Text messaging

UK police demand communication records from attack day
British authorities are requiring phone companies and internet service providers to keep records of all communications on the day of the US terror attacks.
09:21 Friday 14th September 2001

Plice frce's txt mssges aim to ct crme
West Midlands Police are turning mobile phone technology against criminals.
05:45 Tuesday 11th September 2001

Elvis promises hands-free text messaging
A new speech recognition system called Elvis has been launched for use with handheld computers and mobiles.
12:55 Friday 7th September 2001

Text message boom spreads to over 35s
A survey says the text message boom is spreading to the over 35s.
08:13 Friday 7th September 2001

Ericsson announces new GPRS phone
Ericsson has unveiled a new mobile phone handset for use on 2.5G networks.
12:02 Tuesday 4th September 2001

Deaf sex attack victim texts for help
A deaf man sent a text message call for help after being subjected to a sex attack in Preston.
19:05 Friday 31st August 2001

Holidaymakers keep in touch by text
A new survey says holidaymakers desperate to keep in touch with friends back home regularly text message them - even just to tell them they have 'pulled'.
15:30 Sunday 26th August 2001

Exam results boost text numbers
Tens of thousands of extra text messages were sent yesterday as pupils picked up their exam results.
07:41 Friday 24th August 2001

Grades rise after text message teaching tip plan
Education officials who used mobile phone text messages to encourage GCSE students to revise saw results improve by six times the national rate.
12:50 Thursday 23rd August 2001

Texters close in on billion-messages-a-month landmark
UK text message senders are closing in on a landmark of transmitting one billion messages a month.
13:04 Wednesday 22nd August 2001

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