Tag: TEXT-MESSAGING

While the lack of opposable thumbs might make the news something of a shock, word from Africa is that elephants are now sending text messages to warn wildlife rangers when they are heading towards the crops of nearby villages. Allow us to explain. Elephants in Kenya have SIM cards inserted into their collars, which automatically send out text messages if they come too close to neighboring ...

Italian telecommunications company Telecom Italia has received an Italian Supreme Court decision prohibiting it from firing a text-happy employee, Textually.org and UPI report. In 2002, a Naples court decided in favor of Telecom's dismissal of an employee, publicly identified as Carlo T., who had sent 12,000 personal text messages (about $2,000 worth) from his work phone over the course of ...

Digital dexterity is no match for ring-side reporter Mo Rocca. Thumbs fly, collars pop and hearts break in our exclusive, behind-the-scenes coverage of the 2008 LG National Texting Championships. Pro-texter Morgan Pozgar walked out with a cool $25,000 after beating out the competition at last year's tournament, and she returns this year to defend the much-coveted title. For 2008, the stakes ...

In a country where chewing gum is a federal offense, cell phone users now have something new to worry about: sending dirty text messages. Malaysia's Deputy Minister for Energy, Water and Communications Datuk Shaziman Wan Abu Mansor (try saying that five times fast) recently affirmed that mobile phone users caught sending obscene messages and pictures could face prosecution with fines of $15,000 ...