It appears the government is taking monopolistic tactics of some wireless companies very seriously of late. The Justice Department says that Verizon Wireless must rid themselves of some cellular...
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Just as the proverbial dust has begun settle on the original Apple iPhone, Apple has officially announced today that the iPhone 3G (third generation) is on it's way. This new quad-band mobile...
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Taking a cue from the success of Apple's iPhone, Blackberry has revealed their latest technical wonder, The Thunder. Those expecting a plethora of hardware buttons will be disappointed to hear...
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It's official; HTC today unveiled its latest Windows Mobile 6.1 equipped business device, the Touch Pro. Calling its unique 3D touch interface TouchFLO 3D, this new unit boasts desktop-like...
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Jeb Brilliant over at Brilliant Expos is putting together a competition for mobile software development companies and individuals that make software for smart phones of all kinds. The name of the...
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While Nokia has had a number of different external blogging efforts going on, Nokia now has an official blog called Nokia Conversations. It is written by Nokia employees, or people paid by Nokia, to...
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Nokia issued a press release today stating their intent to purchase Trolltech ASA. Trolltech makes a cross-platform graphical toolkit called Qt, which first got notoriety when it was chosen for the...
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by on December 22, 2006
Glu Mobile has finally announced their long-rumoured plans to be listed on the US stock exchange by filing for IPO (Initial Public Offering) on the Nasdaq. The company hopes to raise around US$92...
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by on November 22, 2006
The Mobile Data Association has released a new press release with news that the use of mobile internet is growing in the UK.Increasingly tech-savvy, mobile users expect their phones to give them more...
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by on September 02, 2006
Admob, the mobile advertising network has stepped out of the shadows and made a public announcement about the service. According to the press release posted a couple of days ago on Yahoo News (via...
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by on August 07, 2006
Echoing Tom's mea cupla below, he and I seem to travel at the same times, so I have been blanking out lately as well. I could blame it on the heat, or lack of an actual summer holiday this...
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by on July 27, 2006
Mobile game developer Digital Chocolate, headed up by Trip Hawkins, has secured another round of funding, obtaining an additional US$22.5 million from a group of investors led by Bridgescale...
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by on July 21, 2006
Yahoo has announced a deal with Motorola that will see yahoo's Yahoo! Go for Mobile preloaded on all compatible Motorola handsets over the next several years. Yahoo! Go for Mobile is a single...
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by on July 10, 2006
The Carnival is approaching middle age, with the 35th Carnival of the Mobilists popping up at Xellular Identity.......
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by on July 06, 2006
OK, boring headline but potentially exciting technology. 160 Characters has word that Ericsson have launched their IPX solution in the UK, allowing content providers to bill directly via WAP. The new...
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by on June 23, 2006
Game developer and publisher Konami has made another move into the mobile arena with the purchase of privately held, LA-based mobile application developer Blue Label Interactive. The two companies...
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by on June 22, 2006
According to a story on The Register, Vodafone are due to launch the first of their HSDPA 3G data cards in the UK today.Dubbed 3G broadband cards in Voda parlance, HSDPA cards have three times more...
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by on June 14, 2006
Motorola have managed to strike a deal with Real Madrid and England footballer David Beckham to become the global brand ambassador for the manufacturer. The three year deal will see David Beckham...
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by on June 13, 2006
MonsterMob PLC has announced a directorate change. Current group Chief Executive Martin Higginson has been asked to stand down and leave the group with immediate effect. His role will be filled by...
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by on June 05, 2006
CTIA has announced the availability of registrations for 6-digit shortcodes for use in the US. Interested parties can register for the new shortcodes via the http://www.usshortcodes.com/...
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by on June 02, 2006
Samsung has done a deal with German carrier Debitel to bring the first commercial DMB based mobile TV service service to Europe. Launching on May 31st - in time for the FIFA World Cup - subscribers...
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by on May 31, 2006
Ewan over at SMS Text News told me about the recently launched Tiggdo mobile RSS service. The new service allows you to configure a number of content streams via a website, which are then made...
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by on May 23, 2006
The new .mobi top level domain name service has launched in a limited way.From today, trademark holders from within the mobile industry have the chance to register their trademarks as .mobi domains....
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by on May 15, 2006
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has approved the creation of a new Top Level Domain (TLD) for use on the Internet - .tel. The new domain name is aimed primarily at...
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