Filed in archive Announcements
by on April 29, 2006
Following the recent launch of a branded, family-friendly MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) in the US, Disney has announced they will be launching a similar service in the UK."Increasing...
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Filed in archive Device Evolution
by tom on April 29, 2006
(Via Akihabara News) korean phone operator KT has released two new telephones under it's home phone brand "Ann" which will send you a text message if someone calls you at home and you...
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Filed in archive Fun
by tom on April 29, 2006
The 25th Carnival of the Mobilists is being hosted this week by GoldenSwamp. The latest effort includes posts on WAP sites, Mobile Marketing, mobile software and the wider mobile market itself. Head...
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We picked up this bit of info from F-Secure's blog via Slashphone (always on the ball). According to F-Secure analysis, the number of mobile malware sources it is tracking has increased from just...
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Filed in archive News
by tom on April 27, 2006
The number of SMS messages sent on the UK rose to a thumb-numbing 3.19 billion messages in March 2006, up from the previous record of 3.113 billion texts in December last year, according to figures...
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Filed in archive Operators
by Scott on April 26, 2006
While we are on the topic of Asia (and we seemed to have been for a while), a new pan-Asian roaming alliance has been established by a number of operators to allow consumers to travel from country to...
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Filed in archive New Applications
by tom on April 26, 2006
A number of years ago we tested streaming live video from digital cameras and other capture devices to mobile handsets via GPRS and GSM, but the market for such services wasn't there, mostly...
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Filed in archive Mobile Society
by tom on April 26, 2006
Back in February we covered the increasing number of mobile handsets available in China. Now, Shanghai Daily reports that mobile handset ownership in China has topped 409 million, or 30 handsets for...
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Filed in archive Mobile Games
by tom on April 25, 2006
Pokémon, the wildly popular trading card, computer game and TV series from Japan, is coming to mobile handsets thanks to a deal between Nintendo and developer Square-Enix.This marks another uptake...
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Filed in archive Device Evolution
by tom on April 25, 2006
Nokia has announced the imminent release of three new handsets in their N-series mobile handsets."Nokia Nseries brings mobility to those experiences which used to be linked to a place or a...
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Filed in archive New Launches
by Scott on April 24, 2006
Dottocomu is reporting via Canada's National Post that DoCoMo and RIM are working together on a BlackBerry for Japan, to be released sometime later this year. According to the reports, both are...
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Filed in archive Operators
by tom on April 24, 2006
Vodafone has denied rumours that it is planning to enter the fixed-line market in the UK by purchasing Tiscali. The UK's Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday that Vodafone were considering buying...
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Filed in archive VoIP
by Scott on April 23, 2006
netgear is now accepting pre-orders for its forthcoming SPH101 Wi-Fi phone. Listed at $299, Amazon is selling the sleek device for $249, with deliveries after June 30 when the device is released....
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Filed in archive Mobile Marketing
by tom on April 22, 2006
T-Mobile are the official mobile sponsor of this year's FIFA World Cup and the company has already announced the availability of streaming clips during the tournament. Now the company has...
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Work travel has called lately, and once again I am furiously backing up project files (all 24 versions), libraries of presentations and images and the copious amounts of contact information and e-mail...
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Filed in archive Events
by tom on April 21, 2006
Russel Beattie has posted on his weblog about the launch of Yahoo!'s official Fifa 2006 World Cup WAP site.There's also a custom downloadable app coming, SMS alerts and more - check out the...
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Unlike in Rio, the Carnival of the Mobilists knows no off-season. The busy people who make up the mobile-focused blogosphere have cranked out another quality CoM, #24 to be exact. Among those opening...
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According to Pacific Epoch, Wan Mingjian, chairman of handset Maker Guohong Communications has challenged third-party stats on market share in China, and predicts that one or two domestic handset...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on April 20, 2006
UK-based 3G operator 3 has announced the launch of an entertainment show backed by a number of media partners, including Warner, Universal, ITN and the Premier League. Each 'show' will be 12...
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Filed in archive Mobile Society
by tom on April 20, 2006
The use of mobile devices to check email or browse the web is increasing, according to a recent study into mobile device usage by market research firm Ipsos Insight.Driving much of the growth are...
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We have talked about kid phones, and yes, they are hot, but handsets for older users are also becoming more numerous. Take Jitterbug, an MVNO running over Sprint's network and run by GreatCall, a...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on April 19, 2006
The Times' The Knowledge entertainment listings (as opposed to The Knowledge, learned by London's cabbies) have gone online, with access available to all UK WAP users for just 25p.The service...
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