Text Messaging Year 2016 Bug
Forget about the Mayan Calendar 2012 doomsday! Some mobile users are seeing the year 2016 on messages delivered in 2010. The Mayans had December 21, 2012 as 13.0.0.0.0 in the Long Count. Is the 2016 bug a result of bad string parsing? Poor binary to BCD conversion? The plot thickens…
[via WMExperts]
iPhone Dominates Mobile Web
In only two years, the iPhone has dramatically transformed the mobile web. There’s a tendency toward touchscreen devices for mobile web browsing; the iPhone has already claimed 50% of mobile web traffic. Google’s Android OS was the only other platform gaining with 5%.
Sadly, Palm continues its downward spiral. Scott needs something more modern and respectable – a BlackBerry, perhaps. Someone please pick him up off the floor!
[AdMob via mocoNews.net]
In-flight Wi-Fi Impressive
I recently had the opportunity to fly Virgin America. They’ve got in flight Wi-Fi on most of their aircraft. It worked remarkably well – even the bandwidth was pretty impressive:
Phishing on mobile = SMiShing
Trying to get people to give up their identities comes to mobile [via CNET News]
Send a text, get a footlong
Subway is testing out orders via text in NYC [via The Consumerist]
Australian Government Goes After SMS Spammers
Yeah, we hate SMS spam too. Good thing the Australian Communications and Media Authority is doing something about it!
[via Slashdot]
Text Messages Nab Carjacking Suspects
An Ohio man used a friend’s cell phone to get back his car, cell phone, and cash, all of which were stolen in a car jacking [...]
[via CNET News]
Washing Machine Tweets
I wonder if this guy will ignore the text updates as much as I “filter out” the washer/dryer buzzer 
[via Gizmodo]
Nokia Phones Go “Silent”
A newly discovered vulnerability in some Nokia phones prevents them from receiving text messages.
[via Gizmodo]
Navy Subs May Get “Deep Siren”
Texting via sub — coming to a trash chute near you. (Yeah, I can hear it now… Dr. Ryan, send one ping only to 777444
[via Gizmodo]
