SMS/Text Message News from the BBC
Below is the SMS/Text Message news from the BBC. In addition to the IPI news feed we also supply the latest property news directly from BBC News.
Net puts Kenya at centre of Chile rescue efforts
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:45:57 GMT
How a team of online crisis mappers in Kenya became the focus of Chile's earthquake relief efforts Read more...
Claims firm misleading customers
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:45:17 GMT
Staff at a major debt claims management firm have been misleading customers about success rates and credit risk, a BBC investigation has discovered. Read more...
Davos 2010: Day three as it happened
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:32:27 GMT
The third day of the 2010 World Economic Forum at the Swiss mountain resort of Davos, as it happened. Read more...
Iran warns opposition on e-mails
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:42:02 GMT
Iran warns opposition supporters that they will be found and prosecuted if they use e-mail to organise rallies. Read more...
Indian man stages own kidnapping
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:42:50 GMT
A man in India fakes his own kidnapping to fund a holiday with his girlfriend in Macau, police say. Read more...
Aid agencies 'must use new tools'
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:11:02 GMT
The nature of new technological tools is a huge help in disaster management, but aid agencies must change to adopt them. Read more...
US 'will announce climate target'
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:56 GMT
The US will give a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions ahead of next month's UN climate summit, officials say. Read more...
Up to 70,000 post workers strike
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:39:20 GMT
As many as 70,000 postal workers are striking on the final day of the current three days of industrial action. Read more...
Bitter struggle to learn in Zimbabwe
Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:41:00 GMT
Two Zimbabweans tell of their struggle to get an education and the opportunities they missed during their country's spiralling demise. Read more...
'Google helped me harvest a bumper crop'
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:03:00 GMT
'Google gave me a bumper harvest' Read more...
Emergency text system goes live
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:17:15 GMT
Trials are underway of a UK system allowing disabled people to contact emergency services by text message. Read more...
Damages for cricketer over 'joke'
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:13:47 GMT
Nottinghamshire cricketer Bilal Shafayat is paid damages and offered an unreserved apology after an offensive article is published in Australia. Read more...
Web tool oversees Afghan election
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:23:26 GMT
Web tools and SMS are being used to ensure that Afghanistan's elections are as "free and fair" as possible. Read more...
Murdoch signals end of free news
Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:16:13 GMT
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is set to start charging online customers for news content across all of its websites. Read more...
Is free news a thing of the past?
Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:56:05 GMT
Is it possible to charge customers for online content, and if so which types? Read more...
Deaf-blind communication goes portable
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:12:34 GMT
A new device now allow deaf-blind people to have face to face telephone and text conversations Read more...
Apple fix to iPhone security flaw
Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:16:29 GMT
Apple releases a software patch to address a recently exposed security flaw in the iPhone. Read more...
Sixteen enter mayor's ticket draw
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:25:01 GMT
A competition to win tickets to Boris Johnson's Story of London festival is entered by just 16 people, it emerges. Read more...
VAT abolished on text donations
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:08:24 GMT
Donations to UK charities via text message will be free of VAT from this week as part of an agreement with mobile operators. Read more...
Africa texts Obama before visit
Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:38:57 GMT
Barack Obama is receiving thousands of text messages after asking Africans to send questions before his trip there. Read more...