It seems Apple has changed their tune on the way VoIP apps are allowed to make calls on its iPhone. Apple has just approved an update to the Line2 app that actually allows the iPhone to make and receive phone calls over a 3G or WiFi internet connection. That’s a stark departure from Apple’s previous…
Orange launches 2 EUR for 2 MB Travel Data Daily Roaming Tariff
Orange is full of news at the Mobile World Congress, but now I want to focus on a single news item that deals with roaming, as it’s the issue that affects all of us when travelling (our trip to Mobile World Congress, included). The carrier used the big event to launch a daily data roaming…
Qtel to bring mobile money services across markets it serves
The Qtel Group announced plans to make mobile money services available for customers across its international operations, covering 17 countries and more than 53 million customers. The company wants a piece of the lucrative remittances from the Gulf region to Asian countries, but also to serve other mobile phone users in the region. In that…
Vopium now offer its mobile VoIP/Instant Messaging service as a white label solution
Denmark-based Vopium announced that it has started offering its Global Mobile VoIP and Messaging Service as a white label solution. The company also said that the first partner will be unveiled shortly. Those not familiar should know that Vopium offers easy to use (and affordable, since it’s VoIP) international mobile communication service that works from…
ZTE to make Movistar-branded handsets for Telefonica’s Latin American markets
ZTE will deliver a range of Movistar-branded phones to Telefonica for 12 Latin American markets during this year, starting in the second quarter. More precisely, the Movistar-branded handsets will be available in Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama and Nicaragua. Both companies have been involved in the design of…
Video: Hands-On with Toshiba TG02 and K01 at Mobile World Congress 2010
So, you might have heard that Toshiba had two new phones announced for Mobile World Congress: the TG02 and K01, both slim, wide, sexy, Windows Mobile, and powered by a 1 Ghz processor. Both Will and I managed to get some playtime with the devices, and although the K01 slider didn’t have any proper software…
NewspaperDirect Updates PressReader for iPhone
NewspaperDirect Inc. has announced numerous enhancements to its PressReader application for iPhone and iPod Touch, which (topically) they say makes it ‘the best way for Olympics fans around the world to follow the big news stories for their country’s team’. With the latest free iPhone PressReader app for iPhone, iPhone and iPod Touch users can download…
ZTE and OKWAP unveil two solar-power phones and a charger
This one’s for emerging markets and super eco-minded folks, who are willing to exchange features for the green label. China’s ZTE and OKWAP unveiled a trio of solar-powered devices at the Mobile World Congress and they intend to sell them all around developing countries of the world. ZTE showed the S316, a super-simple candybar with…
SRS Labs’ TruMedia comes to Android
SRS Labs may have joined the LiMo Foundation, but that doesn’t mean they are not looking into other Linux-based platforms, as well. Quite the contrary, the company announced that its suite of audio enhancement solutions, SRS TruMedia, is now available for use on Android-powered devices. Based on a modular platform, SRS TruMedia makes it simple…
Good Technology to offer Quickoffice Mobile Office as part of Good for Enterprise
Good Technology announced that it is teaming up with Quickoffice, to bundle their popular Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite Viewer and Editor in its Good for Enterprise mobile collaboration and management suite. The idea is to enhance Good’s mobile client’s capability across platforms — including iPhone, Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian. In other words, by…