Despite the recent findings of JupiterResearch that mobile banking is not really based on consumer demand, Commerce Bank still launched Virtual Private Bank - the first web-based private banking...
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I'll have to agree with Russell on this: Mobile Web is 19% of PC Web.In fact, 5.7 million people in the UK use the mobile web, as opposed to 30 million who access the web by PC. This means that......
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The thrill of traveling to unknown territories appeals to our adventurous spirit but most of the times dampened by communications barriers. With Steape mobile phone talking translator, you need not...
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Tony Montana is back to wipe out all the cock-a-roaches! Gangster icons are gaining traction in the mobile industry with the recent success of Al Pacino's Scarface. According from The Hollywood...
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Mitchel Baker, CEO of Mozilla has confirmed that the organisation is developing a version of their popular Firefox browser for mobile devices.Baker said in the interview that one of the things people...
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To teenagers who have strict parents, men with overtly jealous wives/girlfriends, or employees working for companies with strict cell phone policies, BEWARE! A new software called Mobile-Spy allows...
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Here's an interesting rumour coming to us from Mobile Mentalism: Ericsson may be about to make a bid to buy Motorola.For the first quarter of 2007, Motorola's mobile handset sales were down...
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Australia-based web services company Tigerspike has done a deal with the UK-based publisher DMGT to provide a mobile social service around their free newspaper The Metro. The site will allow Metro...
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Cashing in on the aging population in Canada, rogers wireless has launched a "talking cellphone" in the form of Nokia 6682RVI, powered by screen reading software called Nuance TALKS. This is...
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Despite the ongoing discussions to reduce mobile roaming charges by 70%, a new study reveals that 37% of mobile users feel cheated by high roaming charges nonetheless. Worst, almost half of mobile...
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Filed in archive Mobile Games
by tom on May 08, 2007
Blizzard, the company behind the extremely successful and popular MMORPG World of Warcraft is apparently moving into the mobile arena, with a number of mobile developer positions now being advertised...
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I blame the long weekend here in the UK for missing this: Carnival of the Mobilists 72 is up at 3Lib.Welcome to Carnival of the Mobilists number 72, bounced on from last week at the slightly oddly...
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Filed in archive Operators
by tom on May 07, 2007
Orange UK are the latest operator to announce a flat-rate data plan for mobile Internet access, although after digging around on the orange website I can't find any mention of it. The new plan...
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Filed in archive Operators
by tom on May 07, 2007
NTT DoCoMo has announced that it will not be proceeding with a contract signed between the company and operator Hutch to launch i-mode services in India.DoCoMo and Hutch had been striving to launch...
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Is up over at Dorian Porter's blog.A pleasure to be hosting the 71st Carnival, which must mean it has been at least a year since I hosted last. Congratulations to the great people who have been...
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When it comes to mobile phone advertising, there is an apparent disconnect between movie outfits and advertising agencies. Although the mobile marketing/advertising industry is becoming more popular...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by leo on May 06, 2007
According to a new study, only 13 to 15% of US customers with experience on mobile TV believed this concept will fly. The remaining 75% remain skeptic. Despite this rather disappointing response,...
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Startup global VoIP company, JAJAH, has added a "talk n play" element for all PlayStation 3 fanatics. Now, they can simultaneously (trash) talk to other gamers while playing their favorite...
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In the near future, saving the world might entirely and randomly fall in our hands! According to Home News Tribune, the Homeland Security Department is eyeing mobile devices to help detect...
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Reuters are reporting that 3UK has named Kevin Russell as the new CEO of the mobile operator. He will take over from outgoing CEO Bob Fuller at the end of the month.Russell has been with three,...
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Filed in archive Operators
by leo on May 03, 2007
Amidst the hype and allure of new, exciting cutting edge phones like iPhone, Nseries, and GPS-enabled phones, the cheap, classic Nokia 1100 remains the king of consumer electronics products. Reuters...
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