Filed in archive Mobile Content
by leo on November 30, 2007
What do you think a powerful company wants more than anything? More power of course. Such is the case of the world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart and its big ambition to dominate the mobile content...
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As if we don't know...but a little confirmation really helps. Google will probablybid in the Federal Communications Commission's upcoming auction of wireless spectrum in the 700 megahertz...
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With half of the world's population owning mobile phones, there's still plenty of room to introduce new mobile phones. The new study by MultiMedia Intelligence reports that the worldwide...
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Aiming to break the language barriers, Japanese electronics company NEC has developed the first automatic translation software tailored for mobile phones. Although the technology to translate Japanese...
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Mobile content provider Cellfish has added another interesting feature, Add-to-Phone. It basically gives publishers and bloggers the power to download or stream Web contents like music, videos,...
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Packet8 MobileTalk is another mobile application claiming it can reduce international phone bills and maintain high international voice quality at the same time. What makes it different from calling...
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Filed in archive Mobile Internet
by leo on November 28, 2007
The success of Black Friday and Cyber Monday indicates the start of yet another very busy holiday shopping season for many of us. Good thing your mobile phone can be a powerful ally in getting good...
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Mobile apps might be a more effective alternative over mobile ads. According to adweek, multinational companies like P&G, Vicks, and Coca-Cola are experimenting on mobile apps that are useful to...
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Thanks to the growing acceptance of streamed video and video chat services, every pervert will be delighted to know that the mobile adult services worldwide is projected to reach $3.5 billion by 2010....
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Following the success of its contactless communication system, Barclaycard OnePulse has teamed up with Nokia to test the practicality of mobile payment in London. Early next year, Barclaycard...
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What would a country ought to do if 90% of the students age 14 to 19 have mobile phones, 38% of that send more than 1,000 text messages per month and 44% are texting even during lectures? Well, South...
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Thinking about the rapid developments in mobile Internet, mobile marketing, and the entry of the controversial Android, Tomi Ahonen's elaborate assertion that mobile as the 7th mass media is...
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Filed in archive Mobile Internet
by leo on November 23, 2007
About of 25% of IM users do it on their mobile phones, according to the second annual AP-AOL Instant Messaging Trends Survey. Thanks to full keyboard features on many mobile phones, it is now very...
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If there's an emergency and you happen to be in California, do not make the fatal mistake of calling 911 using your mobile phone. As much as possible look for the nearest landline in the vicinity....
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Filed in archive Mobile Marketing
by leo on November 22, 2007
Blyk is an ad-funded mobile network offering free 217 texts messages and calls worth 43 minutes every month, for 16 to 24 year olds. In exchange for that enticing offer, interested mobile users will...
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Filed in archive Operators
by leo on November 22, 2007
If you're a suffering T-Mobile subscriber, you don't have to fake your death just to get out of the stupid contract. Just roam outside the T-Mobile network most of the time and freedom will be...
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Researchers from the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has created Magitti, a software that automatically recommends information about "local area" activities, such as shopping and dining,...
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Speaking like a true bully, AT&T Mobility Chief CEO & President Ralph de la Vega downplays Google's plan to enter the wireless arena when he said, "Running a wireless network is a...
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Filed in archive Mobile Marketing
by leo on November 19, 2007
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has released the 3rd annual Mobile Attitude and Usage Study. Being the strong advocate of mobile marketing, the results are of course very positive (if the...
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If Android/Open Hand Alliance is suggestive of the movie Ocean's Thirteen then Google's ambition to bid on 700 MHz wireless spectrum is very similar to Bourne Ultimatum. According to Wall...
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cellity freeSMS is another handy mobile app enabling mobile consumers to send and receive free text messages anywhere in the world. No need to pay per SMS rate to communicate with your family,...
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