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The popular moviegoer destination Fandango along with Microsoft-owned Tellme announced the addition of voice-activated movie information for mobile phones. Consumers will be able to simply hold down the “talk” button, say a movie title or local theater name, and see showtimes, purchase tickets and get driving directions to the theater — all from the comfort of their mobile phones.
Initially, the new Fandango service is available for GPS-equipped BlackBerry smartphones, but the company also plans to expand on future versions of Helio Mysto phones, and we guess other platforms.
And while we wait to see that expansion to other platforms (no dates were given), you may also be interested to know that Fandango is working to bring the same service to GPS-enabled cars this year. Not exactly a mobile related news, but interesting nevertheless.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
