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South By Southwest (SXSW) Austin, Tx., one of the largest film festivals in the U.S., with over 1331 bands playing live across seven days at 58 venues, offered wrist bands early to a lucky few who signed up via cell phone SMS message this evening (Wednesday Night, Febraury 22nd). 

The messages directed the interested to tickets being sold at Waterloo records in downtown Austin.

According to the SXSW official site:

If you are a SXSW Registrant, sign up and receive special notices through the Online Registrant's Directory. SXSW will send you alerts and updates specific to your badge type from last minute schedule changes, special events, breaking news and more. Get the latest lowdown and don't miss a thing!

In addition to an early notice of ticket sales, SXSW SMS, will also will notify you of band schedules, as well as allow you to vote in the Film Festival Audience Award, or vote for your SXSW favorite film.

"To sign up for general updates and alerts about SXSW 2006 just send the text message 'sx add' to '56658' from your mobile phone!"

Click here for more SXSW SMS info! or here for the latest SXSW info!

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Update: According to those who have recieved the text messages, there will be more wristbands on sale to the public Thursday, February 23rd, at Waterloo Records in Austin, Tx.

Via Mobiletracker and Travelizmo respectively.

I don't like getting into the rumor game, though I have levied my picks at times, but it looks as if there is mounting evidence that Apple may be mounting a consumer push for their own cell phone service (MNVO). Instead of me rehashing what many are saying on the net, I'll let you, the intelligent reader, put the information together for yourselves.

Fuzzy Apple SIM Card Photo's?

MacBook Verizon EVDO card's?

Forbes Reporting Apple MNVO



Here is all the data put together...



The photo above is a mockup from SlashPhone

Folks, I just thought I would give you an update as to what's going on here at Techarati and LoftyWords.

I realize post have been sparse for the last week, even though there has been quite a bit of cell phone news and breaking loft news to write about. Interestingly, I have been writing about cell phones all week, but not for Techarati.

Two weeks ago I accepted a position over at MobileTracker.net with Jon Gales, as the new News Editor, and as you can imagine with 3GSM going full tilt in Barcelona, there has been an inordinate amount of work!

As I ease into my new role, find the virtual bathroom and water cooler, I will develop the time management skills to write for Techarati and LoftyWords again (hey these are my babies, right...).

Folks, we all saw it coming, Apple has finally taken the wraps off it's Shuffle replacement today.

The iPod Nano 1gb, will be priced at $149.00, and comes in the prerequisite black and white. The existing Shuffles will be marked down to $69 and $99, while they last.

In a separate announcement, Apple has inked a deal with ShowTime Television for a number of shows, bringing the total available TV shows on iTunes to over 50.

http://www.apple.com

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