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Not exactly the CTIA news, but this happened in the near past nonetheless. It’s a “launched at DEMOfall 08″ new mobile news service called Rocketron that lets listeners choose and hear the news on their mobile phones. With Rocketron, users navigate the news by voice command and skip the stories they don’t like, resulting in a “truly personalized experience.” No software is required to download and it works from any phone, simply by dialing (408) 907-2323.
Developed by Asyncast Corporation, the service has several built-in news categories — such as business, technology, sports and politics — which can be further customized by user-supplied keywords from Rocketron’s website or simply by talking to it on the phone.
On the other hand, Rocketron offers advertisers new opportunities for personalized ad placements. Companies can place up to 7 seconds long ads to make sure users don’t complain — at least not that much.
Rocketron gathers content from thousands of trusted news sources as well as in-depth specialty publications.
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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.
