Alex Kinch

Link: New police text scheme is a big hit – Blaenau Gwent – South Wales Valleys – News – icWales
DEAF and hard of hearing people have declared Gwent Police’s new text messaging service an outstanding success.
The initiative, enabling those who face difficulties in contacting police with a phone call to access help via a mobile [...]

Link: BBC NEWS | England | Merseyside | Mobile appeal for Rhys witnesses
Police investigating the killing of 11-year-old Rhys Jones are sending issuing appeals directly to mobile phones in a bid for more information.
Detectives are using a device that can send messages to Bluetooth enabled phones in Croxteth within a 100m radius of the transmitter.

Mobile technology and entertainment company ROK have just announced they’re behind the ‘Ask Terry’ Q&A text service service launched today on UK sports radio station TalkSPORT.
Commenting on the initiative, Laurence Alexander, CEO of ROK said “TalkSPORT is the perfect medium for reaching keen sports fans who find themselves with a burning question that needs answering.
“Our [...]

Link: Majority Do Not Want Mobile Phones on Planes – Survey
Following on from news that the Telegraph’s campaign to ban mobiles on flights has reached 4,000 signatories, travel website TripAdvisor has carried out a worldwide survey and come to a very similar conclusion – phones on planes are bad bad bad..
According to a survey of [...]

Link: SMS confusion leads to hold-up false alarm | Herald Sun
A WOMAN sparked a frantic police response in central Brisbane today after misreading a text message from her boyfriend about a possible armed hold-up. However, a police spokeswoman said the incident was a false alarm and the result of a “miscommunication”.
She said a man had [...]

Although not officially unveiled until later today, we’ve got all the details of the new Skype mobile – launched in conjunction with mobile operator 3. Ewan will be at the press launch later, so expect pictures soon!
The 3 Skypephone is a fully-featured 3G Internet phone with Skype built-in. In addition to Skype [...]

Link: Facebook sued for mis-sending dirty texts | The Register
News in from the legal trigger-happy land of the free (via The Register) – Facebook is being sued by an Indiana woman for sending ‘adult content’ via text.
Earlier this week, an Indiana mommy named Lindsey Abrams filed a federal class action suit against the Microsoft-propped social [...]

Link: BBC NEWS | Business | Carphone enters Vodafone tie-up
Just when you thought it was safe to venture out onto the High Street.. Carphone Warehouse (who neither sell carphones nor demand customers visit their warehouse) have just launched yet another MVNO.
According to the BBC, this one is going to be called Talkmobile, and will run [...]

Link: webitpr | End2End Strengthens Mobile Gaming Offering with Acquisition of Terraplay Creates market leading solution for hosted mobile gaming
End2End, the leading provider of managed service solutions for mobile data, today announced its acquisition of Terraplay, the leading provider of connected-gaming services. The deal substantiates End2End’s position at the forefront of developments in the mobile [...]

Mobile messaging specialists Sybase 365 have launched their new MMS content delivery gateway – enabling content providers, marketers, and media companies to deliver MMS content directly to consumers’ handsets, globally, with a single connection.
“MMS is, and will continue to be, the most viable method for delivering rich media,” said Marty Beard, President of Sybase 365. [...]