Sri Lanka suspends SMSes

Sri Lanka's mobile phone networks were ordered by the government to suspend SMS messaging services for 12 hours on Monday - the country's Independence Day, says Cellular News.

The move was claimed to be to reduce the opportunity for violence or terrorism in the country. There had also been fears that false rumours of terrorist activities could cause panic.

A message sent to Dialog subscribers read: "We regret to inform subscribers that SMS services of all mobile operators will not be available from 6:00am to noon on 4 February 2008."

724 Solutions, a provider of next-generation mobile data solutions, will have a public and private viewing of its Seamless suite of solutions at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain, states Telephony World.

Demonstrated live, guests will experience firsthand how messages can follow them - seamlessly.

724's enterprise and consumer Seamless messaging applications will show how mobile operators can connect enterprise IP, consumer IM and IMS domains with SMS and MMS, so messages are delivered to the recipient on the device they are using in the correct context.

As technology evolves, police and prosecutors say it is time to focus on predators who use text messaging as a way to communicate with young victims, reports Salt Lake Tribune.

A Bill aimed at punishing adults who entice minors through text messaging gained unanimous approval from the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice on Monday.

HB 327, sponsored by Kerry Gibson, R-Ogden, allows for an offender who uses text messaging to lure a child for sexual purposes to be prosecuted under state law that prohibits enticing minors by electronic means.