Mobile Services
Tomorrow, it’s GCSE results day. This means two things – feeling extremely sick, and using my mobile phone a lot!
I haven’t really thought about the communications side of tomorrow much, seeing as I’m more worried about everything else. However, as Ewan pointed out to me tomorrow morning I will spending more time than I have [...]
When Ewan informed me of a music downloading service for £1.99 a week, that was actually good, I honestly thought he was pulling my leg. It was either that, or the service was seriously flawed.
I was wrong.
MusicStation is quite simply, pretty amazing. What I thought really couldn’t work, or ever be good (especially on a [...]
Lastminute.com’s Labs team have today announced the launch of their first mobile application FoneFood - an impressive European-wide multi-lingual restaurant table reservation service. The best apps explain themselves so…
Awesomely simple the application takes your location and food preference, displays a list and Google map of options that are bookable. Users can then book and receive [...]
Continue ReadingI’m a little frustrated by some of the technology coming out of the Olympics.
I’ve loved watching Phelps’ gold rush, Cooke’s cycling gold was equally amazing to witness and, being a rowing nut, I’ve not moved from the TV whilst these events are on. But, some of the interactive services suck royally.
Aside from screaming at the [...]
I was just browsing the Carphone Warehouse site, and noticed the “Back to School” offers they have. This however wasn’t what I was interested in; it was something called SOS Messaging.
SOS messaging according to the CPH website is:
“Feeling in danger? Simply press the volume key 4 times on your phone to
discreetly alert your parents that [...]
Get out the black arm bands - it looks like rumours of the death of 2G really haven’t been exaggerated. Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo has announced its preparing to kill off its second generation network and will now officially stop taking subscriptions for its 2G mova service from this November.
And, as a sweetener for anyone [...]
This week has seen the launch of two new music services from operators: Vodafone Music from Vodafone and My Play from O2.
Vodafone’s music service will have single track downloads at 99p a go, albums for £7.99, has a try before you buy option and is available on 11 handsets. O2 is pitching its offering as [...]
It’s odd to think about your own mortality but a recent story has got me doing just that. And I’ve come to the conclusion that should there be an earthquake and I was trapped under the building my mobile would leave me to die a slow agonising death. Its battery is simply not strong enough.
Have [...]
I want WiFi, like right now.
I’m sitting here testing out a Nokia E66 (expect the review later this week), and I’m looking at the Maps function, and amusing myself at having Facebook on my phone. And I’m angry, at two things; that poor excuse of “speed”, and the ridiculousness of the cost.
I would have used [...]
I was just checking the headlines on BBC news, and the Business and Technology section, and I came across a little article about an Italian answer to rising food prices.
According to the article consumers can “check the average price of different foods in northern, central and southern Italy” by using this SMS Service. This [...]
Continue ReadingThe dulcit tones of an Irish voice can calm even the most stressful of days. If you could bottle it you’d make millions - oh yes, they did and did - and West Life and Boyzone. Maybe it’s not so good afterall.
I’ve just spent the past 20 minutes on the phone with Dr [...]
Heh, I got a good lot of hours worth of entertainment from Railroad Tycoon on my PC years ago. Now it turns out that, thanks to Oasys Mobile, you can get it on your mobile! Cool!
Oasys Mobile, Inc., a leading provider of premium mobile entertainment, announces the global launch of the mobile version [...]
This week we go to press early because there’s been a lot of debate over the past few days on the subject of voicemail and its future …
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Fellow SMS Text News contributor (and mobile geek extraordinaire) James Whatley (aka Whatleydude) recently organised some SpinVox accounts for my family. I know I wouldn’t be without SpinVox [...]
My expectations in dealing with mobile operators and retailers are not high. I have come to terms with the fact that they are geared up to deal with high volumes of users who just want minutes, texts and the latest shiny phone. Move off that brief, and they’re just not equipped to help you.
A [...]
Microsoft has added another firm to its mobile arsenal, announcing this week that it’s buying MobiComp, a Portuguese mobile content sharing and back up company. There’s no word on the terms or the price of the acquisition, but Microsoft did say the company will now fit into Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business.
Microsoft could well be planning [...]
Evening readers, Whatley here, writing this on my laptop en route to Pilton for the festival that is known as Glastonbury.
As you know from my last post, the multitude of tools available to the modern day, festival going mobile geek really is quite something… So here, for your pleasure, is a quick rundown of what [...]
At SMS Text News towers we love to hear about new ways of using your mobile phone in every day life. This story fits that bill. Now, thanks to Mediaburst and DSI UK voters will be able to register themselves on the electoral roll by text message.
The service will be launching in August and it [...]
News just in from the guys at Moblog about their mobile blogging platform which is driving a great initiative by Greenpeace, Oxfam and Water Aid intended to make sure Glastonbury farm (yes, it’s a real farm with real cows and stuff) is back in a working state as soon as possible: the Leave No Trace [...]
Continue ReadingThe airline industry could save over $600 million within the next few years if it learns how to exploit the new features in high end mobiles. According to airline IT company SITA, mobiles’ location awareness could be used to track passengers within airports and send messages to their phones to help them get to their [...]
Continue ReadingA little task for all you avid readers … I need some advice.
I’m just about to leave my current phone contract and I need some advice about what I should do next. I’ve currently got an E61 on Nokia and it’s being paid for by work, I’ll be paying for the new contract myself, so [...]
Greetings readers, your friendly neighbourhood Whatley here;
While some of us are off gallivanting around the Maldives… sorry, ahem… A DESERT ISLAND …other bloggers, like myself, have to make do with the festival season to amuse themselves here back in the UK.
And what better festival other than the Mother of all festivals: Glastonbury!
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Open source mobile messaging company Funambol has landed itself $12.5 million in its latest round of VC funding. The round was led by mobile-focused VC firm Nexit Ventures, alongside contributions from Castile Ventures, Walden International and HIG Ventures.
Funambol said it will use the proceeds for continued growth in the push email market, to advance product [...]
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CellSpin Launches the First Mobile Blogging Service for Twitter and Pownce to Support Audio, Video, Picture and Text Posts
CellSpin enables users to post audio, video, pictures and text ‘tweets’ from 300+ phones worldwide
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ — CellSpin (http://www.cellspin.net/) today announced its support for sending ‘tweets’ in all four media types (audio, [...]
While it’s still mulling how to make a must-have handset again, at least Motorola is doing some new things with its services business. According to the Guardian, Moto it’s launching its very own movie store, after teaming up with Paramount.
For between £5.99 and £8.99, users will be able to get their hands on a selection [...]
Just got this in, NearU has teamed up with LotteryUSA to implement a new service that sends you the winning lottery numbers by text message.
PASADENA, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ — NearU Search (http://www.nearusearch.com/) has inked a deal with Ann Arbor, MI based lottery results provider LotteryUSA (http://www.lotteryusa.com/) to offer the most recent draw information to [...]
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