Posts Tagged ‘text message’

LG Neon lands at AT&T for a cool $29

LG’s entry level messaging phone, the Neon, has landed at AT&T. Officially announced back in March, the QWERTY side slider is now available from AT&T for a mere $29 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a 2-year contract. The Neon packs the typical…

Cortado SMS2Desk: Send and receive BlackBerry texts with your computer

Call us crazy, but one of the worst things about sitting around all day writing about tech happens when we’re in the middle of posting a story, chatting to ninjas on AIM, firing off emails left, right and center and…

London police welcome you to report crimes via SMS

The next time you’re in London and witness something that isn’t quite right (perhaps a Chav stealing a bottle of Buckfast Tonic Wine at the local offie) don’t be shy – hit up the Metropolitan Police Service and report what…

Verizon Wireless says “text messaging not going up to $1,000,000 per text”

Verizon hit us up yesterday to let us know that what we reported the other day was just something being tossed around internally. It was not final. They’ve clarified their position on raising text messaging fees for content providers for…

Verizon Wireless to levy new fee for sending text messages to VZW customers

In a move sure to rock the wireless industry, Verizon Wireless announced yesterday that they will start charging content and messaging companies a fee for sending text messages to Verizon Wireless customers. Beginning November 1st, Verizon will charge a 3…