#short_message_service

Free SMS weather alerts, updates by IMD

The Indian Meteorological Department has launched ‘NOWCAST’, a free SMS service of providing alerts and updates on extreme weather conditions to registered farmers once in three hours round-the-clock. The programme was introduced by the Union Agriculture Ministry in the country in June 2015. Under the ‘NOWCAST’ free SMS service will be sent in regional languages, English and Hindi. The department…

Just send a SMS, food will come to your seat…

For the train passengers a company offered now, they can order food by just sending a message.

Travelkhana.com, a service that allows railway commuters to enhance their travel experience by placing food orders with popular food joints on the go, has teamed up with txtWeb, an app store for text based applications.

By making the application available on txtWeb, now users can book their meal…

Telecos agree on mobile banking services through the SMS…

Narendra Modi government persuaded the mobile companies to share a slice of their infrastructure to pave the way for basic banking services through cellphones.

Fund transfer, balance inquiry in savings account, change of PIN, mini statement, cheque book request, etc, will be possible with simple text messages from ordinary handsets and without accessing the internet.

In the past two months, ten…

Sending too many SMS could make you blind !

A young Chinese man who constantly texted his girlfriend at night so much that his retina became detached.

This man was into messaging app WeChat, which allows intimate conversations, day and night.

According to Medical Daily, this 26-year-old WeChatted with his beloved so much in the dark that his retina became detached.

Retinal detachment tends to appear in those who already suffer from…