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Definition: text messaging
Sending short messages over a cellphone network. See SMS.
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Teen talk: a 15-year old's experiences with the HTC EVO Shift 4G
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AT&T altering pricing for text messaging, upgrade plans
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Virginia to ban student-teacher texting? One simple rule of school communications
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Secure comms comes to Android
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Stars are aligning to ban U.S. drivers from text messaging
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News to know: iPhone OS 3.0; Text messaging; Social search; Morro; Palm
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Should the US government impose wireless fee limits like the EU?
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Students report late lecturers via text messaging
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59% of cell phone or Blackberry owners use text messaging
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59% of cell phone or Blackberry owners use text messaging
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66% of Americans aged 30-49 use text messaging
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T-Mobile clarifies G1 Android pre-order availability and text messaging question
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News to know: Google; Text messaging; Spam; Microsoft
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Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text Messaging
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Sen. to carriers: Why do text messages cost $1,300 per meg?
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