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movies
How Hollywood Is Making Texting Look Dramatic

We all increasingly rely on non-verbal forms of communication — email, IM, texting — to let people know what's going on in our lives. That's great for us, but it's causing headaches in Hollywood when it comes to creating drama. Read More >>

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Apple: Just Use iMessage Because Our Texts Are Weak

After iPhone text messages were found to be hackable, meaning that text for your Mum might easily be from a filthy scammer, Apple's answer is to just use iMessage, because everybody uses an iPhone, right? Read More >>

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design
Moleskine Ballistic Device Launches Analogue Text Messages

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the text message, legendary notebook company Moleskine has come out with a limited edition notebook that becomes a ballistic device for launching mini (printed) text messages. Read More >>

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patents
Some Dude Wants £40m For a Patent Protecting the Distribution of URLs via SMS

There are a lot of sad sights at CES. But Robert Sanchez telling an empty room about his plans to sell a patent, that details delivery of URLs via text message, for £40m has to be one of the most desperate. Read More >>

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Text Messages Bring Out the Liar In All of Us

Next time your date cancels by SMS, be suspicious. Because a new study suggests that people lie more often when they communicate by text compared to face-to-face conversations or speaking on the phone. Read More >>

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Don’t Insult the Thai King in an SMS, Unless You Like Prison

We've all said things we don't really mean in text messages. But when a retired Thai truck driver sent an SMS that insulted his king, he got more than he bargained for. Twenty years more, in fact. Read More >>