In an effort to better serve its stakeholders and the overall mobile community, GSMA revamped its Mobile World Live portal making it more powerful and content-rich than ever. In a nutshell, the new website consists of these elements: Mobile World Live TV – an online TV channel with regular programming that covers key issues, trends,…
Samsung Solstice II announced for AT&T
Samsung and AT&T unveiled a successor to the original Solstice feature phone, which was announced at the end of July last year. The new version of the device keeps the QWERTY side-slider form factor, making it another Quick Messaging device in the carrier’s portfolio. In addition, there’s a 3-inch WQVGA (240×400 pixels) touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera,…
OpenTable: 5 million diners booked their reservations using our mobile apps
It was six month ago when OpenTable announced that 3 million people have booked restaurant reservations using their mobile apps. Translated into cash, the company estimates mobile users have generated more than $250 million in revenue for its restaurant partners. And when we put this number into the bigger picture we find out that mobile…
Bad Pixels on your iPhone 4? There’s an Apple Policy for that!
If you’ve ever owned an Apple product, you’ll know how beautiful the displays are. The image is crisp and vivid, and once you use one, chances are you will never want to go back. That’s why, when one encounters ‘bad pixels‘, it’s frustrating as all heck. Thankfully I’ve never encountered the circumstance on any of…
WordPress Mobile Reaches 1 Million User Milestone
WordPress, the super-dooper blogging platform, has reached quite a remarkable threshold regarding mobile users. According to the powers that be, over 1 million people now use one of their mobile apps. Granted, that doesn’t mean ALL of these people are using them on a regular basis (I’ve used the app on my iPhone only a…
Hunt Down a Tim Horton’s Coffee with TimmyMe for BlackBerry
A good cup of coffee goes a long way. When you need a cup, you need a cup… and often times the latest technology can help you hunt down that cup of joe. If Tim Horton’s is your coffee of choice, and you’re on a BlackBerry… the ‘TimmyMe’ application is now available for download (it’s…
Samsung Messager III (SCH-r570) hits MetroPCS
After the original Messager and Messager II, MetroPCS is adding a newest member of the family to its portfolio – Messager III aka r570. As we got used to from Messager phones, the new model also combines a numeric keypad with side-sliding QWERTY keyboard. But these are not smartphones but an easy to use feature…
GSMA unveils additional keynote speakers for Mobile World Congress 2011
The GSMA announced additional keynote speakers for the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2011. As you’re about to see, all of the giants (except Apple) are on board. Here’s list of recently confirmed speakers: Paul Otellini, President and CEO, Intel Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Stephen Elop, President and CEO, Nokia Ryuji Yamada, President and CEO, NTT…
China Mobile joins Linux Foundation
China Mobile is joining the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux. The world’s largest telecom operator by both market value and number of subscribers became a Gold member, joining almost 100 companies on the list. The Foundation has three levels of membership – Platinum, Gold and Silver. There are…
U.S. Cellular’s $69.99 Primary Plus Plan offers 450 voice minutes, 5GB of data along with unlimited messaging and free navigation
U.S. Cellular introduced a new $69.99 Primary Plus Plan that offers 5GB of data with unlimited text, picture and video messaging, and free GPS Navigation. In addition, 450 voice minutes with free incoming calls is also included in the deal along with free nights and weekends and free mobile-to-mobile calls. According to the official press…