SMS for all

It's like the old, old joke: "Two years ago I couldn't spell SMS -- now I can't live without it." Short Message Service (SMS) has progressed rapidly from option to must-have for many cell phone users. ABI Research says that 500 million handsets with touchscreens will ship by 2010, and on those half-billion handsets will ride much of the continuing SMS boom. The conclusion seems clear: customers want easy-to-use text-based applications like SMS and mobile group software. The applications that give users new ways to keep in touch will win new customers to new services. It's a win-win future.

For more on the continuing rise of SMS:
- read the whole story at WirelessWeek