US mobile carrier FreedomPop is all set to make a UK debut in July this year. FreedomPop’s very first SIM-only plan will offer 200MB of data, 200 texts and 200 minutes of…
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EE announces Wi-Fi calling and messaging service
EE has become the first UK mobile operator to roll out Wi-Fi calls and texts feature. The new service comes as a breather for over four million people, who complain of loosing…
New app ‘RakEM’ promises no more ‘text regret’ to users
A new app dubbed RakEM will save users from embarrassment of sending an ‘unwanted’ text message. Developed by Raketu, the new application’s reciprocal message deletion feature enables users to ‘unsend’ a text…
Hackers can snoop on your mobile calls and messages, new research claims
German researchers have revealed that flaws in technology from the 1980s allows hackers anywhere in the world to snoop into your private mobile phone calls and text messages. Security researchers Tobias Engel…
Apple slapped with lawsuit over iMessages issue
Apple has been slapped with a U.S. Federal lawsuit over an iMessages issue that blocked users from receiving text messages if they switched from iPhones to Android, Windows Phone or other rival…
NSA collected over 200 million text messages globally
US intelligence agency, NSA, as part of its mass surveillance programme, has reportedly collected around 200 million text messages per day from across the globe. Top secret documents from the National Security…
Text messaging in UK declines for first time as instant messaging grows
It’s quite surprising, but yes, this is for the very first time that the number of text messages sent in the UK in 2013 has fallen. Accounting and advisory firm Deloitte’s latest…