I gave my former Jasjam phone to Maggie (6). It has a SIM, so she can receive calls, but no credit so she can’t phone out. Maggie uses the phone to play games, listen to her favorite songs and watch YouTube clips.
Text message cost scandal
Some simple research has proved what many people have known for a long time — Australians are being ripped off by telcos when it comes to the cost of text messaging. The standard flat rate for a text message at Telstra and Optus has remained unchanged at 25 cents, while at Vodafone, a text is [...]
Kindle hype overstated
I’m something of a gadget man and early adopter, especially when it comes to media and communications. I can’t get excited about the kindle though. In its current form the electronic reader is just too one dimensional. Much of the hype is coming from newspapers, which have a vested interest in promoting the platform. In [...]
Text the editor
A newspaper in a neighboring town, The Spectator at Hamilton, has a popular “text the editor” section. The concept isn’t entirely new, of course. I’ve seen it in many places elsewhere and Mount Gambier’s paper does it as well. In fact, I was interviewed by a university student during the week, who was researching how [...]
New Year SMS peak
I filed a story today about Optus expecting a record number of text messages to be sent in Australia on New Year’s Eve. I thought it was one of those quirky yarns that people would be interested to read. Optus expects customers to send a record 57 million text messages and make 67 million mobile [...]
