Mobile Services
Honestly, this is one of the many reasons I’m on a GSM network in the United States. A big limitation of the U.S. CDMA carriers is the roaming issue. In many instances, while you may not be charged extra for roaming all the time, data services aren’t usually available when roaming. This is completely inconvenient, [...]
Continue ReadingVideo calling has always been something of a white elephant for operators, never really finding its feet: after all, the idea of exposing yourself to the person ringing you, warts and all, on video isn’t the most appealing prospect for most people. Of course, other people would happily pay to see that - leading analysts [...]
Continue ReadingMotorola, who hasn’t been doing all that great in the mobile arena, has completed their acquisition of SoundBuzz in Asia. This will enable Motorola to expand its MotoMusic platform, now with 13 countries, 3 of the top recording agencies on board, and over 45 independent labels.
The details of the deal were not disclosed, but [...]
Aspiro, a Sweden-based mobile content provider, has fattened itself up with a 75% stake in My Mobile World, a Norwegian mobile ad firm. Aspiro’s been spending quite a bit of time and money in Norway, having picked up a 25.5% stake in Mobile Entry, a mobile tech firm, late in 2007.
I can’t say I’m [...]
Here’s a killer idea for all you busy salespeople out there. Sales-i, a ‘real-time sales acceleration service’ has launched a new mobile tool which allows you to access full sales account information directly on your handset. Sales-i Mobile brings full customer details directly to your handset through the built-in web browser. The system is designed [...]
Continue ReadingThe GSM Association has picked directory services vendor NeuStar to test out a carrier ENUM service, which the trade body says will make it easier to send IMs, MMS, emails, videos and any other IP content between mobiles and fixed line phones, as well as mobile-to-mobile transmissions.
The pilot of the service will start in 2008, [...]
Here’s a cool idea, though I’m skeptical of how it might be implemented. IntoMobile is reporting that it looks like Vodaphone is going to be using SNAPin Software to setup self-help channels on subscriber’s handsets. Starting out with smartphones, the system will offer customer care and billing, but also step-by-step walkthroughs for things like using [...]
Continue ReadingAnother little nugget out of MWC that’s got the potential to cause big waves: mobile entertainment company Jamba has announced its going to release music from EMI without any digital rights management (DRM) technology - that’s all the annoying technical restrictions that govern which devices you can transfer your purchased music to and how [...]
Continue ReadingThis is absurd, completely, but if you can look past it, there’s a killer idea here. First, let me lay this out for you. There’s a new fishing game going around western Japan that allows mobile phone gamers to boat around and catch fish. Sounds interesting, but what’s special? The fact that the developer has [...]
Continue ReadingThe last statistic I read about India, in the Autumn of last year, indicated that India had around 135 million active handsets, with around 6 million signing up per month — together with a growing emphasis on rural market growth. So it’s hardly surprising that Adroit Claretdene Infotech has launched a free WAP email [...]
Continue ReadingWith Orb running up to 5 million users, I wanted to give you an idea of why so many are starting to realize the value in media being served from the cloud, such as Orb does, versus locally stored data. I’ve been an Orb, er, member for a long time, but never quite got it [...]
Continue ReadingHere’s a question posted by Stefano:
Moving Mobile Content via Social Networks at ‘Stefano Sessaâ€
I have been tasked to conceptualize an application to move specific content via social platforms. This would obviously be moved at a premium to the end-user.
I’m pulling a fast-one and trying to get some ideas from my 3 loyal readers.
How would [...]
BuzzMyGoat.com is a cool new service brought to you by Outcast TV and allows users to pull from a large library of professional video clips to create quality custom videos to share with friends and family. The service sends the recipient an SMS containing the weblink to view their message.
BuzzMyGoat lets you send your [...]
Vodafone Spain has claimed the title of the first European operator to offer Spinvox’s speech-to-text services. Dubbed DictaSMS Automatic and DictaSMS 115, the services allow Vodafone users to easily receive their voicemail as convenient text messages.
With DictaSMS Automatic, when a Vodafone user attempts to call another Vodafone user who either does not have voicemail [...]
According to a number of reports, the BBC among them, BT has been forced to have a major rethink over its Fusion product, where one handset is used to make calls over both VoIP and mobile networks, after poor takeup.
According to those reports, BT is not dropping the service, but is going to start focusing [...]
I got the wrong URL for the Bango Mobile Analytics service for some reason. I’m not sure how. Anyway, if you’re up for trying it out, head over to http://bango.com/products/analytics/default.aspx — and select ‘try it for free’.
Also: Do check out Mobilytics too.
Helio has teamed up with “location-based arts and entertainment” firm Buzz’d to give its data-savvy users real-time reviews and info on the bars, clubs and restaurants near where they are. The service covers most of the major US cities and comes with editorial input from the likes of Flavorpill, TimeOut New York, and [...]
Continue ReadingIn what has to be the most completely obvious findings, a Local Mobile Search study commissioned by V-enable concluded that free directory assistance services such as 1-800-Goog411 and 1-800-Free411 will soon completely take the market away from paid services offered by traditional service providers.
Honestly, did you really need a study to determine this? One [...]
This will be of interest to anyone with a mobile service who doesn’t yet have sufficiently useful analytics. Bango Analytics operates as a hosted service (yours for 599 pounds per month). Obviously Bango have done a substantial amount of work profiling the millions of users that pass through their servers — so they’re [...]
Continue ReadingTyfone, which develops hardware and software for white label mobile banking and mobile contactless payments, has got a funding injection from Indian-tech-focused VC firm Ojas Venture Partners. Tyfone says it will use the cash injection “to scale its three areas of business - mobile banking, mobile payments including contactless payments and retail merchant relationship [...]
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AT&T has struck with a multi-year pact with Yahoo which will see the internet company’s search and display ads appearing on AT&T handsets, and a new co-branded portal for mobile web users emerge. The deal will also see the pair cosy up with joint services for AT&T’s broadband customers.
The union comes on the back [...]
MoConDi has announced the successful launch of its new MeYou viral mobile gaming platform for operators. Currently running on three carriers, including Vodaphone and 3 Italy, MeYou allows mobile gamers to purchase games, play them, and send recommendations to friends. The service already has 1.6 million members, with 64% of them already recommending games to [...]
Continue ReadingCloudtrade has opened its new media-sharing service for consumers, and it’s looking like it will be a really popular option for most people. When you sign up for an account, you’re given 1GB of online storage for free, and the ability to easily upload your music, videos, and pictures to your ‘Cloud’. Once you’ve filled [...]
Continue ReadingLink: SourceWire | Press Releases - Mobile Phone Tracking proving popular with British mums
Safety-conscious parents are buying mobile phones for children as young as FOUR, it was revealed in a new survey carried out by MobileLocators.com.
Fears about child abduction have left British mums and dads desperate to keep tabs on their youngsters - and as [...]
Me again — Sony Ericsson news once more. On the back of my ‘iPhone: next!’ post last week, it’s great to hear that Sony have apparently picked up the bat and are working away on their PlayNow service.
Could be good, could be good.
Link: StrategyEye :: Visual Market Intelligence
Sony Ericsson has struck distribution deals [...]
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