Text Messaging

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission declared the outage reporting requirements and the changes to the telemarketing rules to be in effect Dec. 30. Under rules adopted in 2004, carriers must report …

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra Corp. said it plans to launch a fixed short message service early this year. Telstra has a branded SMS-capable phone on sale in Australia for the service, it …

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra Corp. said it plans to launch a fixed short message service early next year. Telstra has a branded SMS-capable phone on sale in Australia for the service, it …

WASHINGTON-Airplanes soon could lose their distinction as being one of the few places where a person cannot be reached by a wireless device due to decisions last week to re-auction …

WASHINGTON-Cable TV channel Speed said it will offer an interactive promotion campaign using mobile phones that will allow viewers to guess at the value of various classic cars. The channel …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. launched its TXT 2 Landline service, which will allow customers to send text messages to landline phones anywhere in Canada and the United …

The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) announced Wednesday that Cingular Wireless, Sprint PCS and France Telecom have joined its efforts to fight spam and viruses. The nonprofit coalition was founded …

WASHINGTON-Japan and South Korea lead the world in mobile multimedia usage, according to a report from Telecommunications Management Group Inc. titled “Superstars of the Mobile Internet,” while the United States …

Canadian wireless provider Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. launched its TXT 2 Landline service, which will allow customers to send text messages to landline phones anywhere in Canada and the United …

Recurrent Software Solutions Inc. introduced its VersaBill automated bill formatting system. The product allows companies to streamline their electronic billing in a format that meets their specifications, said the company. …

Mobile instant messaging is expected to take another step forward this week with an announcement that Nokia Corp. will expand its offerings of IM-friendly handsets. The world’s largest handset manufacturer …

SEATTLE-Developer Tegic Communications launched the latest version of its popular predictive text software for mobile devices this week. Tegic unveilled T9 7.2, an embedded program designed to make messaging more …

The United States may have stolen the text-messaging world record from the text-loving British thanks to a lightning-fast performance by Ben Cook, a 17-year-old high school student in Salt Lake …

The United States may have stolen the text-messaging world record from the text-loving British thanks to a lightning-fast performance by Ben Cook, a 17-year-old high school student in Salt Lake …

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin offering its Cricket wireless customers the mobile AOL Instant Messenger service, allowing AOL members and AIM users to receive instant messages, alerts …

Asian vendors score best in customer satisfaction WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Overall satisfaction among wireless mobile-phone owners is up 5 percent from last year, according to J.D. Power and Associates’ newly released …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced it achieved profitability and increased license revenues in its first-quarter fiscal-year 2005 results, released this week. Openwave reported revenues of $83.6 million, up 9 …

You could call Bill Diggins lots of things-music mogul, artists’ advocate, maybe even visionary. Just don’t call him a ringtone salesman. According to the founder of 2-year-old music marketer Diggit …

ATLANTA-Wireless permission-based marketing company CLX said it is using Air2Web’s 2Notify solution in its opt-in text messaging application, PollCast. CLX clients can use PollCast to precisely target its audience and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile text messaging provider UpSnap launched a new directory assistance service for wireless users. With the service, users with text-enabled handsets can send text messages with the names and …

Google has launched a beta test of a new service that allows mobile users to access its database from their handsets using short message service. Google SMS, which debuted Thursday, …

CINCINNATI-Lottery.com has teamed with Games Inc. to launch a text messaging application that distributes nationwide state lottery results to mobile devices, the companies announced Wednesday. The service, which is free …

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.-Autodesk Inc. this week launched the Autodesk Mobile Resource Manager, a location-based application that allows businesses in various vertical markets to locate, manage and communicate with their mobile …

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Carriers should look to non-voice services—particularly ring tones—to increase revenues, according to two studies released this week. A survey conducted by Harris Interactive for ForceNine Consulting and Wirthlin Worldwide …

The wireless industry is stooping to conquer. Nickelodeon is partnering with content developer Jamdat to produce mobile games based on two of the network’s most popular shows, “Dora the Explorer” …