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2:30PM Angus Kidman | Optus subsidiary Boost Mobile is offering 5-cent texts to any network as part of a prepaid plan. That offer might be appealing to teenagers, but does it really make financial sense? More »
Are 5-Cent Texts The Best Deal?
2:30PM Angus Kidman | Optus subsidiary Boost Mobile is offering 5-cent texts to any network as part of a prepaid plan. That offer might be appealing to teenagers, but does it really make financial sense? More » 
Communicate
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Chime, the service which lets you update your Twitter status via an Australian SMS number, has extended its options so you can also update your Facebook status. More »
Chime Adds Facebook Update Support
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Chime, the service which lets you update your Twitter status via an Australian SMS number, has extended its options so you can also update your Facebook status. More »
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3:29PM Angus Kidman | The lack of SMS integration is a perennial complaint for Australian Twitter users. Chime goes a fair way to solving that problem, letting you update your Twitter status via an Australian phone account. More »
Chime Lets Aussies Update Twitter Via SMS
3:29PM Angus Kidman | The lack of SMS integration is a perennial complaint for Australian Twitter users. Chime goes a fair way to solving that problem, letting you update your Twitter status via an Australian phone account. More »
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3:00PM Angus Kidman | SMS messages have a 160-character limit, but the iPhone doesn’t have an on-screen character counter to let you know when you’re nearing the limit. txtctr is a simple web application to stop you running off at the keyboard. More »
txtctr Counts Characters In iPhone SMS Messages
3:00PM Angus Kidman | SMS messages have a 160-character limit, but the iPhone doesn’t have an on-screen character counter to let you know when you’re nearing the limit. txtctr is a simple web application to stop you running off at the keyboard. More »
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9:00AM Angus Kidman | Need to notify another driver that they’ve blocked your car in, left their car lights on, or are about to get busted by a parking inspector? SMS My Ride lets you send a text to another driver using only their licence plate number. More »
SMS My Ride Lets You Warn Other Drivers
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Need to notify another driver that they’ve blocked your car in, left their car lights on, or are about to get busted by a parking inspector? SMS My Ride lets you send a text to another driver using only their licence plate number. More »
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11:00AM Angus Kidman | Google Calendar includes an option to send reminders via SMS — but with a little tweaking, you can use it as a means of getting free SMS messages from your friends and family. More »
Use Google Calendar To Send Free SMS
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Google Calendar includes an option to send reminders via SMS — but with a little tweaking, you can use it as a means of getting free SMS messages from your friends and family. More »
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11:30AM Angus Kidman | Leaving your car lights on overnight is still one of the more reliable ways to kill the battery. Your Lights Are On! lets you notify other drivers if they’ve failed to switch off the lights via text message. More »
Your Lights Are On! Sends SMS To Save Your Car Battery
11:30AM Angus Kidman | Leaving your car lights on overnight is still one of the more reliable ways to kill the battery. Your Lights Are On! lets you notify other drivers if they’ve failed to switch off the lights via text message. More »
Fix
IPhone 3.0.1 Update Fixes SMS Vulnerability
6:30AM Adam Pash | Apple today released the first update to the iPhone 3.0 software to address an SMS vulnerability that threatened the security of your iPhone. From Apple: More »
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2:30PM Angus Kidman | MMS support was one of the most anticipated features of iPhone 3.0, but it turns out it has a nasty side-effect: group SMS sending has effectively been dumped. More »
Fixing The iPhone Group SMS Bug
2:30PM Angus Kidman | MMS support was one of the most anticipated features of iPhone 3.0, but it turns out it has a nasty side-effect: group SMS sending has effectively been dumped. More »
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2:00PM Angus Kidman | If you’ve ever thought those tiny disclaimers on “premium” SMS services were irresponsible and deceptive, you’re not alone — the ACCC is now hunting down advertisers who promote such services without making it clear what sort of fiscal hole the purchaser is digging for themselves. More »
ACCC Gets Tough On Dodgy SMS Services
2:00PM Angus Kidman | If you’ve ever thought those tiny disclaimers on “premium” SMS services were irresponsible and deceptive, you’re not alone — the ACCC is now hunting down advertisers who promote such services without making it clear what sort of fiscal hole the purchaser is digging for themselves. More » 
