The European Commission seems certain to impose price cuts on SMS roaming following the failure of mobile operators to make voluntary price cuts before the July 1 deadline.

EU Commissioner Vivien Reding warned operators in February that, without these price cuts - and evidence of transparent and credible data roaming tariffs – she would have no choice but to propose more regulatory intervention.... read on

Buongiorno SpA, a leading multinational operating in the market of digital entertainment, announced today the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of HotSMS BV, an Amsterdam-based prominent player in the mobile advertising and marketing arena.

The company runs successful, international marketing campaigns for blue-chip brands and strives for continuous growth in advertising and marketing services. This acquisition follows the decision of Buongiorno to put in place a new central structure with the aim of consolidating and enhancing its competitiveness in the Digital Marketing Services. The acquisition was carried out by the new sub-holding Buongiorno Marketing Services Netherland BV, in which all Marketing Services activities of the Group converged.

The acquisition of HotSMS BV will be completed in cash for Euro 4.3 million, plus a non-material earn-out conditional upon the achievement of its 2007 Ebitda. HotSMS is managed by a strong and motivated team that will remain with the company after the acquisition.... read on

What's the easiest way of telling someone you don't want to be with him or her anymore? For one thing, it's NOT teliing it straight to his or hers face.

Back in the old days we would write a little note and put it up on the fridge or have a classmate or colleague hand it over. To avoid any contact we would sent it in the mail. Then, in the mid nineties, email was introduced and soon to be discovered by lovers breaking up. . .

Nowadays SMS is gaining more and more popularity as a 'breaking-up-tool'. We already have seen stories about Muslim men who use it to divorce from (one of) their wives, Britney Spears who recently dumped hubbie Kevin

The most recent example comes from the Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen who allegedly dumped his girlfriend by sending her a SMS message. "Matti dumped me in a text message, where he said 'that's it'," Susan Kuronen told the magazine Me Naiset (Us Women) in an interview published on Friday.