So it was not just GyPSii that opened up its platform to the third parties. BuzzCity is doing the same with the launch of myGamma Developer Platform. As a result, interested developers can use the API provided to integrate their applications with the 3.2 million user-strong mobile social networking service – myGamma. From the official…
This is the Palm Pre – Palm’s Sachin Kansal demos Palm Pre, Web OS, and Synergy
When it comes to up-and-coming high-end smartphones like the Palm Pre, there’s nothing like a little video demonstration straight from the source. At Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, Palm setup an entire booth dedicated to the recently unveiled Palm Pre and the Web OS. Palm’s Sachin Kansal, Director of Software Product Management, was on…
2009 Mobile World Congress numbers are here
The Mobile World Congress is over and GSMA announced this year’s numbers. Without further ado, here they come: More than 47,000 visitors from 189 countries attended the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress. 50% of all the attendees hold C-level positions, including more than 2,800 CEOs. 1,300 companies exhibited at the event, occupying more than 57,000…
AnyDATA unveils its Windows Mobile offering for CDMA carriers
AnyDATA used the Mobile World Congress to unveil its Windows Mobile smartphones, designed for CDMA carriers. Three devices were announced and we’ll briefly talk about each one of them. Let’s start: First comes the ASP-505A, which will be marketed by Russia’s leading CDMA operator – Skylink. The device runs on 450Mhz CDMA EVDO Rev A…
Better Energy Systems unveils solar-powered handsfree car kit at MWC
Better Energy Systems is the company we’ve already covered in the past and during the recently ended Mobile World Congress, they’ve unveiled their latest baby. It’s called Solio Communicator and it’s a handsfree car kit, designed to be mounted on the visor. As expected, the device connects to a mobile phone via Bluetooth and is…
Forum Nokia announces winners of Calling All Innovators competition
Forum Nokia announced the final winners in its global “Calling All Innovators” contest for mobile applications and solutions to help improve the quality of life on the planet. Nearly 1,000 developers from 57 countries who submitted mobile applications were narrowed to 11 finalists in January: ECO-Challenge – apps and solutions designed to help minimize mobility’s…
Genaker launches new Windows Mobile PTT technology
Developer of SIP-based VoIP apps, Genaker, announced the launch of genaker40501, a new OMA push-to-talk service for Windows Mobile-powered smartphones and PDAs. Touted as the “advanced push-to-talk technology,” genaker40501 allows mobile operators and service providers to provide their customers with a way to communicate easily with numerous people at the touch of a button. It…
Gigafone launches Ochre to tackle market fragmentation
Mobile advertising space is heating up, and now we have Gigafone — the company which we’ve already covered before — announcing the launch of its new digital advertising solution – Ochre. So what is Ochre? It’s a vendor agnostic solution designed to provide brands, agencies and mobile operators with a holistic and simplified view of…
Telecom Italia to get 28 Mbps mobile broadband powered by Ericsson
Good news for our readers from Italy. The leading telecom company in the country, Telecom Italia, along with Ericsson have already started deploying a new mobile network technology of 28 Mbps speeds in early 2009. The deployment will include the so called MIMO (Multiple Input and Multiple Output) technology and Milan will be the first…
Jinny Software enters the mobile advertising space
Another company is joining the promising mobile advertising space. It’s called Jinny Software and it used Mobile World Congress to launch its “fully-managed mobile marketing and advertising service.” The main idea here is to provide advertising from the agencies to the operators as a managed service and to share the revenue earned with operators. As…