Tags: language, mobile, social

Telstra TicTalk

Parents will probably love it, kids will probably hate it. What is it? Why, it's the Tic-Talk, Telstra's play for the presumably lucrative junior mobile phone market.

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Social networking frenzy points to Internet's future

Social networking Web sites saw their ranks swell and values soar this year as everyone from moody teenagers and mellow music lovers to mate-seeking seniors joined online communities.

RIM announces 'lifestyle' apps for BlackBerry

In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smartphone more appealing to consumers.

Ovi becomes gateway to Nokia Music Store

Along with announcing a brand-new lineup of handsets, Nokia is also venturing into the brave new world of Internet services.

Cracking the code of teens' IM slang

A growing number of online tools can help parents decipher the secret language of teen chat.

The flip side of phishing

P.T. Barnum said there's a sucker born every minute. On the Internet, it must be every second or so. Rather than talk about the phishers as the problem, Robert Vamosi asks why we're not taking more responsibility for own actions.