A brand new rich media application is launching in the UK, with the Carphone Warehouse as exclusive European Distributor – its name? – Snapplife! The App is going to be available on Series 60 and WinMo handsets, and will aggregate a number of content feeds, such as Sky News, Twitter, and others (see pic…
Good Technology acquires Intercasting Corporation
Good Technology has announced it has acquired Intercasting Corporation. As you might or might not be aware, Good are most well-known for push solutions, and Intercasting for mobile social networking – so there’s potentially a very interesting fit. Good’s patented underlying technology is the cornerstone of the enterprise and consumer mobile email industry, offering…
Nokia Siemens Networks enables China’s first 3G video streaming services
China Telecom has enabled 3G video streaming through Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), using 3G CDMA EVDO: The centralized 3G CDMA EVDO video streaming platform can deliver a divers range of audio and video formats nationwide services with sound and picture quality over 50% higher than 2G. The large capacity, advanced features, high stability and…
Vodafone Qatar due to be launching soon
Well another Vodafone operation should be up and running in June, that’s if things go according to plan in Qatar! Customers should be able to sign up on the company’s website from next month, and after the launch in June, roll-out could occur in September. Right now there’s a trial ongoing to establish the…
New iPhone App: UDID
Are you an iPhone Dev guy? Or you just like having an obscene level of detail about your device? Well then the UDID finder App is for you! The UDID of your device is kinda like the serial number, but is the key for locking content to your device only – that might be useful,…
New iPhone App: Scion Radio 17 Beats Per Minute
Scion today announced the Scion Radio 17 Beats Per Minute (BPM) Meter application for iPhone and iPod touch is available on the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) App Store. The app, developed by EpicTilt.com, automatically calculates the BPM of a song as users tap the screen to the song’s rhythm. After recording the song’s BPM, users…
Orange Power Pump for Glasto!
Orange has shown off a concept for a mobile phone charger that should prove a hit with festival go-ers this summer – it’s powered by your legs! The Orange Power Pump uses kinetic energy from an airbed foot pump, which connects to a turbine – and henceforth creates an electric current to recharge your…
Ericsson and TeliaSonera deliver commercial LTE!
3G.co.uk is reporting that Ericsson and TeliaSonera have announced an apparent world first of a commercial LTE deployment, in Stockholm, Sweden. As you probably know, LTE is being touted as THE 4G wireless tech, allowing such kerrazy things as TV and video consumption on the move! The go-live should be in 2010, and bring…
BT and 3UK start ‘terminate the rate’ campaign
Crumbs, this one has got some heat below it…. 3UK and BT have started a campaign to get the MTR (Mobile Termination Rate) lowered from it’s current rate, to one which is, presumably, more reasonable – I’ll let them explain: When you call a friend on a different mobile network, or call their mobile…
New MVNO to enter German Mobile Market
According to TeleGeography, Dutch MVNO Yes Telecom has announced that it is planning to enter the German Mobile Market, in the summer of this year! Germany is pretty competitive market anyways, with big players as in the UK including Vodafone and Telefonica – so it’s going to be interesting to see who Yes piggyback…