Sometimes even the best intentions lead to horrible outcomes. We’re sure MTV meant well when they launched their Music Television network a couple decades ago – but today we have “My Sweet Sixteen.” Britney Spears and Kevin Federline undoubtedly had the best intentions – now we just feel so sorry for their children. You…
Nokia 6110 helps Ewan McGregor navigate the “Long Way Down” from Scotland to South Africa
The hot new Nokia 6110 Navigator is now the official communications and navigation device of the “Long Way Down” reality-TV series starring Ewan McGregor. Ewan and his buddy Charley will be using the Nokia 6110 Navigator to keep them on track and in touch during their trans-continental trek. The duo will be using their Nokia…
Japan’s KDDI to offer GMail to its users as “au one mail”
In its effort to expand its dominance to the mobile world, Google is working with KDDI to provide mobile search to the Japan’s second largest carrier’s users. But now they decided to extend the partnership by launching the KDDI version of Google’s popular GMail service. According to the arrangement, the special version of GMail (both…
Samsung and Adidas teaming up to release SGH-F110 handset for exercising
If Levi’s can do it, why wouldn’t Adidas? Apparently the famous German sports equipment makers has teamed-up with Samsung to make an Adidas-branded phone. As expected, the new slider handset is dedicated to sports fanatics who need such tools as pedometer, heart rate monitor and distance/calories burning calculator – easily accessible through dedicated buttons. Plus,…
Amp’d Mobile assets snatched up by Prexar Mobile – offers Amp’d Mobile customers free text messages to switch
With Amp’d Mobile’s business circling the drain, and their wireless assets up on the chopping block, Prexar Mobile has made the move to acquire strategic assets from Amp’d. It seems the demise of the once-hopeful MVNO is a boost for Prexar Mobile. MocoNews is reporting that Amp’d Mobile customers are now getting SMS text messages…
Sanyo plans to unload mobile phone division
It looks like Sanyo Electric Co. is wiping its hands clean of the mobile phone game. Sources “close to the matter” are saying that Sanyo is prepping Osaka-based Telecom Sanyo Co. for the auction block – with an expected sale amount in the billions of Yen, a healthy boost to the struggling company’s coffers. The…
How does No. 2 wireless carrier Verizon increase its user base – buy them from Rural Cellular’s Unicel
If you’re the second-largest wireless carrier in the US, locked in a heated battle with top-dog AT&T for subscribers, what can you do to increase your customer-base? Well, one way would be to buy them, literally. Verizon Wireless has announced their plans to buy the Unicel brand from Rural Cellular, netting the CDMA carrier about…
Sprint teams with Google to deliver WiMAX services
While there’s still plenty of time till Sprint’s launch of commercial WiMAX services in Q2 2008, that doesn’t stop the carrier in building its WiMAX ecosystem. Lately, they’ve teamed with Google to bring WiMAX mobile Internet customers search, interactive communications and social networking tools though a new mobile portal. According to Sprint’s release, the two…
Obopay partners with Citi; Set to rule the mobile payments
Forget PayPal for mobile, Obopay is set to rule mobile payments! First they’ve partnered with Verizon to offer their services to the carrier’s subscribers. Then we saw more merchants jumping in to the platform, and now… no one else but Citi is partnering with the mobile payment provider to pilot a new mobile peer to…
Ericsson and TI to co-develop innovative 3G solutions
I guess you could file this under “don’t know why they’re writing about it.” But, you see, it IS important to note how the industry is moving. Especially if the two giants like Ericsson and Texas Instruments are partnering to deliver “innovative 3G solutions.” As far as I’ve understood from their release (which follows after…