E-commerce and payment processing provider First Data Corporation unveiled mobile vouchers (mVoucher) for merchants, enabling the delivery of offers to consumers through email or mobile device. mVouchers — which store a prepaid value funded by the merchant or consumer product goods company — can be delivered as coupons, loyalty rewards, promotional rewards, contest rewards or…
The Masters iPhone App Updated for 2011 Tournament
Seems like every spring, when spring is in the air and it’s time for The Masters golf tournament (in my opinion, the best golf tourney in the world!), I always find myself writing up a little post about their app. This year is no different. The Masters app for iPhone was recently updated for the…
TELUS Continues Support of Japanese Relief Efforts
TELUS is continuing their support of Japanese relief efforts by extending their free long distance (to Japan) program until April 30th. To date, TELUS customers have already made 40,000 free calls to Japan on their mobile devices and home phone lines since the program was initiated in March. CMO David Fuller commented on the extension:…
Saddleback Leather Intros New iPad 2 Case
Looking for a protective and unique case for your shiny new iPad 2? If you are, I received a note from our friends at Saddleback Leather, and what they have in-store for you may be right up your alley. Saddleback has just introduced their new iPad 2 case. It’s made from very thick, full-grain boot…
Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and PLAY Pre-Orders Live at Rogers
A quick weekend note here for all of the Canadian mobile junkies out there. Yesterday, Rogers announced that the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and Xperia PLAY are both available for pre-order. Cool beans for not only for gamers, but for Sony Ericsson and Android fans as well. Both devices pack a pretty good feature set……
White-label app store Appia raises $10 million from Venrock
Appia, former PocketGear, secured a $10 million investment from Venrock. The company will use the new capital to “accelerate product development” of its open app marketplace and launch app stores for partners around the world. Also as part of the deal, Dev Khare (Vice President at Venrock) will join Appia’s board of directors. Among its…
TELUS Launches Motorola Defy with MOTOBLUR
A quick note from TELUS this morning alerted us to a new device in their lineup… namely, the Motorola Defy. Available now from $79.99, the Defy packs Motorola’s MOTOBLUR to help sync, stream and backup all of your filters and messages. It’s also a ruggedized device, and comes with a 3.7″ (480 x 854) scratch-resistant…
Radio Shack outs T-Mobile Sidekick 4G release date
It may be April Fool’s day, but Radio Shack looks to be speaking the truth with one of their latest tweets regarding the upcoming T-Mobile Sidekick 4G. If you’ve been waiting for the Sidekick to get a breath of new life, then you won’t have to wait much longer, as Radio Shack claims that the…
Rogers Successfully Expands Network in Manitoba
Our good friends at Rogers dropped us a note earlier today, letting us know that they’ve successfully expanded their network in Manitoba. Yes, folks from Winnipeg to Winnipegosis (hope somebody gets that joke) should enjoy higher speeds and improved performance. The network expansion means that good folks in places like Thompson, Flin Flon, and The…
Windows Phone 7 in numbers: A promising start
It was at the MIX10 conference when the Windows Phone team showed, for the first time, the application platform and tools that developers would use to build applications and games for Windows Phone 7. A year later they have some impressive numbers to share: Developers: 1.5 million people have downloaded the Windows Phone Developer Tools,…