There are some out there that might disagree with London’s push to clean up the seedier side of metropolitan life, but wireless carriers in the UK are apparently on board with new program to block phone numbers known to be tied to prostitution rings. The Times Online is reporting that the Metropolitan Police, the Crown…
Motorola teams up with BlockBuster for mobile streaming movies
BlockBuster’s OnDemand streaming movie service is going mobile, and Motorola has locked down an exclusive deal that would put the movie download service on select Motorola mobile phones. The deal would make Motorola the first cellphone maker to offer access to BlockBusters thousands of movie titles to consumer on-the-go. While video entertainment has been somewhat…
Zer01 cuts ties to shady affiliates Global Verge and Buzzirk Mobile
In the ongoing pyramid-scheme fiasco surrounding Zer01 Mobile, the “VoIP carrier” has announced that it has cut all ties with Global Verge and Buzzirk Mobile – two of Zer01’s shady affiliates that had so far been distributing Zer01’s services through its “associate” program. Both Global Verge and Buzzirk Mobile are run by executives that have…
Livestation, weComm team-up to deliver live TV on (all?) smartphones
Interactive mobile data solutions provider (whatever that means), weComm, has announced its partnership with Livestation to deliver live TV news across mobile platforms, Android and Blackberry devices included. Livestation already delivers live TV streaming services on iPhone for such media companies as BBC World News and Al Jazeera. weComm, on its end, will provide its…
Zer01’s unlimited voice/data service full of bull?
Sometimes, if it sounds too good to be true, it just might be. Take, for instance, Zer01’s claim to a patented technology that will allow the company to provide unlimited wireless voice and data services to customers for just $70 per month. At first, it sounded too good to be true. Zer01 said that they…
Barnes & Noble teams up with AT&T for FREE WiFi
Sure, if you’re already and AT&T customer, especially if you have an iPhone, you can already enjoy free WiFi service in Barnes & Noble retail locations throughout the US. But, for the rest of you without an AT&T subscription to call your own, Barnes & Noble has just announced that it will give all customers…
Sprint focuses on pre-paid with acquisition Virgin Mobile for $483 million
The thing about big-time wireless carriers with nationwide networks is that they’re always looking to become even bigger-time wireless carriers. Sprint, for example, has just announced that it will be acquiring Virgin Mobile USA for the not-so-small sum of $483 million. The deal is part of Sprint’s push to focus on the pre-paid wireless market…
ShoZu, MAXroam team-up to make image and video sharing cheaper for roaming customers
ShoZu has teamed-up with global roaming provider MAXroam to provide iPhone users with a convenient way to minimise the cost of sharing photos and video clips while roaming. Under the agreement, iPhone users who have purchased the ShoZu application (costs $4.99) will get an access to MAXroam’s service, which provides data roaming discounts of up…
Tapjoy teams-up with Pinch Media for the new Tapjoy SDK
Tapjoy — the company behind such popular iPhone titles as TapDefense, TapSudoku and TapWord — released a new version of its Tapjoy SDK, designed to “help mobile developers improve their applications, grow their user base and make them more profitable.” The most important feature of the updated version is that it now includes Pinch Media’s…
T-Mobile Finds Way Into Radio Shack
T-Mobile is joining Sprint and AT&T in offering their phones and plans at Radio Shack stores across the U.S. The main thing that T-Mobile is bringing to the table these days is the myTouch 3G, but if price cuts on Rogers are an indication of the HTC Magic’s limp performance, T-Mobile probably wants be pushing…