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text message stories: 64 news summaries

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Sweet <3,
It's Not U,
It's Me

Users comfortable with emails, texts, Facebook find breaking up EZ 2 do

Dec 14, 07 3:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Emails and text messages are becoming the dumping grounds for a new generation of lovers, with one in seven people saying they've been broken up with digitally. Moreover, survey results out today reveal that while face-to-face showdowns still beat Facebook as the preferred method for breakups, 1% of respondents would... More »

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social networking • Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • email • Facebook • text message • romance • relationship

Your Phone Could Tell You Where to Eat

Magitti knows where you are, reads your texts and sees your calendar

Nov 13, 07 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Looking for the perfect evening? Your phone could know you well enough to do the planning. Prototype software called Magitti scans its user’s text messages and calendars, monitors his position with GPS, and then recommends nearby activities. Over time, Technology Review reports, Magitti knows its customer more closely, and... More »

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cell phones • Japan • text message • GPS • smartphones • Magitti

Mine Collapse Survivor Didn't Hear the Cave-In

Found out via text message

Aug 13, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the four miners who escaped the Crandall Canyon collapse that trapped six men told the AP he didn't hear or feel the cave-in as it was occurring. Tim Curtis, who was near the mine's entrance at the time, heard of the collapse via text message on an personal... More »

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collapse • mine • miners • coal mine • rescue • Crandall Canyon • Tim Curtis • text message

Chinese Use Texting to Keep Protest Alive

Activists wielding cell phones and blogs circumvent censorship

Jun 28, 07 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese activists used text messages and blog posts to organize and publicize a huge protest against the construction of a chemical plant, demonstrating continuing ingenuity in skirting government strictures against dissent in the media. Construction of the plant in the coastal town of Xiamen was put on hold following a... More »

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China • protests • Xiamen • text message • texting

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