The History of The Internet

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How to send Free Text Messages to any Cell Phone via Email

It is very easy to send a short email to your friends or family members and have it delivered to their cell phones as SMS (text messages). All you need to know is the service provider of the receiving person.

Once you know the carrier (cell phone company) of your recipient, simply use the carrier-specific email address, pick one from the list below, in the format of yourphonenumber@carrier-specific-email.com/.net to send a short email which gets delivered as a text message.

For example if you are sending an SMS to a T-Mobile number 2141121100 in the United States, you need to address your email to 2141121100@tmomail.net.

Major US Carriers

• Alltel – phonenumber@message.alltel.com
• AT&T – phonenumber@txt.att.net
• Boost Mobile – phonenumber@myboostmobile.com
• Metro PCS – phonenumber@mymetropcs.com
• Sprint – phonenumber@messaging.sprintpcs.com
• T-Mobile – phonenumber@tmomail.net
• US Cellular – phonenumber@email.uscc.net
• Verizon – phonenumber@vtext.com

International

Canada
• MTS – phonenumber@text.mtsmobility.com
• Rogers – phonenumber@pcs.rogers.com
• Sasktel – phonenumber@sms.sasktel.com
• Virgin Mobile – phonenumber@vmobile.ca
UK
• O2 #1 – 44phonenumber@mobile.celloneusa.com
• O2 #2 – 44phonenumber@mmail.co.uk
• Orange – 0phonenumber@orange.net
• T-Mobile – phonenumber@t-mobile.uk.net
• Vodafone – 0phonenumber@vodafone.net
• Virgin Mobile – 0phonenumber@vxtras.com
Nepal (updated)
• Mero Mobile (now called Ncell) – +977phonenumber@sms.ncell.com.np
Australia
• T-Mobile/Optus Zoo – 0phonenumber@optusmobile.com.au

Warning: Please limit the words you send via email. If it is too long your recipient might not receive it since text messages are limited to 140 characters. Sending text messages via email is free but your recipients might be charged by their phone carriers.

If you know more phone carriers and their email addresses, please share it as a comment below.
Thank You!

Car of the Future – Featured Video

Watch this special documentary featuring two Car-Talk hosts from NPR, who hit the road in search of a new, clean and fuel-efficient car of the future.

Land on the Moon with Google Earth

July 20, 2009 – today marks the forty years anniversary of the first landing on the Moon and now you can virtually land on the Moon yourself too. Thanks to the new feature added by Google on their latest version of the Google Earth, you can now take a tour of the Moon, view various landing sites of the Apollo missions and get guided tours of the Moon from some of the astronauts who went to the Moon on those missions.

If you do not have Google Earth installed on your computer, download a free copy of the awesome software from Google here – http://earth.google.com and enjoy the tour of the Moon. Other such features include the virtual tour of the sky and the ocean too.

Which Phone is the best?

BillShrink.com has a very good comparison of the best and latest smart phones out there in the market: Apple’s recently released iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre and Android G1. All the three phones compete head-to-head when it comes to the features and specs. When it comes to the true cost of owning one – Palm Pre with Sprint wins while the iPhone is costly being on AT&T with its hefty data and messaging plans. The G1 is the first phone to the promising future of Google’s Android OS. It is more popular among tech savvy folks while iPhone lures the general public very easily with its sleek design backed up by good OS. The much anticipated Palm Pre is getting much hype too recently.

Well at the end it is always good to have more choices for consumers like us and having these good phones with different carriers means we can stick to our favorite carrier and still get to use one of the best phones out there.

[Via BillShrink - Original Article]

Apple unveils new model, drops entry iPhone to $99

The new iPhone 3G s

In terms of price the new models will be available for $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB) while the previous version of iPhone is now dropped to $99.

Google Maps Navigation Made Easy!

Do you like the street view in Google Maps? Did you hate repeatedly double clicking to navigate around in street view? Yes, I hated it too. Well, our problem seems to have been solved now. Google has introduced a new feature called double-click “pancake” in street view of its popular online software Google Maps. Users can now navigate around very easily with a double-click on a oval shape called “pancake” to easily zoom in or zoom out, move from one location to another in seconds. No more frustrating double-clicking! YAY! Check out this video that explains it all.

Are you DTV-ready yet?

All channels in United States will be broadcasting in digital signal starting June 12, 2009. It was announced two years ago. The initial deadline for the transition was set for Feb 17, 2009 but was later delayed by the U.S. Congress to June 12, 2009. Since the announcement, selling analog TV sets in the U.S. is illegal. So if you have recently purchased a TV set then you should be fine. However if you have an old TV set and are not ready yet to trash it; this post can be very handy for you. If you have old TV set that receives TV signal from an indoor or outdoor antenna, you must buy one of these converter boxes to view TV channels starting June 12, 2009. This applies to all fifty states in the U.S.

What is DTV?
Digital Television (DTV) is an advanced broadcasting technology that will transform your television viewing experience. DTV enables broadcasters to offer television with better picture and sound quality. It can also offer multiple programming choices, called multicasting, and interactive capabilities.

What should I do?
You can buy new TV set with digital tuner or buy converter boxes that converts digital signal to analog for your old TV sets. U.S government is giving our coupons in the amount of $40, two per household. You can order them online (http://www.dtv2009.gov) or by calling this number 1-888-388-2009.

Where can I buy converter boxes?
Most of the local electronic stores carry these DTV boxes including Walmart, Best Buy, Frys, etc. The price of these boxed however vary from $40 to $70. So if the local store has a box that costs more than $40, you will have to pay the difference.

How long do I have?
The analog signal transmission ends on June 12, 2009. Your TV will display nothing after that unless you are subscribed to a cable transmission.

When can I order the coupons?
Between January 1, 2008, and July 31, 2009, all U.S. households are eligible to request coupons for the digital converter boxes.

For more information please visit: http://www.dtv.gov
To order your coupons online now: http://www.dtv2009.gov

Broadband World: Where is the fastest Internet?

Internet has grown exponentially in recent decades. There are now more than a billion active internet users around the world. The medium of connection for all of these users is not the same however. Some rely on dial-up while others have fast optical fiber connection. This chart shows a comparison of broadband internet speed advertised in different countries around the world. Japan leads with speed nearly equal to 100Mbps. That is 50 times faster than what I am using to write this blog. US is in the 19th place!

See how the graph grows. I wonder where would Nepal be on the chart?

Broadband World

The all new Nokia N97!

The new Nokia N97 is getting quite a buzz in the gadget world along side with the Palm Pre. It is expected to hit the mobile market next month and seems to be pretty darn good. The new N97 touch-screen phone comes with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, a 5 Megapixel camera and it lets you customize the beautiful 3.5″ home screen with varieties of widgets. Here’s a video review of the device from CNET Asia.