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Valentine’s Day Is Most Popular Texting Holiday

Maybe it was induced by the shorthand we’d read for years off Necco Sweethearts, but according to AT&T, Valentine’s Day is the most popular holiday for text messaging. From February 13th to the 14th, there’s a 33% spike in texting traffic. Yes, you know what that means. The cellphone owning population is trying 33% harder…

Ikea Mobile Syncs Bar Codes, Weekly Deals to Your Phone

“Shopping” at Ikea is more of an enjoyable afternoon outing than an quick in-and-out errand, so anything that helps make the experience even more pleasant gets a thumbs-up from us. This Ikea Mobile kiosk was found in Seattle by Unpluggd, and allows you to scan bar codes for products to get sent via SMS to…

iPhone 1.1.3 Mixing Up Your SMS Order? Here’s How You Fix It

If your iPhone’s displaying SMS messages out of order on firmware version 1.1.3, it’s because your phone has a different time/date setting from your cellular provider. To fix it, just switch your phone to auto-sync from the network. [Apple]

New Zealander Diagnosed With Text Messager’s Thumb

A student in New Zealand has been diagnosed with the first recorded occurrence of Text Messeager’s Thumb in the country. The 20-year old student is thought to have sent up to 100-text messages/day, which resulted in inflammation of the tendons in her thumb, causing grave discomfort. The condition, otherwise known as tenosynovitis, could have been…

An 18-year-old in Cincinnati was hit by a train, unaware that it was coming, because he was sending a text message as he walked across the tracks. Despite being thrown 50 feet by the train, Zachariah Smith lived. [The Enquirer via Boing Boing]

GPS Text Message Device Acts Like an Emergency Beacon

Did you know that when dialing 911 from your cellphone, the police can’t pinpoint your location exactly? And that if you’re dialing from a rural area, it becomes even worse—up to a five-mile radius? That’s why this Freedom GPS text message unit is useful. By programming in five numbers beforehand, you can activate the Freedom…

Divorced By SMS: The Exact Moment K-Fed Gets Britney’s Text Message Caught On Video

This video apparently shows the exact moment that Kevin Federline gets the SMS from Britney telling them that it’s over. According to the video, cameras were following him around the entire day in order to conduct an interview, part of which was him gushing about his wife and kids. At about 1:46, you can see…

Get Out Of Your Sprint Contract Free Until October 31

Good news for anyone who wants to doff their Sprint shackles but was unwilling to pay an eye-gouging cancellation fee. See, Sprint’s just raised their text-messaging fees to $0.15 per, which constitutes a “material change” to your contract. Any time there’s a material change, you’re capable of canceling your service without facing a fine. Good…