Filed in archive New Launches
by tom on June 30, 2006
Mobile Mentalism has word that SonyEricsson have shipped the K800i Cybershot handset to UK stores in advance of a launch next week. The new handset, which sports Sony's CyberShot digital camera...
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It's almost getting ridiculous. The KTF EV-K130 handset, pictured over there on the left, is only slightly larger than a lipstick! The phone comes with an MP3 player, polyphonic ringtone support,...
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Lose some change down the back of the sofa? Drop your car keys on the beach? Afraid there is a terrorist in your midst at a family picnic? Never fear! According to MobileWhack, Nokia has patented a...
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Filed in archive Operators
by Scott on June 29, 2006
UK 3G operator 3 has teamed with Yahoo! to provide content on its high-speed mobiles. The two have pledged to work together to develop Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Mobile Web, Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Mail,...
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(Image from Phone Daily (Via Slashphone and MobileMag) This new handset from NEC, the NEC908 takes the current prize as smallest handset I've seen. The new device, which is the same size as a...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on June 28, 2006
UBC Media Group has announced the trial of a new service that runs alongside digital radio that allows customer to buy the song they're listening to via their mobile phone. The service will...
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Filed in archive by tom on June 27, 2006
The BBC has news that SMS texting levels in the UK reached a new high in May, topping 3.3 billion. The FA Cup, Champions League and Big Brother all helped contribute to the new record figure. The...
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Ewan at SMS Text News is continuing his interview series by speaking with Noah Glass, President and co-founder of GoMoBo.com, a mobile ordering company.What was your first cell phone? When did you...
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Filed in archive Operators
by Scott on June 26, 2006
The Washington Post has an interesting article today on one of MVNO Helio's strategies--to target Korean-Americans in hopes that they will be as influential a group of mobile applications users as...
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Filed in archive Mobile Content
by tom on June 26, 2006
(This item was originally written on June 20th) It seems like only yesterday - wait, it was only yesterday - that we reported on EA's plans to sell mobile games direct. Well, it appears that the...
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Filed in archive Operators
by tom on June 26, 2006
Hutchison 3G has announced it the launch of a Push-email service for their handsets. The new service, provided by AlwaysOnMail, integrates with Microsoft Exchange and pushes every incoming email...
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Nokia has been talking again about the 770 Internet tablet, and suggests that the next release may include a web cam and WiMAX capability. The most recent upgrade to the intriguing device added...
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Rudy at m-trends.org has taken up the baton for Carnival of the Mobilists No. 33. And CotM has gone all social on us this week, with great posts about Ringxiety, LBS and the family, Bluetooth and the...
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Word has been buzzing around the blogosphere (damn, I promised myself I'd never use that word) about the latest upgrade to TivoToGo. (For those not in the US, Tivo is a Digital Video Recorder you...
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Filed in archive News
by Scott on June 23, 2006
It was all smiles and kissy kissy on Valentine's Day as Nokia and Sanyo announced they planned to join up their CDMA efforts to take on Samsung, LG and others in this market. The JV would have...
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Filed in archive Announcements
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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Filed in archive Mobile Society
by tom on June 23, 2006
Ewan at SMS Text News has followed through with his earlier idea of interviewing people within the mobile space (and following his joke interview of Arun Sarin) with a real interview with Emily of...
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A new study by Strategy Analytics puts Motorola at the top of the Bluetooth headset market globally. According to coverage of the study in eWeek, Moto holds about 28% of the global market, which...
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Filed in archive Announcements
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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Seattle, US-based company Blue frog have announced they are testing a Text to TV service in Detroit, Indianapolis and Phoenix, which allows customers to have their text messages appear on the TV...
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Filed in archive Operators
by Scott on June 21, 2006
Yesterday, UK mobile operator O2 announced the purchase of Be, a broadband provider, for £50 million to push it into the quadruple play arena. Be is fairly young, but are importantly putting their...
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Nokia has announced today that it has released the latest beta of their podcast-finding application for the N91 and other third edition Series60 handsets. The application, which can be downloaded...
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