TrueCar.com has launched a mobile optimized version of its consumer website, which is available for all web-enabled mobile devices, including Apple iPhone and BlackBerry. It utilises the same easy-to-follow interface as the car pricing website, and the mobile version now allows car buyers to pull up competitive price reports while at a dealership to ensure…
Nokia shares some interesting numbers on its services division
We may not see any new Nokia smartphone being announced during the MWC, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any news. In addition to their MeeGo announcement, the Finnish giant used the event to share some cool numbers on their services. Here’s what we got: Ovi Maps: More than 3 million downloads to date…
Opera waiting for Steve Jobs at the Barcelona International Airport
After nearly 20 hours of flying, Dallas to Atlanta, Atlanta to Madrid, and Madrid to Barcelona, with several 2 to 3 hour layovers in between, there were two girls that appeared right after customs that managed to put a smile on my face. For those of you not in the loop, Opera is showing off…
Video: Square demoed again
After Kevin Rose, we have Square folks demoing their product on video. It’s a short clip explaining again how Square works. In a nutshell, it’s an easy to use product/service combo, which I think will be quite successful. Enough said. Here’s the clip.
FunMobility and Teleflora team-up on mobile virtual bouquets
Another Valentine’s Day-related story… FunMobility and Teleflora are teaming up to enable FunMail users to send free virtual flowers to any mobile phone in the U.S. And that’s not all – to further sweeten the deal, there’s a 15% discount coupon good for real fresh flowers from Teleflora! In case you’re wondering how to get…
GyPSii enters Latin America with Genasys, Telefonica’s location-based services provider
GyPSii and Genasys are teaming up with Telefonica to get their feet in the ever-growing mobile markets of Latin America. The application will be built on GyPSii’s OpenExperience API and will be initially launched in Mexico through Movistar in March of this year. Genasys is the company with the contract to provide Telefonica with location…
Skype Access allows Skype users to connect to Boingo WiFi networks and be charged on a per-minute basis
Skype is launching a new service called Skype Access, to allow its users to connect on Boingo’s WiFi hotspots around the world and be charged on a per-minute basis. Let’s go from bad to great, shall we: The bad: If you’re an existing Boingo user, you don’t care about this. Not that bad: Paying per-minute…
AmericanGreetings.com offers MMS e-cards
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and AmericanGreetings.com knows it’s a time of messages. Hence, they’ve teamed up with a messaging experts of Mogreet to allow its users to send MMS greeting cards to mobile phone users across the U.S. As we’re talking about MMS, the greetings will feature premium AmericanGreetings.com content rendered in full-motion video, with…
Intrinsyc’s Destinator to get some social networking magic with GyPSii’s API
Intrinsyc’s Destinator will soon get some social networking magic as the company is teaming up with GyPSii to improve the functionality of its navigation app. GyPSii will provide its API, OpenExperience, allowing users of the next generation of Destinator to connect with major social networking services with a single sign-on, “providing an all-in-one channel to…
India’s Bharti and R-Com launch their app stores
Everyone and their mama are getting an app store these days, and India’s Bharti and R-Com are not exceptions. Market-leader Bharti Airtel said its store will provide more than 1,250 applications across 25 categories, including games, books and social networking apps. The store is available through the carrier’s mobile portal, Airtel Live, and purchasing of…