Filed in archive Mobile Society
by Scott on January 18, 2006
Sprint released its new survey of wireless users in the US today and there are a few interesting datapoints, though it is largely a marketing exercise.Sprint's key message is that mobiles are...
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Source: GuardianResearchers at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and academics at the University of Illinois are working on applications that would allow carriers of GPS-equipped mobile...
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Filed in archive Announcements
by on January 18, 2006
This dropped into my inbox last night: SKY MobileMedia Inc., a San Diego-based provider of mobile applications software platforms for wireless handsets, has raised $15 million in Series B funding....
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Filed in archive Events
by Scott on January 17, 2006
Digital Lifestyle Day, a gathering of the great and good looking at how digital technologies are changing, and are changed by, our lifestyles, kicks off in Munich next week. I am holding my breath...
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Filed in archive Wireless Access
by Scott on January 17, 2006
If you don't already know FON, you may soon. Founded by Martin Varsavsky of Jazztel fame, FON is a movement to create shared wireless access networks, begun in Spain and now being exported...
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Filed in archive Announcements
by on January 17, 2006
gannett Co., Inc., publisher of 91 daily newspapers in the US and over 400 regional papers in the UK has announced a minority investment in mobile search company 4INFO, as well as entering into a...
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Filed in archive Mobile Society
by tom on January 17, 2006
O2 and Arqiva have announced the results of their trial of mobile TV in and around Oxford in the UK. Some 80% of people would subscribe to a mobile TV service, according to a trial of almost 400 users...
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The Washington Post covered the story last year, but the issue of cell phone records being for sale in the US keeps cropping up. The issue has come to light as Verizon have launched a civil suit on...
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The New York Times is carrying a story today about the imminent launch of video ads on mobiles. Marketers said they were particularly excited about the prospect of eventually using cellphones, many...
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Filed in archive Announcements
by on January 16, 2006
Nokia has added a new flip phone to their portfolio. The Nokia 6125 is expected to become available sometime in the second quarter of 2006, and will retail for around £160 (€230). The new handset...
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