re-Elect Arroyo (AP) 06/20/2004 09:51 AM
AP - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has won another term in office, a congressional committee announced Sunday after finishing a contentious vote count six weeks after the election.

Philippine military officers held

Philippine military officers held 01/29/2004 03:49 AM
Five military officers are arrested in the Philippines for attempting to destabilise the government.

Rebels Hit Philippine Power Plant; 7 Die
(AP)

Rebels Hit Philippine Power Plant; 7 Die
(AP) 01/10/2004 08:30 AM
AP - Three rebels and four soldiers died Saturday when the guerrilla New People's Army attacked a power plant south of the capital, the military said. The attack came days after a rebel official warned of increased attacks to punish the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for its close ties to the United States.

Philippine poll campaign kicks off

Philippine poll campaign kicks off 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
President Arroyo and film star Fernando Poe set to dominate the Philippines presidential campaign now officially open.

Philippine PC market seen growing by
12.1% this year

Philippine PC market seen growing by
12.1% this year 05/16/2004 12:23 PM
Manila Times May 16 2004 2:49PM GMT

Nine Killed in Philippine Prison Break
(AP)

Nine Killed in Philippine Prison Break
(AP) 04/10/2004 08:50 AM
AP - More than 50 inmates, including many suspected members of a Muslim extremist group, used a smuggled pistol to escape from a southern Philippine prison on Saturday, officials said. At least nie were killed by police.

Philippine Ship Missing with 75 on Board

Philippine Ship Missing with 75 on Board 12/22/2003 04:25 AM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 22 2003 3:43AM ET

Military Warned of Philippine Jailbreak
(AP)

Military Warned of Philippine Jailbreak
(AP) 04/11/2004 10:49 AM
AP - The military said Sunday it warned local officials that detained Muslim militants were plotting a jailbreak in the southern Philippines, and it called their escape a major blow to the country's efforts to combat terrorism.
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