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  Andrew 3:50 PM on April 10, 2006 Permalink
  Tags: Friends ( 24 ), Moblog ( 90 ), SMS, Telus   

  Al Howell’s First SMS 

  

  With a little help from the Telus LG 6190 Fastap handset he got from yours truly for his birthday, Al Howell today brought his mobile technology into the late 20th-Century with his first text to me:

  Andrew im using my new phone

  Indeed you are, Mr. Howell… Indeed you are!
  

   
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  Andrew 11:59 PM on March 14, 2006 Permalink
  Tags: SMS   

  Word Power 

  

  (Photo courtesy of Erling Sivertsen, via Flickr…)

  Here’s some interesting figures that I came across today, courtesy of Open Gardens:

  • 2005 box office revenues for Hollywood films came in just shy of $30 billion U.S. dollars.
  • 2005 worldwide music revenues were about $35 billion.
  • 2005 combined totals for video game consoles and software were about $40 billion U.S. dollars.

  … And the total worldwide revenues from text messaging in 2005 were roughly $75 Billion USD, at a cost to the consumer of only pennies each!

  These days having a mobile without SMS is akin to a landline without voicemail. So if you’re wondering why I’m not calling you, now you know!