Fast Texting

Google, like all other major tech companies, is making its presence felt at CES 2024. The search engine giant announced a bunch of updates at the event Tuesday, including a new way to share images, files, and text between devices. Google is partnering with Samsung to introduce Quick Share, a unified cross-Android file sharing solution that brings G...

A 17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named the fastest texter in America for the second year in a row. "It feels incredible," said Austin Wierschke of Rhinelander, Wiscomsin, after winning the sixth annual US LG National Texting Competition in Times Square on Wednesday. He gets $50,000 in prize money, which he says he...

With the deteriorating health of Team Anna activists who are on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi Police has written a letter to the activists reminding them that when they were given permission to hold their protest, they had agreed in writing to move to hospital if their health was in danger.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written back to Anna Hazare after the activist wrote to the PM expressing his unhappiness over the conditional permission given by the Delhi Police for his August 16 fast over Lokpal Bill. In his letter, Dr Singh has asked Mr Hazare to approach the statutory authorities.Here's the full text of the PM's letter:I h...

A British woman has smashed the world record for typing the fastest text message.Melissa Thompson, 27, wrote a passage in just under 26 seconds, shaving off nearly 10 seconds from previous record holder. She texted: "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality ...

Google, like all other major tech companies, is making its presence felt at CES 2024. The search engine giant announced a bunch of updates at the event Tuesday, including a new way to share images, files, and text between devices. Google is partnering with Samsung to introduce Quick Share, a unified cross-Android file sharing solution that brings G...

A 17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named the fastest texter in America for the second year in a row. "It feels incredible," said Austin Wierschke of Rhinelander, Wiscomsin, after winning the sixth annual US LG National Texting Competition in Times Square on Wednesday. He gets $50,000 in prize money, which he says he...

With the deteriorating health of Team Anna activists who are on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi Police has written a letter to the activists reminding them that when they were given permission to hold their protest, they had agreed in writing to move to hospital if their health was in danger.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written back to Anna Hazare after the activist wrote to the PM expressing his unhappiness over the conditional permission given by the Delhi Police for his August 16 fast over Lokpal Bill. In his letter, Dr Singh has asked Mr Hazare to approach the statutory authorities.Here's the full text of the PM's letter:I h...

A British woman has smashed the world record for typing the fastest text message.Melissa Thompson, 27, wrote a passage in just under 26 seconds, shaving off nearly 10 seconds from previous record holder. She texted: "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality ...