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Google Enables Sending & Receiving Gmail via SMS in Some African Countries

If you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance that you can connect to the Internet on a fairly regular basis. But even with the advent of Wi-Fi and mobile data connections, there are still many places where you won’t have access to the Internet.

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Dropbox Turns on 2-Step Verification for All Accounts: You Should Too

Losing the totality of your digital life can be a mind-boggling experience, which is one of the reasons that I immediately turned on 2-step verification when Google made it available for Google/Gmail accounts. Dropbox finally followed suit and I’m expecting others like PayPal and Amazon to follow as well.

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Dog Caller: Your Dog Can Now Text You

Texting and messaging has evolved quite a bit ever since it was launched on the mobile phone scene, but this smart collar is the first time I’ve seen a way for your dog to send you text messages.

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Sony SmartWatch: Look Ma, No Hands on My Smartphone

For a moment, I thought that this might be another concept design, but it isn’t. The Sony SmartWatch is a real product – an Android-powered watch that will allow you to use your smartphone even when it’s sitting in your pocket.

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GSM Nightvision Security Camera Texts You When There’s Trouble

If you’re planning on going on vacation, or just have a place that you want to keep an eye on while you’re away, you might want to check out this little security gadget. This camera not only is capable of capturing images in the dark, it has a built in GSM phone which can send you MMS image messages when there’s motion detected.

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OMG! 7 Trillion SMS Messages to be Sent in 2011

ABI Research has unveiled their estimated number of SMS messages that will be sent in 2011. According to the research firm, there will be 7 trillion SMS messages sent during the new year. That is a lot of messages, and I am sure will include billions of spouses and parents that are angry about text overages.

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Taser Protector Stops Kids From Texting While Driving

When you think of the word “Taser”, you probably think of ne’er-do-well criminals on COPS being taken down to the ground in a heap of high-voltage. But the guys at Taser have a new trick up their sleeves, one that’s designed to let parents keep a watchful eye on their kids’ activities through the use of technology.

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Palm Centro Photo Leaked

Rumors about Palm’s latest mobile, the Centro have been floating around for a while, but the guys over at Gizmodo just got their grubby little hands on what appears to be the first real image of what the device will look like.

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Rotflmao ;)

This mirror not only lets you check out your own gorgeous smile, but lets you check your SMS text messages while you’re at it. Designed by Robert Stadler for French design firm Radi Designers, the limited-edition +336+ mirror glows with your most recently received SMS messages.

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World’s Smallest Mobile Phone Fits in a Watch

A while back I told you about a watch out of China that had a mobile phone built into it. Unfortunately, that ended up being a cheap knockoff of the real deal by Australia’s SMS Technology, and was subsequently pulled off the shelves.

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Google Enables Sending & Receiving Gmail via SMS in Some African Countries

Dropbox Turns on 2-Step Verification for All Accounts: You Should Too

Dog Caller: Your Dog Can Now Text You

Sony SmartWatch: Look Ma, No Hands on My Smartphone

GSM Nightvision Security Camera Texts You When There’s Trouble

OMG! 7 Trillion SMS Messages to be Sent in 2011

Taser Protector Stops Kids From Texting While Driving

Palm Centro Photo Leaked

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Rotflmao ;)

World’s Smallest Mobile Phone Fits in a Watch

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