Behold, the first HSDPA-enabled Sony Ericsson phone for the U.S. market is here. It’s the Z750a which we previously saw leaked with AT&T logo and on the FCC pages. You already know everything about it — it’s a stylish phone with a “reflective mirror clamshell casing” and hidden organic light-emitting diode (OLED) reflective display screen…
Archives for March 2008
AOL launches free mobile web games channel with Cellufun’s titles
AOL is launching a free mobile web-based (WAP) games through its mobile portal at wap.aol.com/games. New York-based Cellufun is is powering up the new site and is delivering all of its WAP-based titles — including the award-winning Call of the Pharaoh, Space Wars, Chess, Ice Fishing and more — to AOL’s mobile portal visitors. The…
Verizon announces EV-DO, GPS enabled BlackBerry Curve 8330; Could be yours for $269.99 in May
Just in time for the CTIA, Verizon is announcing the EV-DO enabled BlackBerry Curve 8330. The new device will come in a “liquid silver-colored finish with chrome highlights” that makes the device arguably the best-looking BlackBerry device to date. As for the features, expect the standard addictive BlackBerry feature set, including support for major email…
Rogers launches “Wireless Box Office”
Rogers Wireless in Canada has recently launched a new service called “Wireless Box Office,” allowing its subscribers to use their mobile phones as wireless tickets for select Live Nation concerts in the country. Right from the start, users of the new service have first access to the upcoming Simple Plan tour tickets. Naturally, it is…
Jott adds “Reply With Voice” options for BlackBerry users
The voice-to-text service Jott keeps improving its service. Making a new entry to the Amazon wish list or Google Calendar by voice is simply not enough for Jott. They went one step further, allowing select BlackBerry smartphone owners to reply to emails using nothing but their voice. Still in beta, the free Jott application for…
Verizon brings social-mapping service Loopt to its customers
Verizon isn’t kidding when it comes to social networking. Few days ago, they’ve announced their customers will have a quick access to MySpace Mobile and now they are launching social-mapping service Loopt. Previously, we saw Sprint partnering with Loopt and under these circumstances — when two of the leading mobile operators in the U.S. are…
AT&T announces two new music application – mSpot’s Make-UR-Tones and Remix; Napster Mobile coming to more phones
AT&T keeps expanding its music offering. Lately they’ve announced two new music applications – mSpot’s Make-UR-Tones and Remix. The first mentioned app allows customers to customize ringtones from their favorite part of a song (1-30 seconds), right on their handsets. The mSpot Make-UR-Tones is available for a monthly subscription of $6.99 for three ringtones, with…
Obopay goes to India
We’ve already covered Obopay in the past. Basically they are providing both business and individual users with an ability to purchase, pay and transfer money through any mobile phone using Obopay’s mobile application, text message, mobile Web, widget or Obopay.com. Now they are expanding to India where mobile phone market is booming like nowhere else.…
Verizon brings MTV to its Mobile Web 2.0 service
Verizon has recently announced that it is launching mobile web sites for various MTV Network properties on its Mobile Web 2.0 service. Under the agreement, customers are now able to access mobile optimized versions of MTV, VH1, COMEDY CENTRAL, Nickelodeon and CMT websites via their Mobile Web 2.0 enabled handsets. Things like celebrity photos, MTV…
iPhone OS 2.0 firmware sports YouTube plug-in – possible Flash future for iPhone?
Full-featured Flash support on the iPhone is just too enticing to ignore. With Steve Jobs’ declaration that the desktop version of Flash was too slow for iPhone use and Flash Lite not up to snuff for “real” Flash viewing, Adobe was getting ready to make their own iPhone SDK-based solution for bringing Flash to the…