Iran Unblocks Text Services
Reports from Iran say that the country has unblocked SMS messaging services for the first time since the contested election. Texts, as well as social networking and blogging services, were used by protestors demonstrating against the election result in the country.
There had been texting restrictions since June 11, a day before the elections.
However, Iranian new agency Tabnak.ir says that while the service is back up and running, it’s having problems. Messages that are up to three weeks old are being sent, and some people are receiving multiple repeated messages.
Defeated opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi had published a statem
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Digital Trends Week In Review 07/03/09
Apple Issues iPhone 3GS Warning
Rumors and reports of overheating iPhone 3GS handsets began circulating last week, not long after Apple had begun selling the new phone.
Now Apple has issued a warning that people should not leave the device in cars in hot weather, and saying that the phone will give a temperature warning if it becomes too hot.
The company has said that the phone might become hot if left in a hot car, or used in direct sunlight “for extended periods of time,” or if certain applications, such as GPS or listening to music, are used in hot conditions or in direct sunlight for long periods.
One possible culpr
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You Can Purchase Those Twitter Followers
It’s a sign of the time, or possibly of the Apocalypse. Your popularity on micro-blogging service Twitter is measured by the number of followers you have – those who sign up to receive your Tweets, or messages you send.
For those distinctly lacking in charisma, Australian service uSocial will sell you followers, at $87 for 1,000, going up to a block of 100,000, according to the BBC. And they’re not short of business.
uSocial finds potential followers by searching Twitter for those with similar interests and locations. Then it messages those people to alert them about the person t