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Make Yourself Save Money With Automated Text Messages
12:30AM Kevin Purdy | If your parents sent you regular SMS messages about your long-term savings goals, you’d probably save more money, even with the therapy bills. That’s because economists believe regular, positive reinforcement via mobile phone can actually boost your will to save money. More »
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8:30AM Angus Kidman | Back in June, the ACCC started cracking down on premium SMS providers (premium in this context usually means ‘overpriced’ and ‘waste of money’). Telstra and Optus are now doing their part by funding a service to check if premium SMS providers live up to their claims. More »
Optus And Telstra Checking Premium SMS Ads
8:30AM Angus Kidman | Back in June, the ACCC started cracking down on premium SMS providers (premium in this context usually means ‘overpriced’ and ‘waste of money’). Telstra and Optus are now doing their part by funding a service to check if premium SMS providers live up to their claims. More »
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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 »
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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 »
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