Nokia is taking advantage of all the buzz surrounding the UK’s general election to spread the word about its Ovi Store. In a move one could call “Look we have apps, too!”, the Finnish giant placed a number of full page ads in various UK newspapers highlighting news apps such as AP News, Evening Standard…
Layar Stream makes it easier to search for and discover augmented reality content
With the growing number of augmented reality content it is getting harder to find exactly what you are looking for. Hence Layar unveiled Layar Stream, making it easier for users to search for and discover augmented reality content. The new service generates a stream out of the 1.2 million augmented objects served daily by Layar,…
Nokia brings its Life Tools to China
After successfully launching the service in India, Nokia is bringing its (now called) Ovi Life Tools (Nokia Ovi Sheng Huo Tong) to the world’s still fastest growing economy. Two of Nokia’s low-end devices will support the service at launch – the Nokia 1616 and Nokia 1800, and there are 6 partners involved: 39.net, Beijing Nongxintong…
Tickets.com teams-up with Txtstation Global Mobile Marketing to offer real-time mobile interactivity with fans
Tickets.com is partnering with Txtstation Global Mobile Marketing to expand and enhance its mobile ticket transactions and mobile barcode delivery services. The idea is to make it possible for clients to dynamically interact with fans at games, concerts, events and broadcasts in real-time! This one-to-one dialogue with event attendees will allow Tickets.com clients to identify…
Ovi Calendar 1.6 Beta brings support for multiple calendars
This isn’t the “pure” mobile news, as we’re talking about a web-based service. But since that service syncs with select Nokia devices, it is somewhat related. Anyway, Nokia Beta Labs unveiled the new version of Ovi Calendar (1.6). Still in beta, the updated service brings support for multiple calendars, which is awesome (and possible with…
Mobile Spy announced for iPad
Retina-X Studios is bringing its Mobile Spy application/service to the Apple iPad. Just like that was the case with the iPhone version, a jailbroken iPad is required in order for the application to do its “stealth magic,” which involves silently recording the contents of all emails sent or received. In addition, the software also records…
Truphone unveils rewards program for travel industry folks
During the TRAVDEX travel technology conference, Truphone announced its Rewards Program for the travel industry. The idea is to have travel workers on board — including airline pilots, flight attendants, cruise ship and commercial-shipping crew members, travel agents and meeting planners — by offering them “VIP version” of the Truphone Local Anywhere service. This “VIP…
Tagwhat joins the augmented reality market with a socially engaged service
A company called Tagwhat is joining the augmented reality market with a brand new service. Their twist is simple – they allow anyone to create points of interest by “tagging” places, and eventually interact around those tags. Here’s how it works (from the press release): At the heart of the Tagwhat network is its patent-pending…
Rogers Long-Distance Voice Add-Ons Revamped
Rogers significantly updated their texting services yesterday, and are following-up today with some new long-distance voice plans. For an extra $5/month, Rogers customers can get 10 cents/minute on any call in the U.S or Canada (normally $0.35/minute), and for $35/month, they get unlimited calling. Theses will be replacing the old add-ons, which used to offer…
Wind Mobile Offering Half Off Monthly Rate for First Six Months
Yesterday, Wind Mobile introduced a new data add-on for middle-range subscribers, but today they’re trying to rope in customers with some more direct incentives: 50% off their first six months of voice/data service (no add-ons) if they sign up before the end of May. Additionally, if you’re already a Wind Mobile subscriber, you can take…