We’ve almost missed this, but it’s important so we’re going with it few days later. Verizon Wireless has launched mSpot Radio in partnership with mSpot, providing access to a wide selection of music to its multimedia phone owners (not just those with smartphones). In total, the mSpot app works with 60 Verizon phones that use…
Archives for 2010
Harris Interactive: Mobile marketing alerts drive 1 out of 3 recipients into stores
Harris Interactive conducted an online survey, commissioned by Placecast, in May of this year to research consumer receptivity to opt-in mobile marketing. Here are the highlights: One-third of Americans who currently have signed up for mobile marketing alerts indicate that such services impact their decision to go into stores and 27% report that such programs…
Samsung SHW-M130 is Galaxy S for KT and LG Telecom
Who says SK Telecom will be the only kid in block with the Samsung Galaxy S? Two other Korean mobile operators are joining the party with their own “flavor” of the device marked as SHW-M130. However, it’s not exactly the same device. For one thing, it comes with a slightly smaller screen – 3.7 as…
Nokia Software Updater beta updated with device application updates and one-click device software update
Nokia Beta Labs is out with a new beta version of the Nokia Software Updater software. There are two important enhancements in this release – device application updates and improvements in the user experience. As far as I’ve understood, similarly to iTunes, the former feature will make sure you’re running the latest versions of your…
Clearwire extends WiMAX coverage to more places
Clearwire is bringing its CLEAR 4G WiMAX service to more areas. More specifically, the company announced that residents of the following cities are now able to access their service: Eugene, Oregon – service extends along the I-5 corridor from the McKenzie River to Franklin Blvd; and from 73rd & Main in Springfield to Green Hill…
Mind Games – Fun Eye Tricks and Illusions for iPhone does exactly what it says
By now you’ve probably caught quite a few optical illusion images on the Interwebs, including the latest one – England’s phantom goal. iCandyApps decided to bring many of such images together in an iPhone app called Mind Games – Fun Eye Tricks and Illusions. There are 6 different categories to choose from, including aftereffects, ambiguous…
London to get WiFi coverage in the Tube?
In addition to supporting an above the ground city-wide WiFi network for the 2012 Olympics, the Mayor of London (Boris Johnson) has also asked for proposals for a WiFi network in the Tube, the city’s metro system. In a statement to a public debate, he said any financially viable option would be considered. The mayor…
Rant: Google needs to continue the Nexus project
Many of you have recently read that Google CEO Eric Schmidt has decided that there will be no successor to the Nexus One. I’m saddened by this, and I hope the company changes their mind. Here’s why the Google Nexus One was, and still is, important, and why the company needs to continue the Nexus…
Brief: HTC hitting record high, Q2 2010 results show profits up 33%
Financial results posts can be boring if you’re not into numbers, so bear with me. HTC posted a profit of $268 million in Q2 2010, that’s up 33%. Revenues hit $1.88 billion. In April alone the company sold 4.5 million devices. Yuanta Securities analyst Bonnie Chang predicts that HTC will ship at least 20 million…
Lack of industry support be damned, China Telecom to launch EV-DO Rev. B network anyway
CDMA, as a wireless technology, died when Verizon, the world’s largest CDMA operator with over 92.8 million subscribers as of Q1 2010, joined the GSMA and said that they’re going to deploy an LTE network. It’s on track to be turned on this year too, with field tests involving real users happening right now. The…