Well, we’re well into the Apple iPhone launch week and that means the Apple iPhone launch is creeping ever closer. All I can seem to think of recently is how I’m going to prepare for the iPhone. Do I get rid of my current high-end Windows Mobile smartphone? What do I do about my current…
Italian author taps out 384-page novel on a cell phone
Now that’s what I call weird. Apparently, Italian author Robert Bernocco has wrote his first novel “Compagni di Viaggio” on a cell phone! You got that right, the 384-page long book was completely written on a cell phone keyboard, and he used his commuting time to accomplish this (again, weird) task. It took him full…
Verizon, MTV take full-length movies mobile
Here’s something that could push further the adoption of the mobile video in the States. MTV and Verizon have partnered to take full-length movies to the mobile screen — “Super Sweet 16: The Movie”, an extension of the MTV series “My Super Sweet 16”, will premiere on Verizon’s mobile TV service V Cast TV. This…
Get a nuTsie commercial
So far you’ve probably heard for nuTsie, a service that allows you to listen to your iTunes on your mobile phone. It maybe be still marked as a “beta” product, but it already started to gather some serious interest among the iTunes fans. Now, they’re running their “Get a Mac”-kind of ad on YouTube. The…
YouTube WILL be available on iPhone
Apple today announced that iPhone users will be able to watch the content from YouTube. YouTube is already available for mobile users, but our guess is that Apple will add its twist to it — just like they’ve did with Google Maps. Note that this doesn’t involve Flash video — iPhone will rather use YouTube’s…
Virgin Mobile USA partners with Facebook; Intros “My Mobile” app
Virgin Mobile USA announced a partnership with Facebook to offer a new application called “My Mobile” on the recently introduced new Facebook platform. The new service lets users share their favorite mobile content with their online networking circle, by posting a profile of recent content downloaded to their Virgin Mobile phones right on their Facebook…
Motorola launches Motocast; Wants to push content directly to your phone’s “home screen”
MOTOCAST, a new mobile application for the phone’s “home screen” has been announced by Motorola. The idea is to provide customers with a “zero-click” easy access to information, content and services of interest to them. The new solution continuously pushes content and services towards users through multiple channels. Initially, Motorola will make available Reuters news…
China’s mobile content market to top $21bn by 2012
Chinese market for Wireless Value Added Services (W-VAS) will expand from $15bn in 2008 to $21bn in 2012 boosted by the launch of 3G services. According to Juniper Research, currently W-VAS revenues in China are primarily being generated from SMS and ring-back tone services operating on 2G and 2.5G platforms.
Free mobile content from Mobixie
Want free content for your mobile phone? I mean games, videos, ringtones, screensavers, themes and graphic. Yes, you do. Keep reading… An Israel-based startup Mobixie launched a new service, featuring free mobile user-generated content. All you need to do is download the mobile application from their web or wap site and of voila — you’re…
Last chance to cancel your T-Mobile account without the $250 Fee
Let’s get right to it. If you are at all interested in getting your service contract termination WITHOUT that damned ETF (Early Termination Fee), make sure your follow these instructions – you only have until June 1! (Keep in mind that they will do everything to convince you to stay with T-mobile and/or that you…