The Gumball 3000. It’s a gruelling 3000 mile road rally from London to Athens and back, through Istanbul, to London. The rally has no first prize, there are no rules, and most of the autos are high-end exotics. It’s the ultimate combination of road racing, world travel, and of course, badass cars. Pepper that with…
NTT DoCoMo premiers FOMA N904i fashion phone in Milan
We’ve already talked about NTT DoCoMo’s plans to enter the fashion phone market. Well, they’re in! As announced, the Japanese carrier worked with an award-winning designer Stefano Giovannoni on the new line of 3G handsets. As a result we now have a ultra-cool FOMA N904i available in Orange Cut, Day and Night, Urban Blue, and…
Nokia WidSets adds Netvibes’ 85,000+ feeds
WidSets, Nokia’s popular Java-based widget solution, and web 2.0 start page Netvibes announced that they will publish the Netvibes Ecosystem’s 85,000+ feeds on the WidSets service, making them easily accessible on most mobile devices. Going forward, as part of the strategic collaboration, Netvibes and Nokia are planning an even deeper integration of NetVibes’ services with…
Samsung and Nokia to cooperate on mobile TV interoperability
It’s nice to see two giants sitting at the same table for the common good. That was the case with Samsung and Nokia, who announced that they will work together to achieve interoperability among their DVB-H enabled mobile devices. Two companies will also work to support solutions based on the open OMA BCAST standard for…
NTT DoCoMo Joins Fight Against AIDS – (PRODUCT)RED With M702iS Handset
NTT DoCoMo announced today that they will be participating to fight AIDS through (PRODUCT)RED. They will be promoting the M702iS (RED) handset, from Motorola, in the (PRODUCT)RED initiative – where 1% of monthly bills and 1,000 yen will be donated to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS. The M702iS(RED) will be available at all DoCoMo…
J.D. Power: T-mobile USA Best In Wireless Customer Satisfaction
T-mobile rules the US wireless competition in customer satisfaction – for the fifth year in a row! We all know and love T-mobile for their great pricing and excellent customer service, and J.D. Power & Associates just put their official stamp on that assertion.
Vodafone partners with Google, Yahoo; Sets the stage for ad-supported services
Vodafone will partner with Google and Yahoo to launch a suite of advertising-supported mobile services, including mobile Internet, games and other downloads, this year. The Big Red is already negotiating with two unnamed clients, a soft drink producer and an automaker, to provide a mobile platform for direct pan-European advertising campaigns. Presently, the carrier is…
Ericsson And NRK – World’s First Personalized Mobile TV Advertising
Ericsson and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) have just announced the results of their 3-month collaborative trial project to deliver mobile TV advertising that is customized to the viewer. During the trial period, NRK broadcasted two mobile TV channels, as well as five radio channels, with a mobile TV version of the popular Norwegian TV…
Google Phone To Be Manufactured By HTC – Will Ship By Year’s End
DigiTimes is reporting that ODM-turned-smartphone-powerhouse HTC (High Tech Computer) is on deck to pump out the much anticipated Google Phone. The mobile phone entry from search giant Google, will support Texas Instruments’ 3G platform, as well as EDGE data connectivity – but will lack an integrated GPS feature. And, we can expect the phone to…
Bell Canada On The Auction Block – BCE In Talks To Sell Bell Canada
Bell Canada (Canada’s largest telecom network) is on the auction block as parent company BCE Inc. negotiates to sell Bell Canada. Four companies are in talks with the Canadian company and the deal could be worth CDN $40 per share – a CDN $32 billion deal. BCE stock rose 6.4% with the news of a…