When it comes to the classroom, there are just some things that should be checked at the door. Some say that religion doesn’t have a place in the public school environment. Others say that sex-education is best left out of the classroom. And, New York education officials feel that cellphones should be left out of…
Archives for April 2008
Nokia 6600 Fold, 6600 Slide and 3600 Slide released
Nokia just came out with 3 Series 40 handsets: The 6600 Fold, 6600 Slide and 3600 Slide. High resolution pictures and detailed specs after the jump. [Nokia Press Release] Update: These devices have a dedicated site, with interviews and videos and more. Check it out here. It doesn’t work for me, but appears to be…
Vertu Constellation Rococo collection phones look awesome, cost fortune
Vertu is celebrating its 10th birthday this year and is launching the special Constellation Rococo Collection for the event. The stylish series of devices was inspired by the “by the eighteenth century French art, fashion and interior design movement by the same name.” In other words, a new design pattern is created to get new…
Makers of iPhone 1.0, Foxconn, will deliver 3 million 3G iPhones in June
According to Digitimes, Foxconn, the guys who manufactured the first iPhone, are in line to deliver 3 million 3G iPhones in June and around 25 million for the life cycle of the product.
Alltel’s “My Circle” users get a free bonus number
Alltel is celebrating the My Circle’s second anniversary by giving away a free bonus number to its users — that’s one more number you can add and call it without any limitations. Beginning today, all customers celebrating their two-year anniversary with “My Circle” will automatically receive one free “bonus” number added to their current “My…
Obopay gets additional $20 million to rule the mobile payments world
Obopay, the mobile payments provider which we already covered in the past, has announced the closing of its $20 million fourth round of venture funding and the addition of two new board members. “This round of investment builds on Obopay’s proven success in the mobile payments market,” explained Carol Realini, CEO of Obopay. “With our…
Sony Ericsson S500, W580 get new color
Two of the existing Sony Ericsson devices are getting new color options. It’s the S500 model, which is now available in “Steel Silver,” and the S500 in “Velvet Red.” Both phones have a slider form factor and present solid buying decisions in their respective categories. Once again, there’s no official announcement from the Swedish-Japanese handset…
V-Enable’s FreeMobile411 hits Sprint
Local mobile search and directory assistance services provider V-ENABLE announced that a full-featured, Java ME-based downloadable version of FreeMobile411 is now available to Sprint customers. This easy to use and fast voice-enabled application allows users to simply speak what they are looking for by holding the talk key of their phone, and seeing the results…
Buzzd gets Series A funding; Ready to compete with Loopt?
The New York-based startup Buzzd, a mobile location-based city guide and social network, announced that it has completed its Series A funding round, led by Greycroft Partners and Monitor Ventures. The company will use the proceeds for product development and distribution, and Fern Mandelbaum of Monitor will join the firm’s Board of Directors. Buzzd answers…
Juniper Research: Retailers to send almost 3 billion mobile coupons by 2011
According to Juniper Research, up to 3 billion mobile coupons will be issued to mobile phone users by 2011, with just under $7 billion of discounts redeemed. Juniper suggests that mobile coupons are becoming an increasingly important tool for brand owners and retailers to provide a push to purchase capability for mobile marketing and advertising…