It was 20 years ago today that the first text message was sent. It was Dec. 3, 1992, and Neil Papworth, an engineer working in the UK, sent the world's first short message service or SMS. 

It read "Merry Christmas.".

Source:   Bing Search:  first text message

Technology: How People Use Their Ipads

We wanted to see how people are using the iPad, and how that use has evolved over the last three years.

So we ran a reader survey. We got 2,242 responses which we have gathered here as a series of charts.

Surprisingly, the way people use the iPad hasn't evolved significantly. The use case for the first iPad remains the same as the new iPad.

What does that mean? Apple nailed the iPad on the first try. It knew what it was doing. It also means developers have an opportunity to develop new applications that can change how and why we use an iPad.

 Read more here.  (Business Insider)