Showing posts with label Text message. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Text message. Show all posts

Monday, January 19, 2009

To Coin A Phrase

Bonjour, This Is Your Parking Meter Speaking

You might be shopping when you receive a text message on your cellphone – from your parking meter, telling you that you have five minutes left before you are slapped with a hefty fine. About 60 French councils have installed a Technolia system that alerts drivers – and police.

FOOTNOTE: Fine outlook.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Tony Who?

Text Education For Former PM

Tony Blair ain’t the most committed technophile in the country he used to govern. Yes, he has an iPod, but he had to get his daughter to help him use it. Yes, he has an email account – but he’s had it less than a year. Now he has revealed that he’s finally learnt how to send a text message. But he said this weekend that when he sent his first message, the reply that came back was: "Who are you?"

FOOTNOTE: Free little words.