Archive for August, 2007
I’m off to meet 3UK Director of Sales, Marc Allera, tomorrow morning. I’m going to be asking two key questions — one related to the fact 3UK’s retail stores CAN’T have a relationship with me. (When I walk in to try and change my price plan or buy new services, their helpful sales [...]
Continue ReadingGood news for Chris and the team at Pocket Gamer. They’ve just launched a mobile version of their games review service on Vodafone Live. Rather useful when you’re evaluating whether or not to blow three or four quid to download a mobile game. I never quite like making a purchase decision based [...]
Continue ReadingI got this message in from Dana this morning who’s having a bit of trauma with her new Telus Mobility account in Canada. She can’t text internationally. Do you have any suggestions for her?
Came across your website earlier and thought …..well I think Ewan could probably help me out here!
I am based in [...]
Martyn Davies is a bit handy with photos. He’s also selected a rocking soundtrack. Check out this photo/video mashup he made with Animoto. It features a load of pictures from the SMS Text News Unlimited Drinks evening. See if you can spot yourself!
Link: Tech Track - SMS Text News Meetup
Here’s a [...]
I can’t work out if it’s spam or not. Every time I walk through Euston Station, I get a message on my handset asking if I’d like to receive a bluetooth message from Transvision.
Since I’ve got my bluetooth switched on (I normally leave it on all the time for simplicity), does that mean that, [...]
There will be a few terms and conditions, I’m sure, but generally speaking, all new Orange contract customers get a free Nintendo DS Lite, while stocks last.
Could swing it for quite a few wavering normobs. Last quarter it was a free electronic photo frame if memory serves.
Sometime soon, Lypp will be sending out private beta invitaitons to North American users. I, alas, haven’t got my US sim card here so I shall be peering in through the misted windows for the time being!
They’ve just updated their holding page to give away a teeny bit more about what they’re planning.
Jobs new the tech community would deliver an Apple unlock quickly. So goes the thinking by Don Reisinger over at CNET.
Link: The Steve Jobs master plan: iPhone hacking | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
With a new unlocking procedure in place, the iPhone will become as ubiquitous overseas as it is in the U.S. [...]
Scuse the short notice, but the event has only just been organised.
David Troy of Twittervision fame is having a Twitter/Facebook/Web2.0 meet-up this Wednesday evening, 29th August 2007, here in sunny London. It kicks off at about 6.30pm at the rather lovely Horniman at Hay’s pub at Hay’s Galleria, Tooley Street, SE1. It’s right on the [...]
Link: Sprint Jacks Up Price of SMS to 20 Cents
US mobile operator Spring have very kindly decided to up their text message rate, about a year after they last did it. However, things are slightly different this time - if you don’t like the price increase they’re not going to let you terminate your contract early without penalty charges.
The new [...]
Mobile presence and directory experts Neustar have announced they’ve fully mobilised the popular ICQ Instant Messaging solution in Israel, following a soft launch in May 2007. The solution, rolled out for Partner Communications, enables ICQ users to message each other through their mobile phone.
Allen Scott, general manager at NeuStar Next Generation Messaging, said, “Our deal [...]
Distributive Networks has launched the latest version of its mobile messaging platform, which is being leveraged successfully by US Presidential hopeful Senator Obama to provide its supporters with innovative mobile content and communications. Within just five days of the launch of Obama Mobile, supporters from every state in the union had participated via their mobile [...]
Continue ReadingMobile content sharing company Blue Wall have just launched their brand new mobile social networking site.
NoNews allows users to set up a mobile homepage, and share picture messages and short video clips to everyone in their mobile community. Setting up a m.nonews.com home page is easy — users simply go to m.nonews.com from any Internet [...]
Got this in from the chaps at Anam Mobile. They’ve spent a lot of time reviewing potential value-added services that could be extended to consumers via text message, a medium everyone is very familiar with (e.g. banking or the like).
Here’s more from Anam:
Anam Mobile today revealed that global mobile operators are losing out [...]
Very cool indeed!
Link: Now bus schedules on SMS in Gujarat-Ahmedabad-Cities-The Times of India
The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation’s cellphone timetable service seems to have got hits even from abroad, considering the huge NRG settlers who use this service when home.
As a pilot test, the project was taken up in a part of the state [...]
I had an note in from the team at QuiText this morning to tell me about their new text service. As their site explains:
QuiText is a six week programme of SMS messages created by ex-smokers to guide you through the physical and psychological stages of quitting smoking.
It’s an Australian service (based in Sydney) so [...]
Continue ReadingDue to the Bank Holiday, the Flower Fairy is a bit delayed this week, stay tuned!
Continue ReadingAt the SMS Text News Unlimited Drinks evening last week, speculation was rife about the UK operators who are gearing up to sell the Apple iPhone. Almost every operator — with the exception of 3UK — was linked to the device that evening.
I was rather interested to come across this Google Ad when I [...]
I’ve been reading about iPhone unlocking over the weekend. What an arse that is.
Dan Lane, the other day, asked if I’d considered unlocking my iPhone with a soldering iron. Heh. Nooooo thank you Dan. Noooo way. When I was last at school and messing around with soldering irons, almost [...]
I always thought Yahoo Mail had some sort of texting built in. Apparently not — as it’s just been announced that they now support it to some countries. Unfortunately the UK isn’t in that list… yet. Most probably (I’m just hypothesising) because Yahoo have to pay to originate a message in the UK; [...]
Continue ReadingLink: Mobile TV ads ‘irritate’ consumers | New media | MediaGuardian.co.uk
According to new research, consumers find traditional format advertisements delivered via their mobile handset ‘irritating’, despite the area’s growing importance for the marketing industry.
Advertisements on mobile internet and TV services are “irritating” for consumers, according to new research.Branded content and opt-in Bluetooth downloads are better [...]
Truphone today announced Truphone Out+, a new feature that enables free and VoIP-rate calls to be made from a customer’s existing phone number. Truphone Out+ also brings carrier pre-select to Truphone customers, ensuring free Truphone-to-Truphone calls are set up whenever possible.
Truphone Out+ is accessible to new customers from countries where Truphone does not yet provide [...]
Standby to be accosted in the streets by the Glu Mobile promotion team — although when you’re stopped by them, I reckon you’ll be relieved to find they’re only promoting mobile games and not trying to get you to buy double glazing or a charity direct debit. I think it’s a good idea to [...]
Continue ReadingHi there I’m hunting for someone to create me a blog editing application that will work on the Nokia E61i.
I need to be able to edit/add blogs on the go easily. Right now I arse about with the Wordpress web interface on the Nokia’s browser and it’s rather annoying.
I need to: - [...]
Link: BBC NEWS | England | Nottinghamshire | Fans given text ‘trouble hotline’
Adam at Esendex punted this one over today, as it’s one of their customers. Congrats to the gang for quite a neat service!
A special text line is being set up to allow football supporters to alert stewards about any trouble at this weekend’s [...]
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