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Article: Boon and bane of mobile phones
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- March 27, 2003
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Meena Sreenivasan
New Straits Times
03-27-2003
Boon and bane of mobile phones
Byline: Meena Sreenivasan
Edition: 2*
Section: City News
TO many young Malaysians, SMS (short messaging system) is more than just a channel of communication.
It offers that extra little thrill where one can exchange the latest gossips, dirty jokes or a little note from your darling.
However, SMS alert tones are generally too similar.
This is what Siemens discovered during the Siemens Mobile Lifestyle Survey which was conducted across six Asian countries recently.
It was revealed that 60 per cent of Malaysians reflexively checked their own phones when someone else's SMS tone went off.
Siemens Mobile Phones in ...