What would you like to say to aliens? That's the question COSMOS is asking of the people of Earth over the next two weeks, as we give you the opportunity to send a text message to the nearest Earth-like planet. The planet in question, Gliese 581d. What makes Gliese 581d special is that it’s one of the best contenders for extraterrestrial life outside our Solar System, given that it is in th... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Beginning this crop season, farmers will be able to receive text messages on their cell phones from their plants saying whether they are thirsty or not. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

You are shopping when you receive a text message on your mobile phone. It is from the parking meter telling you that you have been given a fine. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A message from the state of California to its 16- and 17-year-olds: Dnt txt n drv — thx.

Should be illegal period. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Send a free text message giving thanks to American soldiers until midnight, PT, on Thanksgiving Day. Troops around the world can log on to read the sentiments and respond. picked by cb__ 2 years ago

A dumped girlfriend plagued her ex with more than 10,000 calls and text messages in 65 days, a British court has heard. Timothy Mortimore, 37, received the equivalent of one call or message every eight minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Sending an amount of data that would cost $1 from your ISP would cost over $61 million if you were to send it over SMS.
In actuality, the true cost of a text message is zero(0)cents. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Authorities in Fort Lauderdale are trying to figure out who broadcast a biblical message against homosexuals over the public announcement system in the Florida city's international airport. The verse states: "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death." picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

TeleFlip, the service which allows you to send text messages via email, now offers anyone with a mobile phone with text messaging the ability to have email sent to your phone. picked by francisbook 2 years ago

In the modern age of e-mail and instant messaging, many U.S. citizens have become increasingly comfortable with ending relationships electronically. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Posted as a public service.

Truck drivers texting on their cell phones are more than 23 times as likely to be involved in a crash or near-crash, according to a study set to be released Tuesday.

Please don't. picked by suebe 4 months ago

A message in a bottle found in the walls of an old shed from 1939. Bottle and message from the parents returned to the children. picked by rwills 1 year ago

The newest way for companies to get to you is on your mobile phone by texting. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

MSF Doctor, David Nott, working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, carried out his first ever amputation to save a boy's life with only the guidance of instructions sent by text from London picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

A long-hidden message has been discovered inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch. Watchmaker Jonathan Dillon was repairing Lincoln's watch in April 1861 when he heard about the attack on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and wrote a short message on the metal inside the case. picked by BrownTrout 9 months ago

"The Big Four, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint, are ripping off their customers by by charging prices that are several times higher than what it actually costs them to deliver a text message." picked by cactushair 11 months ago

Your mobile phone beeps, you have received a text message.
It begins: "I swear, I will make sure I give you HIV..."

But it's not an abusive threat, it's a "romantic" text message copied from a book on sale all over Nigeria that professes to give young people the words they need to court the woman or man of their dreams. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Set adrift in 1969 by a New Jersey fireman, this simple message didn't show up for 39 years when it was found in Mississippi. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The secret message being transmitted by the four rotating disks atop downtown San Jose's Adobe building that has baffled residents and visitors forthe past year. That is until now.
Check this out picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

About 21 years passed between the time Emily Hwaung put the message in a soda bottle and Merle Brandell picked it up on the beach. picked by indisguise 2 years ago