VimpelCom, the newly-formed company that controls Russia’s third-largest (VimpelCom) and Ukraine’s largest (Kyivstar) mobile operators, is apparently looking to expand to new markets. The plan, however, is not to go and build new networks from the scratch — rather, the idea is to grow by acquisitions. And it seems they’re eyeing for Egypt’s Orascom Telecom.…
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MySpace launches music-video service and an iPad app
MySpace unveiled a music-video service that can be used on their website and on the iPad. The name of the game is MySpace Music Romeo and it’s made to help users find new artists and songs by selecting videos based on mood and genre. Once you find what you like, you can stream the song…
Smithsonian Channel gets its iPhone app
Smithsonian Channel is joining other media companies with its own iPhone/iPod Touch app. The free to download application comes with select full-length episodes and hundreds of video clips of Smithsonian Channel’s award-winning programming. Additionally, there are artiFacts, offering little known nuggets about history, science and music; along with program information and the Channel’s programming schedule.…
TATA DoCoMo unveils HTC Desire in India
The ever-inventive TATA DoCoMo announced the addition of the HTC Desire to its portfolio. The Android-powered device is available for Rs. 28,900 (about $620) at all authorized HTC resellers across India. That’s kinda steep, but bare in mind we’re talking about an unlocked device that is sold with no strings attached — you can use…
Telmap’s iPhone navigation app(s) exceed 200,000 downloads
Telmap announced that its iPhone application(s) has/have exceeded 200,000 downloads. As you may know, Telmap provides white label managed mobile search, mapping and navigation solutions to mobile operators offering them among other things, carrier-branded iPhone apps which has been launched with 9 operators in key EMEA markets, APAC and the US. Among Telmap’s clients we…
Bitkom: 10 million Germans access mobile Internet services
According to a new survey from Bitkom, at least 10 million Germans regularly access the internet via their mobile phones, representing about 17% of the total mobile subscriber base in the country. Of the total number, around 8 million visit websites (13% of all mobile phone owners), 4 million write e-mails (7%) while 4 million…
Celebrity surgeon dies while tweeting from behind the wheel
Tweeting while driving is the rumored cause of a fatal accident earlier this week that claimed the life of celebrity surgeon, Dr. Frank Ryan. According to unconfirmed reports, the famed plastic surgeon was reportedly delivering his final tweet when he lost control of his car and went over a cliff. Ryan was joined in the…
Ubuntu 11.04 to be called Natty Narwhal, ARM support to be headline feature
Mark Shuttleworth, the father of Ubuntu, arguably one of the most successful Linux distributions out there, which is like saying it’s one of the smartest kids in remedial algebra, has revealed that the name of the upcoming 11.04 will be Natty Narwhal and that support for ARM’s low power and ubiquitous architecture will be one…
Fennec 2, aka Mozilla Mobile, to be released on Android and MeeGo [Beta this fall]
Matt Brubeck, from the Mozilla Mobile team, shared some updates on the status of Fennec 2 recently, including the tasty little tidbit that the release is destined for both MeeGo and Android mobile operating systems with a beta for Android due this fall. Fennec 1, which never really took off because it was only available…
Clockwork recovery released for the DROID X, ROM Manager support coming soon
Clockwork recovery has hit the DROID X courtesy of Koush who made the exciting announcement on Twitter. Previously demonstrated as a proof of concept earlier this week, the app that modifies the boot process and enables this custom recovery mode is now available as an apk from Koush’website for free or from the Android Market…