ShoZu has updated its social media sharing application. Two new features are highlighted:

• Ability to upload large video files – 60MB from iPhones and 50MB of from other mobile phones to all of the upload destinations configured on a ShoZu account. Previously, video uploads were limited to 10MB.
• New Facebook features – now you can add a wall feed, post comments to feeds, upload videos and post notes on Facebook.

At the end of the release, ShoZu reminds us they’re now available on a number of application storefronts — including Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s AppStore, Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s Ovi Store, and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM)’s App World. To grab the latest version, simply search for “shozu” in your app store of choice and take it from there.

ShoZu has teamed-up with global roaming provider MAXroam to provide iPhone users with a convenient way to minimise the cost of sharing photos and video clips while roaming.

Under the agreement, iPhone users who have purchased the ShoZu application (costs $4.99) will get an access to MAXroam’s service, which provides data roaming discounts of up to 70% in 139 countries. On the other hand, MAXroam users get the ShoZu iPhone application practically for free.

To sign up for MAXroam’s service, ShoZu users request a coupon code from ShoZu.com and then redeem it on the MAXroam Web site to receive a $4.99 credit toward MAXroam service. ShoZu users also must purchase a MAXroam SIM card, which is included in the MAXroam service bundles.

The other way round also works – iPhone owners who visit the MAXroam website will be invited to purchase the ShoZu from the AppStore and receive a coupon code that will give their MAXroam account a $4.99 credit.

Neat marketing plot, don’t you think? After all, if you’re going to need roaming service, why not get a free app along the way. And ShoZu is certainly a useful addition to your application library.

Media sharing service/app ShoZu has teamed-up with mobile print-on-demand service Touchnote to allow users of ShoZu’s iPhone app a convenient way to print any photo and have it mailed to anywhere in the world in 24 hours by Touchnote. According to the official release, this is one of the earliest adoptions of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s iPhone In-App micro-payments.

ShoZu’s app is available from the Apple AppStore from this link, and they said as soon as other application stores enable in-app micro-payments they’ll most likely offer expand the service to other platforms.

In the meantime, if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can try out the service, which seems especially neat for those who own the iPhone 3GS, which comes with a better camera.

The popular media sharing app/service, ShoZu, has informed us of the important change they made recently. The application will no longer be free, at least not for new users who download the application through app stores such as Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)’s AppStore and Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s Ovi Store. New users will have to pay 5 bucks ($4.99) in order to grab the app.

However, it is important to add that ShoZu’s service will remain free in four ways: from being able to upload photos and video via MMS; mobile email, PC and Mac Desktop applications, and any PC or Mac email client or webmail service.

Going from free to a paid model is never easy and I’m not sure how will this work for ShoZu. As I find their app/service very useful, I can only recommend you to buy it and support their ongoing efforts to keep providing excellent service. Look for “shozu” in your phone’s app store and take it from there…

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, Flickr, Gmail and soon YouTube and more — all from one location.

Among the vufone features are:

• Share – ability to automatically upload and send images and videos from a mobile phone to social networks like Facebook, Flickr, Picasa and soon also YouTube and Twitter with one update. (Note: other services such as ShoZu can also do this.)
• Synchronise – Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Outlook or Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Calendar meetings, tasks and contacts can be automatically synchronised with user’s mobile phones.
• Backup – once its on vufone’s servers, all your data is safe and secure, ready to be restored to your mobile phone on demand.

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I’m not sure why this took so long, but whatever the case is, now you can grab ShoZu and use it on your Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 5800 XpressMusic to instantly share your media with all your buddies across a number of media sharing and social networking services. The interface is completely changed to be more touch friendly, as you can see from the image above…

To download the app, simply point your mobile web browser to m.shozu.com and take it from there.

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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is all proud to announce the wide industry support for Windows Mobile 6.5 and Windows Marketplace for Mobile at the CTIA.

Among the companies that will offer its apps through Windows Marketplace for Mobile are such well known names as AccuWeather.com, The Associated Press, CNBC, Developer One Mobile Software, EA Mobile, Facebook, Gameloft, Glu Mobile, Handmark, Ilium Software, Jeyo, Kinoma, LiteScape, Magmic Games, Melodis, MySpace, Namco Networks, Netflix, Pandora, PhatWare, Resco, ShoZu, Sling Media, SBSH Mobile Software, Spb Software, Web Information Solutions and Zagat Survey.

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Not exactly a mobile news, but since it’s one of my personal favorite companies/services and since we’ve already covered the similar ShoZu news, we’re going with it nonetheless.

FlyCast is going beyond mobile, to a desktop computer near you. It’s not a iPhone/iPod Touch and BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) game any more – now every Mac and PC user can listen to FlyCast, a service tht thanks to more than 1,000 channels to choose from is arguably better than satellite radio.

FlyCast says that their desktop player works just like the phone version, allowing users to enjoy their favorite stations while at work or home…

And that’s about all we can tell about it. If you used FlyCast on your mobile/iPod Touch, you’ll certainly want to extend the experience to your computer as well. Visit FlyCast’s website for more information and download instructions.

ShoZu has recently announced that their media sharing application now supports Adobe’s Photoshop.com online service.

With the ShoZu application downloaded to the handset free of charge, Photoshop.com users can transfer full-resolution photos with accompanying titles and descriptions from the phone to their Photoshop.com account with a few clicks. There is no need to open a mobile browser; interrupt phone calls, text messaging or camera use while images are transferring; or start over in the event of a dropped connection.

In a nutshell, if you own a mid-range handset you can probably use ShoZu to upload your photos directly to Photoshop.com as well as a number of other media sharing and social networking services directly from your mobile phone.

ShoZu works on more than 350 different phones — including both feature and smart phones. It can be downloaded either from Photoshop’s mobile website or Shozu’s site.

ShoZu released a new edition of its free social media aggregator for iPhone and iPod Touch. The enhanced version “further simplifies photo uploading, blogging and other mobile interaction with more than 50 Web 2.0 sites.”

The newest edition adds following capabilities and improvements, including:

• Text-only posts to blogging sites from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Blogger to Vox, Wordpress, Typepad and more.
• Geo-tagging for photo uploads for sites like Flickr and Picasa Web Albums.
• High-resolution (1600×1200) photo capture and upload. High-res photos can now be taken and uploaded directly from within the ShoZu application.
• Faster startup and new ease-of-use features, including an easy way to tell how many photos are still waiting to upload.
• Easier retrieval of new content feeds such as friends’ Flickr photostreams, Facebook feeds, and more.
• Automatic time stamps by time zone, including Daylight Savings Time where applicable.
• Localized versions in French, German, Italian and Spanish, in addition to the original English-only release.

ShoZu for iPhone is available as a free download from Apple’s AppStore on iPhone and iPod Touch or through iTunes.