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The Short Message Service (SMS) concept was first developed by Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebaert of the GSM cooperation. -
The first-ever text message, "Merry Christmas," was sent from a computer by British engineer Neil Papworth to Richard Jarvis -
Cliff Kushler invented T9 predictive text technology, which made typing on a 9-key phone keypad much easier. -
Nokia released the 9000i Communicator, the first mobile device to feature a full QWERTY keyboard. -
Text messaging volumes began to skyrocket, becoming a mainstream form of communication -
"Text-to-vote" campaigns, such as those used by American Idol, helped integrate texting into popular culture and mass media interaction. -
Texting became the most widely used mobile data service worldwide, used by 74% of all mobile phone users. The first iPhone was also released this year, revolutionizing smartphone technology. -
Cliff Kushler, the inventor of T9, introduced Swype, a technology that allowed users to drag their fingers across touch screens to type words -
Siri help send texts with only using your voice -
The rise of instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger began to surpass traditional SMS usage in many parts of the world -
There are over 23 billion text sent out every day