In the quest to make our live truly “wireless,” tech startup Powercast has developed a method to wirelessly transmit power via radio waves. The company says that it harnesses the energy of radio waves to power and recharge devices equipped with a special receiver. This promising new technology has the potential to cut one of…
LG adds Google apps to phones
LG Electronics and Google have announced a deal under which the Korean handset maker will bundle Google’s popular mobile applications, including Google Maps, GMail and Blogger, to its handset. Apparently, LG plans to release at least 10 new mobile phones with pre-installed Google apps in North America, Europe and Asia this year, with first shipments…
VeriSign And Visa Team Up For Mobile Banking
Yahoo News reports that VeriSign has entered into a deal with Visa to allow payments for services and goods via mobile phones. The Visa mobile platform not only allows for mobile payment, but will offer users of the service promotional offers and rebates.
Verizon Bets $6bn On VOIP And Video Calling
Verizon and Alcatel-Lucent just inked an equipment deal to upgrade the CDMA carrier’s wireless network. Alcatel-Lucent will get $6 billion to provide 3 years worth of gear and tech support to expand Verizon’s network. “The Network” wants to add VOIP and video calling features to its, uh, network. In order to enable these features digital…
RIM to open BlackBerry APIs; Partners with Gameloft
The BlackBerry owners should be delighted to see RIM driving the BlackBerry platform to the next level. Two news were announced… The first news from the Canadian company includes opening of the BlackBerry APIs to the third party developers, a move that could significantly increase the number of available applications for the platform.
Bluestreak Technology joins the Symbian Platinum Program
Bluestreak Technology, developer of the MachBlue platform for mobile television, announced it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program. The Bluestreak’s move signals the company’s continuing support for the growing market of Symbian smartphones.
Bebo Mobile To Launch On Orange
The uber-popular social networking site Bebo has been rumored to be launching a mobile version. Rumors hinted at O2 being the carrier of choice for Bebo Mobile, but Wednesday’s announcement from Bebo confirmed that Orange would be the partner carrier.
Best Buy Acquires Speakeasy DSL
In a move that is sure to boost Best Buy’s Best Buy for Business program, the electronics retailer announced its plans to buy the popular US DSL provider. Best Buy shelled out $97 million to bring Speakeasy under its corporate wing.
Cingular Launches US Mobile Banking!
Remember when all your (geek) friends would keep saying that, in the future, the cell phone would replace everything, including your wallet? Well, that day is nigh! With converged devices already combining a mobile phone with a PDA, digital camera, GPS unit, mp3 player, radio, and even TV, the convergence of a digital wallet is…
Yahoo! Mobile Ads Are Here!
Just what we’ve all been wishing for. Advertising on our mobile phones! It can’t get much better than this. It’s such a relief, not having to worry about going without an ad for whole minutes at a time. Come Tuesday, Yahoo! will start offering new tools through its Yahoo Mobile Publisher Service.