Omniphone really made a splash in the mobile music subcription-pool with their Music Station release last week! So much so that Carphone Warehouse (one of the largest mobile phone vendors in the world) has hit up Omniphone to talk business about Music Station. The new service went live weeks before the Apple iPhone launch, and…
Orange goes green; Works on the wind-powered cellphone charger
Recently, Orange has showcased an early result of its cooperation with the University of Texas in form of a new kind of cellphone charger that relies on the wind energy. The new eco-charger is small enough, weighs only 150 g, and is thus ideal for those outdoor camping trips, picnics, barbecues, and other outdoor activities…
GSM Association picks Motorola to lead its Pay-Buy-Mobile initiative
Motorola’s been tapped to spearhead the GSMA’s NFC-based Pay-Buy-Mobile trials. The trial will help Motorola provide feedback to the GSMA Near Field Communications Technical Guidelines white paper – furthering development of NFC standardization while giving Motorola a head start on achieving their goal of providing the world with mobile payment and financial systems. All the…
Ericsson Signs $1 Billion Deal with China Mobile to Expand GSM Coverage
Ericsson has just inked a deal with China Mobile to expand GSM coverage in 19 regions of China. The deal is worth $1B and will provide China Mobile with the equipment necessary to increase the coverage of the wireless operator’s network. The equipment is already under-way and is expected to boost network capacity and performance…
Samsung and Mercedes partner to promote the Miniskirt phone
Samsung and Mercedes-Benz teamed up to launch a new campaign for the stylish, thin SCH-C220 slider, also known as Samsung Miniskirt. Under the deal, Mercedes will include the Miniskirt phone as a part of the standard equipment in select high-end vehicles sold in South Korea, including the S-Class, SL-Class, SLK-Class, E-Class, AMG and Roadster models.…
Virgin Mobile USA partners with Facebook; Intros “My Mobile” app
Virgin Mobile USA announced a partnership with Facebook to offer a new application called “My Mobile” on the recently introduced new Facebook platform. The new service lets users share their favorite mobile content with their online networking circle, by posting a profile of recent content downloaded to their Virgin Mobile phones right on their Facebook…
Nokia teams up with Björn Weckström: N76 Signature edition coming soon
Nokia and Finnish artist Björn Weckström are working together to offer a customized, limited edition of the already stylish Nokia N76 smartphone. The new N76 Signature edition will take inspiration from natural forms “made when the wind, together with the high tide broke up the ice along the Finnish sea shore.” This limited edition device…
Rumor: Nokia may be looking to buy Research In Motion (RIM)
According to EETimes, Nokia is mulling over the possibility of acquiring the famous BlackBerry manufacturer, Research In Motion (RIM). We know, this song has been sung many times before, but this time, Nokia’s remixing this track with a possible bid for Research In Motion. We’ll keep our ear to the railroad tracks on this one…
Private Equity Firm buys 25% of Palm for $325M
Just a week after announcing their Palm Foleo, the struggling handset manufacturer has inked a deal to sell 25% of the company to private equity firm, Elevation Partners, for about $325 million. As part of a reorganization plan to revitalize the company, Palm has brought on Jon Rubinstein (former Apple iPod exec) as an executive…
Verizon serves up Free Mobile Downloads of Prince’s New Single – Guitar
Looking to generate hype around his upcoming “Planet Earth” album, Prince has teamed up with Verizon Wireless to offer free downloads of his new single – Guitar. Verizon Wireless subscribers using the carrier’s Vcast song ID feature will be able to download the new single, free of charge. The innovative new feature allows users to…