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Mais Non! France's "Free" Cell Phone Service Will (Likely) Never Work In The U.S.

BY Kit EatonFri Jan 13, 2012

Free.fr is offering an all-but-free cell phone service that promises truly unlimited data, voice, and SMS monthly tariffs. Americans shouldn't hold their breath for the same sort of innovation any time soon--the existing carriers would strangle it.READ»

VIDEO MESSAGING | Comment

Startup Vimessa Would Like You To Enjoy Video Messaging, Already

BY Kit EatonThu Nov 17, 2011

Vimessa launches today as "the world's first video voicemail app for any mobile device," into a complex market of personal messaging where Google and Apple are already trying to own your attention. READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

Yelp's $100M IPO, Defense Dept.'s Superweapon, Samsung Ban-Dodging Galaxy Tab 10.1n

BY Nidhi SubbaramanThu Nov 17, 2011

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.READ»

FLYING | Comment

30,000 Feet High And Rising To The Challenge: Staying Productive In The Air

BY Kevin PurdySun Oct 16, 2011

Grab the best of the cheap seats, use a tray-friendly laptop, and crank out some serious work, even if your plane seems designed to stop you.READ»

CELL PHONE FEES | Comment

Don't Shoot The iMessager: Why Cell Phone Networks May Soon Have To Shrink Your Bill

BY Kit EatonTue Oct 11, 2011

Tomorrow Apple is due to launch its iOS 5 update to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch's systems, bringing iMessage with it. Because of this, and other new tech, how your cell phone provider charges you for your service may be close to radically changing--powered not by internal company decisions, but by smartphone advances.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Text to Change Takes on Child Trafficking

BY Jenara NerenbergWed Mar 9, 2011

The mobile for health industry in Africa continues to expand. "We can teach larger organizations a lot," the group's founder tells us. "We move really fast."READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Kenneth Cole's Tone-Deaf Tweet! Vodafone's Coerced Texts! Salad Dressing Drug Charges! Business Misadventures in Egypt Multiply

BY Jenara NerenbergFri Feb 4, 2011

As a revolution unfolds, the forwardly fashionable, mobile operators, and even a purveyor of health foods have been caught up in Egypt's current chaos.READ»

HEALTH | Comment

The Key to HIV Treatment: Text Messaging

BY David ZaxWed Nov 10, 2010

A new study published online in The Lancet shows that simply checking in via SMS can be enough to encourage adherence to a drug regimen.READ»

POLI-TECHS | Comment

Where to Vote, Via Text Message

BY E.B. BoydThu Oct 28, 2010

No idea where your polling station is? Some two million people didn't vote in 2008 for that reason alone. This handy new tool will give you the 411.READ»

SMS | Comment

Mobile Companies Open the Floodgates to Allow Text Message-Based Donations

BY Jenara NerenbergWed Oct 20, 2010

Obopay and Benevity partner up to allow any registered charity to receive text message-based donations.READ»

FAST TALK | Comment

Text Here for a New Job

BY Jenara NerenbergThu Sep 23, 2010

The MIT offspring, Assured Labor, connects job-seekers with employers via mobile SMS.READ»

HESSE | Comment

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BY Kit EatonFri May 14, 2010

There's a subtle, but potentially hugely important, change happening in cell phone use in the U.S.: For 2009 figures, the amount of digital data sent over cell phone networks surpasses voice traffic for the first time. The future has ...READ»

DATAPHONES | Comment

cell phones data phone calls vanilla mobile internet smartphones browsing apps

BY Kit EatonFri May 14, 2010

There's a subtle, but potentially hugely important, change happening in cell phone use in the U.S.: For 2009 figures, the amount of digital data sent over cell phone networks surpasses voice traffic for the first time. The future has ...READ»

DATAPHONES | Comment

Fast Analysis: Data Consumption Surpasses Voice Calling by U.S. Cell Users

BY Kit EatonFri May 14, 2010

There's a subtle, but potentially hugely important, change happening in cell phone use in the U.S.: For 2009 figures, the amount of digital data sent over cell phone networks surpasses voice traffic for the first time. The future has ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Apple Patents: Your Next iPhone Doubles as a Walkie Talkie

BY Kit EatonThu Mar 18, 2010

Apple's putting up iPhone patents at an incredible rate: Two new applications, one for a walkie-talkie-like accessibility feature and another for a spontaneous wireless social network are very sophisticated.READ»

EVAN WILLIAMS | Comment

Tweetmaster General Evan Williams Touts Twitter as a Worldwide Force for Democracy

BY Addy DugdaleFri Mar 12, 2010

Evan Williams, one of the founders of Twitter, has given a lengthy interview to the BBC World Service, in which he claims that social media is fundamental to the spread of democracy. Or should that be the other way around? In the ...READ»

WORKFAST TV | Comment

Google's mobile product chief on mobile productivity

BY Robert ScobleWed Mar 3, 2010

The iPhone, despite all the attention, is only a small part of how mobile is changing our work lives. Google's mobile team has some ideas of their own. Sumit Agarwal, product manager, will demonstrate to us all sorts of fun ways to ...READ»

ENTREPRENEUR | Comment

Tatango, a cool startup, turns on reality TV show about itself

BY Robert ScobleTue Mar 2, 2010

Tatango is a cool startup located in Bellingham, Washington, USA, and they just turned on TatangoTV. Here we visit their offices, and learn what's behind their live TV show. We also get a tour, learn about their business (they make ...READ»

SMS | Comment

Gettin' QWERTY With It: Six Tips From the World's Fastest Texters

BY Michael ShickTue Mar 2, 2010

We caught up with six champion texters at yesterday's LG Mobile Worldcup, including Guinness record-breaker Predo Matis, 27, who typed a 264-character message in 1 minute, 59 seconds. Here, they share their SMS secrets.READ»

MARKETING COORDINATOR | Comment

Advertising Marketing Coordinator Responsibilities in Advertising

BY Clint GFri Feb 5, 2010

The number one responsibility of an advertising marketing coordinator is to stay connected to every project detail at all times. An additional number one responsibility of an advertising marketing coordinator is to make sure ...READ»