A buddy recently let me in on a little secret. You can use the Skype iPhone application over a 3G connection – and it works damn well! No wonder AT&T banned Skype from making calls using its 3G data network. The release of the Skype iPhone application caused quite a stir as carriers around the…
Archives for April 2009
BlackBerry 8230 Coming to Verizon?
It’s not much of a surprising that the CDMA BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be making its way to Verizon in the near future, considering little brother Alltel is said to be picking it up next month. We had seen the Pearl Flip in white before, and I think it remains a safe bet that this…
Broadway In Chicago gets an iPhone app
Being the first gotta mean something, right? Broadway In Chicago knows that, hence they’ve released their iPhone app, saying they are the first theater organization to “go iPhone.” The easy to use application allows users to quickly find out what’s playing in the theater, while also providing additional information and services such as directions to…
DomeSkin’s skins make your iPhone, iPod look even cooler
DomeSkin has a new line of “3D” skins for all versions of iPhone and iPod devices. An array of original graphics is available in the catalog, making sure even the pickiest of users will find something appealing. Feature wise — if we can talk about a skin’s features — DomeSkin’s products pride themselves with a…
Chicago’s Trump Tower boosts indoor mobile phone coverage
The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago has deployed ADC’s InterReach Fusion in-building cellular systems to provide “clear and consistent cellular coverage for staff, visitors, and guests.” Currently, Sprint and Verizon provide service through the Fusion system at the hotel, while discussions with AT&T and T-Mobile are underway. The InterReach Fusion in-building distributed antenna…
LG teams up with Heidi Klum to promote customization of its Rumor2 handset
LG is teaming up with fashion icon Heidi Klum to promote LG Rumor2 (available through Sprint and Alltel), and the idea that “mobile phones have become an expression of personal style.” As part of the deal, Heidi Klum — hired as LG’s Ambassador of Style — designed five butterfly back plates and skins that express…
ipadio allows audio broadcasting from any phone
ipadio is neat service that allows people to stream their voice to the Internet and/or record it for later playback. Once uploaded, the recording can be geo-located on a Google map, tagged, shared with the world, and later downloaded as an MP3 file. The service is free and easy to use. All you have to…
Austria’s A1 brings Nokia Messaging to its users, too
Nokia keeps announcing new partners for its Nokia Messaging offering. Latest carrier to jump on board is Austria’s A1, part of mobilkom austria, which will start offering the Finnish giant’s consumer email service starting from May 2009. As a result, A1 will offer users Nokia Messaging app/service bundled with a special plan of 5 EUR…
vufone syncronizes data between handsets and web services
vufone is brand new service, designed to help users share, manage and unify all the social content between their mobile devices and the Internet through a single interface. Launched in the UK, the service allows users to automatically synchronise and share their mobile content across the spectrum of popular social media websites such as Facebook,…
Juniper Research: Person-to-person mobile messaging to reach $106 billion by 2014
Mobile messaging (SMS, MMS, mobile email and instant messaging) use will keep growing, but the revenues will not follow due to such factors as IP revolution, increased competition, and commoditization of established services. According to Juniper Research’s new mobile messaging report, the move from per-transaction to per-month billing models will see total P2P revenues in…