5 posts and columns on texts

Indian Start-Up Turns Texts Into Dollars

in Mobile on December 14, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

Indian start-up SMS GupShup is trying to turn text messages into some serious ka-ching by creating a host of SMS-based services that, all told, account for more than 1.5 billion text messages a month.

Jawbone: You Won’t Pay a Penny for Our Thoughts

in Mobile on December 7, 2010 at 4:15 pm PT

Headset maker Jawbone thinks it has found another nifty use for its electronic earwear. The company is using D: Dive Into Mobile to announce Thoughts, an iPhone app that lets road warriors dictate a quick thought that gets delivered as an audio file to whomever they like. The audio file gets sent to a recipients’ Thoughts app, or via email or a text message link.

CES: Taser’s Turn at Cellphone Safety

in News on January 7, 2010 at 11:53 am PT

For parents who want to keep their kids from sexting–or just texting at the dinner table–new cellphone software called Protector keeps them in the loop. Protector, which debuts Thursday at CES, is made by Taser International, a company that’s best known for its series of electronic stun guns.

Online High Schools Test Students' Social Skills

in News on September 24, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

Tatyana Ray has more than 1,200 Facebook friends, sends 600 texts a month and participated in four student clubs during the year and a half she attended high school online, through a program affiliated with Stanford University.