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Text message turns 20
Text message turns 20
News Cristabelle Tumola 12/03/2012 at 3:03PM

Though it might seem like a more recent invention, today marks the 20th anniversary of the text message. On December 3, 1992, 22-year-old Neil Papworth, a British engineer working for Sema Group Telecoms, sent the first short message service (SMS) to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone. It was sent from a computer to a cell phone and [...]

Queens’ Morning Roundup
Queens’ Morning Roundup
News Billy Rennison 8/09/2012 at 7:23AM

NYPD cop recovering after being shot in both legs A person of interest is being questioned after an NYPD police sergeant was shot in both legs Wednesday night in Queens. Sgt. Craig Bier and his partner, both members of an anti-gang unit, were on patrol when they tried to stop a suspect around 10:30 p.m. [...]