Nokia announced a new offering to let advertisers target their mobile campaigns to consumers in 10 major metro areas of the United States on the Nokia Media Network. The Nokia Media Network’s Metro Targeting maximizes the return on advertising investment for national and large regional advertisers by serving ads to mobile users in specific geographical…
WiMAX and LTE – Happily ever after?
Sprint’s launch of their WiMAX-based XOHM network this week in the big MD ushered in a new age of contract-less high-speed wireless networks. With Sprint XOHM, customers will have multiple options for high-speed mobile broadband access in the home, on the road, or with daily passes that run $10 for 24 hours of “4G” service…
Emoze 2.0 launched with a great fanfare
Emoze has announced what they say is “the next generation of mobile push email” – Emoze 2.0. I love Emoze and I’ve no doubts they will deliver on their words. In a nutshell the new version of Emoze brings three key improvements: Support for multiple mobile email accounts Optimized battery performance Even better user experience…
ShoZu adds support for Photoshop.com
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…
Nokia Data Gathering helps organizations deliver critical social services
Nokia has recently announced Nokia Data Gathering, a new software solution designed to help public sector and NGOs quickly and accurately collect data on critical issues such as disease outbreaks or disaster relief via mobile devices. The Nokia Data Gathering software will be available to public sector organizations and NGOs free of charge. It can…
Funambol goes Android
Provider of open-source push-email and mobile sync solutions, Funambol, announced its sync app for the Android G1 phone. The Funambol Android Client syncs contacts from a Google gPhone with a Funambol Server. Funambol Android Client provides an open source Mobile’We’ capability for gPhones to make it easy for users to sync and share contacts from…
Nokia Music Store hits Spain
Nokia keeps opening its online music stores around the world. Next on their list is Spain, where just today the Finnish giant announced the grand opening. Spanish Nokia Music Store has a catalogue of more than 4 million songs amongst which can be found the highest-selling records, independent record labels, and new national talent. According…
GyPSii adds China’s hotel information from eLong
The mobile digital lifestyle app and geo-mobility social networking platform, GyPSii, announced an agreement with China’s leading web-based travel company eLong to provide hotel information and reservation services to visitors to China. Under the terms, eLong will pay GyPSii a referral fee for hotel customers using the GyPSii platform. GyPSii users will have access from…
Sony Ericsson unveils unlimited music downloads – PlayNow plus; Coming to Telenor in Sweden in Q4 2008
Sony Ericsson has announced its unlimited music download service – PlayNow plus. According to the official release, the service is “due to set a new standard for the unlimited music experience on a mobile with unrivalled download speeds, high-quality audio and access to the largest music catalogue of any unlimited download service.” All of the…
Samsung cameraphones to come pre-loaded with with Scanbuy’s 2D barcode app
Scanbuy, the folks behing ScanLife mobile 2D barcodes, announced a new “partner in crime” – Samsung. Under the global agreement, the Korean giant will preload the ScanLife mobile 2D barcode application on its camera phones, and will begin selling these in Spain, Italy, and Denmark starting as early as next month. Availability will quickly expand…