A Telecom, Paging, Text Messaging and SMS Blog from NotePageTelecom Industry News and Software Tips for Text Messengers. Daily information and news related to telecommunications, paging, text messaging, and sms messaging. Includes news announcements from the industry and tips related to text messaging and SMS.Urban Mining Goes Mobile- May 2, 2008 Thinking of throwing out your old cell phone Think again. Maybe you should mine it first for gold, silver, copper and a host of other metals embedded in the electronics -- many of which are enjoying near-record prices. It is called urban mining, scavenging through the scrap metal in old electronic products in search of such gems as iridium and gold, and it is a growth industry around the world as metal prices skyrocket.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#821 CinemaNow Brings Movies via Phones- May 1, 2008 Privately held digital entertainment provider CinemaNow said on Tuesday that U.S. consumers would be able to use their cell phones to view movie trailers and order full-length movies to watch on their home television or computer through its mobile website. The service, offered on Web-capable phones at http:mobile.cinemanow.com, would let U.S. consumers immediately buy or rent a movie from their mobile phone.http://www.notepage.net/blog.htm#820 |