SMS is the abbreviated form of the term “short message service.” This is a function made available through mobile phones, internet-connected computers, or handheld gadgets like the Blackberry. Here, users can type, send or receive two or three lines of information (approximately 200 to 300 words)....
Before email, fax, and SMS, the only way people could communicate through long distances was to send a mail through the postal service. Sending a letter through postal service can sometimes take two or three days, or even up to a ten days if it is sent overseas. Compared to the instantaneous...
Some communication is up close and personal—such as when you’re talking face to face with someone. However, it is possible to “speak” to somebody who is far away (sometimes right across the world). This “distance communication” is called telecommunications. Today, there are many gadgets and mediums...
Unless you are hopelessly workaholic, you are one of those people who cherish a nice, long vacation in their favorite destinations. While it's a nice feeling to have, imagining yourself lying lazily on a beach beside sunshade, sometimes vacation planning could turn out to be really cumbersome and...
Since its inception as a microblogging service in 2006, Twitter has grown exponentially, both in terms of user base, features and applications. Not only is Twitter being used to exchange short messages of 140 characters or less, people are also using Twitter to mine data, to campaign for causes,...
There are a number of diseases, infections, viruses, and medical conditions that come with some surprising - if occasionally dubious - side benefits.
