Wi-Fi Alliance is working on an initiative to “transform the user experience in hotspots” to address authentication and provision of service for public Wi-Fi networks. As a result, at some point in the future, users would seamlessly connect on public hotspots without logging in with their SIM card automatically authenticating them. On the other side,…
Capcom Donating 100% of Proceeds from Street Fighter IV Sales to Japan Relief
With the terrible earthquake and tsunami aftermath continuing to hit hard over in Japan, one can’t help but wonder what can be done help out…That’s why I love it when developers step up to do their part, especially a heavy-hitter like Capcom. On now through March 22nd, Capcom has dropped the price of Street Figher…
Connecticut school bus driver in serious trouble with the law after sending 1,068 texts while driving
Texting while driving is dumb. Everyone knows that, yet people still do it anyway. What’s more scary than a soccer mom behind the wheel of an oversized sports utility vehicle telling her friends about a sale at Macy’s as she’s driving on a road filled with pedestrians? How about a bus driver taking your child…
Facebook acquires Snaptu to improve user experience on feature phones
Snaptu, the company that makes mobile apps for accessing web services by feature phone users, has been acquired by Facebook. Price was not disclosed, but TechCrunch believes the figure is somewhere in the $60 – $70 million range, though some other reports suggest an amount of around $40 million. Facebook said it will use Snaptu’s…
Telmap exceeds 5 million maps and navigation users
Mobile location-based services provider Telmap announced that its user base has exceeded 5 million users! Unsurprisingly, Android and iPhone device owners demonstrated fastest growth, with iPhone in particular being “responsible” for more than 600,000 downloads. Telmap provides white-label, managed mobile location-based services to mobile operators, and its application is available on more than 700 devices,…
Vodafone Essar launches 3G service in East Uttar Pradesh, India
Vodafone Essar switched on a commercial service in East Uttar Pradesh, which is one of the largest service areas in India. Even before this, the company launched limited 3G services in Chennai and Delhi, but this week’s announcement counts as its first fully commercial launch. The new service will launch in the cities of Lucknow…
Ericsson, Vantrix team-up on mobile video optimization
In an effort to help mobile operators cope with the upcoming demand for video services, Ericsson is teaming-up with Vantrix, the global leader of mobile video optimization and delivery solutions. Under the deal, Ericsson will be bundling Vantrix Bandwidth Optimizer with its Multiservice Proxy mobile broadband traffic optimization solution. The mentioned solution optimizes video and…
Sprint announces Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot; Could be yours for $50 on March 20th
Sprint and its partner Sierra Wireless announced the upcoming availability of Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot, which is the second generation of the popular Overdrive device that allows users to connect their WiFi-enabled devices to Sprint’s 3G and 4G networks. You gotta be wondering, how’s this better than the original Overdrive? Well… It’s smaller thus…
Ericsson makes HD Voice over CDMA possible [Can you hear me now? Yes, and you sound awesome!]
Forget about the recent advances made in the areas of delivering high speed internet access to your mobile phone for a second. Most people use their handset for the same reason phones were invented over a century ago, to have a conversation. Improvements to call quality has been fairly minor over the past few years,…
TELUS Launches New Unlimited Local Rate Plans for Winnipeg
I’m a Winnipegger. Born and raised. On the playground is where I spent most of my days… chillin’ out… ugh, enough of that. Seriously though, if you live in Winnipeg, this note is for you. I just received a release from a friend at TELUS, letting me know that some new unlimited local rate plans…