Is it a sign of times or what? Google and Nokia both offer free navigation products and now we have the first carrier launching the same service. It is Germany’s O2, which is bundling Telmap Navigator with select handsets. Effective immediately, Telmap Navigator is preinstalled on many new GPS-enabled mobile phones, while customers who are…
Verizon Wireless offers ScanLife Mobile Barcode application
ScanLife has scored another big distribution partner – Verizon Wireless. The carrier issued a dedicated press release explaining how ScanLife’s app works. If you don’t know how it works, here’s a super simple explanation: Start the ScanLife app Point your phone to some barcode Get the information “behind the barcode.” And by that information “behind…
TextMagic launches text messaging service for the blind and visually impaired
This is a kind of story I like – when we have a company that tries to tackle a very delicate problem of a portion of the population. We’re talking about a UK-based TextMagic which launched a web-based service TextMagic Online and Email to SMS software. Both apps/services assist the blind and/or visually impaired to…
Miso allows users to share what they watch on their iPhone/iPod Touch; Revision3 is on board
Miso is a great new iPhone app/service, which allows users to share what they watch with their friends. As a user, you “check-in”, and then share what you’re watching with friends. Along the way, you gain points and badges, and can optionally post this information (what you’re watching) to social networks such as Facebook and…
Juniper Research: Mobile health monitoring services to save healthcare providers between $1.9 and $5.8 billion globally by 2014
According to Juniper Research’s latest report titled “Mobile Healthcare Opportunities, Monitoring Applications & mHealth Strategies 2010-2014,” healthcare providers globally will be able to save between $1.96 billion and $5.83 billion in costs through the use of mobile patient monitoring by 2014. Unsurprisingly, the U.S. and Canadian markets will generate the most cost savings, due to…
txtNation brings it pay-by-SMS services to more Asian countries
As you probably know, as we all wait for the wide NFC adoption, smart companies are making mobile payments possible via premium SMS (and credit cards, but not a that large scale). One such company is txtNation, which announced that it is expanding to more Asian countries. More precisely, they are bringing their services to…
New service launched in Italy to allow people to text the Pope
A new service has been launched in Italy by Rai television’s Sunday weekly religious programme, allowing Roman Catholics to send text messages of support to Pope Benedict XVI. The service is obviously a part of the campaign to get some support for the Church, which is facing an international paedophile scandal. All messages sent to…
Nokia’s Ovi Mail brings email services to Bangladesh
The iPhone may still be the “prom queen” of the rich world, but in developing countries Nokia is still leading the way. And it’s not just devices the Finnish giant is pushing there — they also have services to offer. You’ve probably read about Nokia Life Tools, but there are other Nokia services as well,…
Avoidr adds anti-social element to Foursquare
After “Please Rob Me,” we have another Foursquare-based service. It’s called Avoidr and as you can guess for yourself, it allows users to avoid certain people. You can select any Foursquare contact and declare him or her “dead to you.” And that’s just a start – you can also insult some person, picking from a…
Pizero’s Earth theme surpasses 1 million downloads in the Ovi Store
We have a new Ovi Store success story to talk about. It involves Pizero Design which Earth theme has crossed the 1 million downloads mark within 86 days. That’s an average of 11,600 downloads per day! In case you wonder, the lightweight theme (comes with default icons) works on both touch (S60 3rd edition) and…