Filed in archive Mobile Technologies
by on December 31, 2006
I saw Casino Royale last night - yes, I know it's been out, but babysitters are at a premium over the holidays. It's a good film, definitely better than the past half-dozen or so, perhaps one...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on December 28, 2006
A little while ago I was given a personal demonstration of a new user generated content service called Phonezoo. Phonezoo is a ringtone creation service with a twist - it allows anyone to create a...
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A few months ago I wrote about Nokia and a host of other organizations starting a green technology initiative, as a response to the growing issue of power usage by new technologies. Now a new report...
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Watching a rare moment of TV the other night, I caught a glimpse of a commercial for Boost Mobile, a US mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that launched a friend finder application this summer...
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Filed in archive Announcements
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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Filed in archive Mobile Community
by tom on December 20, 2006
MySpace has finally gone mobile, with the announcement - and launch - of a deal with Cingular to allow MySPace users access to their pages via the US carrier. The service, which comes with a US$2.99 a...
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by tom on December 20, 2006
ABI Research have released news that they believe users of mobile social networking will rise to more than 170 million by 2011, up from the estimated 50 million now."The rapid rise of online...
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Filed in archive Design
by tom on December 20, 2006
Business Week are getting interested in pretty mobiles as well, with a recent feature on The Coolest Mobiles in the World.Most of the world won't get the chance to buy these handsets. Japan's...
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Filed in archive New Launches
by tom on December 20, 2006
Wireless Watch has brief news that NTT DoCoMo and Hutchison Essar have agreed to launch an i-mode service in India in 2007.Preparations are also underway to launch i-mode in Hong Kong, Macao and the...
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Filed in archive Device Evolution
by tom on December 18, 2006
This handset probably isn't new to a lot of people, but given it's only available in Japan it may not be familiar to people on the US or Europe. I'd never heard of it until today, but...
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Filed in archive Mobile Community
by tom on December 13, 2006
I always forget about Mobile Monday, and hence I always forget to go along - although this time around I can be forgiven as it was in Helsinki (although any chance to go to Helsinki is well worth...
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by tom on December 12, 2006
I saw this first posted over on Mobile Mentalism, and I'm still not sure what to make of it. The GoldVish Limited Edition, pictured left, is the world's most expensive mobile handset, with a...
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Filed in archive Concepts
by tom on December 12, 2006
I'm starting to see a trend for the use of OLED devices in mobile phones, something I'm more than happy about as it allows - in my view at least - greater design choices, and also avoids the...
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Boy meets girl. Boy and girl write songs. Boy and girl split. Boy and girl meet again, fall in love, and make a wonderful song-writing and singing duo - That's the story of "The...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on December 11, 2006
ROK Entertainment has become the latest company to launch an SMS-based question & answer service in the UK, following in the footsteps of GTIP, AQA and and 82ASK. The major difference in...
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by tom on December 11, 2006
A recently release report from AP-AOL, the AP-AOL Instant Messaging Trends Survey, shows that almost three quarters of teenagers who use Instant Messaging use it more than email for communication, as...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on December 05, 2006
Moconews has an article today, drawn from the Business Standard on how mobile music will likely drive 3G adoption rates in the Asia Pacific region, especially once China's 3G network launches.The...
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Why don't we get handsets like this in the UK? Samsung has launched the SCH-B550 in Korea (and only in Korea), a handset primarily designed to play video games, with built-in 3D graphics, a joy...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on December 03, 2006
3 have launched flat-rate mobile broadband access services in the UK with the announcement of X-Series. The new service will allow customers what is billed as unlimited access to Skype, MSN...
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by tom on December 01, 2006
Yahoo has entered the group texting market with the quiet launch of Mixd. The new service lets users set up groups and share photos, which can be managed online or via mobile, and which also allows...
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by tom on December 01, 2006
Verkata have launched a downloadable client RSS reader for mobiles. The client comes pre-configured with a number of popular RSS feeds taken from news sites and blogs, and also provides support for...
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