Virgin predicts a "texty" holiday season

TORONTO - Canada's love affair with text messages could snowball over the holidays, potentially breaking last year’s record of an estimated 100 million text messages sent by Canadians on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve, predicts Virgin Mobile Canada. The company noted a significant increase in text messages being sent internationally by Canadians, particularly to China, England, Italy and Portugal. One of the main reasons for the growth in texting this year is the growing popularity of phones designed for text. Some other facts from the press release are: - On an average day, Canadians send about 54.1 million text...