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Pedro Matias Sets New Texting Record At Mobile World Cup

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the text-invalid-if-bff-appears-anywhere-in-it dept.

Pedro Matias showed off his mad txtin sklz at this year's Mobile World Cup and managed to set a new record for "fastest, most accurate" texts as determined by the event's corporate owners. "history was made when Portugal's Pedro Matias set the new World's Record for texting by typing a 264-character text in just 1 minute 59 seconds (besting the previous record by 23 seconds). Of course, each Mobile World Cup must have its share of controversy -- in this case, Engadget Mobile's very own Chris Ziegler led a silent protest during the awards ceremony. The group was reportedly upset over the use of QWERTY phones (the LG enV3 in this case) to break the record."

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  1. Who is the bigger loser? by qoncept · · Score: 4, Funny

    The guy that can type that text that fast, or the guy that feels the need to protest qwerty keyboards?

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  2. Unfortunately, his record fell 38 minutes later... by Em+Emalb · · Score: 2, Funny

    His record sadly fell 38 minutes later when 13 year old Samantha Johnson entered the competition.

    "Yeah, I was nervous entering the "Open" division, but my 10 year old brother competed in it last year and won, so I had confidence. The thing I'm the most proud of is winning the 12-14 age group, as everyone knows that's the toughest division to win." Before departing, Ms Johnson added "Old folks fail, amirite?"

    Back to you, Jeff.

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  3. Yo Dawg... by ground.zero.612 · · Score: 1, Funny

    we put QWERTY in your phone so you can set records while you commit social faux pas!

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  4. Silent protest by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

    Engadget Mobile's very own Chris Ziegler led a silent protest during the awards ceremony

    So what then, did he vibrate?

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