Nuance’s T9 makes saying “Happy Holidays” easier than ever for a variety of languages, including:

·         Simplified Chinese: “jié rì kuài lè”

·         Hindi: “Chuttiyo Ki Shubh kaamnayein”

·         Arabic: “Kullu Sana wa Antum bi-Khayr”

·         Indonesian: “Selamat Hari Raya”

·         Portuguese: “Festas Felizes”

·         Russian: “S Praznikom”

·         Spanish: “Felices Fiestas”

·         French: “Joyeuses Fetes”

And with word completion and next word prediction, sending your friends and family warm holiday wishes becomes easier each time you hit send.  If your phone doesn’t support the languages above, just add the words to your predictive text dictionary to say “Happy Holidays” in a variety of languages.   

 T9 is the industry-leading predictive text solution enabling text-based mobile communications services, making mobile phone keypads easier to navigate by allowing for one simple key press per letter – placing the power of a full QWERTY keyboard in the standard nine keys on wireless phones.  Text messages are fast becoming the preferred mobile communication application, with a recent study from Nielsen Mobile showing that text messaging is overtaking mobile voice calls.   Charitable Giving Made Easy through Text It’s also possible to give back with text messaging this holiday season.  Organizations are increasingly tapping into SMS text messaging as a means to providing mobile users with an easy way to contribute to their favorite charities.  A few ideas include:

·         Support the American Red Cross Text2Help Initiative, a partnership between the American Red Cross and The Wireless Foundation that allows customers of participating wireless carriers to send a text message to the Red Cross and make a donation to support the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.  Subscribers of participating wireless carriers can donate $5 to American Red Cross disaster relief efforts simply by text messaging the keyword “GIVE” to “2HELP” (24357). 

·         Give to the Richie-Madden Children’s Foundation, dedicated to bringing meaningful opportunities to children in the U.S. and abroad, while also striving to bring light and laughter into their lives through unique entertainment and special events.  By texting “CHILD” to 90999, you’ll donate $5 to the fund.

·         Provide anti-malaria bed nets to those living in Africa through the UN Foundation’s Nothing but Nets campaign.  All you have to do is text “BEDNET” to 90999 to give your donation of $5.

·         Donating is made easy with PayPal’s Text2Give service.  Simply activate your phone to participate in the service and you can start giving on the spot.  Participating charities include UNICEF, Amnesty International and Starlight, Starbright Children’s Foundation.

To see if you have T9, and learn more about how to give back and the many ways you can say “Happy Holidays,” visit www.nuance.com/t9holidays.

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