By now I would expect that every single bank in the western hemisphere has a mobile banking option. Not so, as I just caught the press release from Frost Bank, which has launched Frost Mobile “just in time for the holidays.” Frost Mobile allows users to view account balances, account activity, pay bills, and transfer…
U.S. Cellular introduces Overage Protection service
U.S. Cellular has introduced the Overage Protection service, which includes sending users an SMS when they’ve used 75% of available minutes or text messages, and another when they reach 100%. The idea is, of course, to inform customers how they’re managing their pre-paid accounts. In order to sign-up for the free services, customers should visit…
Brief: Spotify for Symbian launched
Spotify, the Swedish music service that many in Western and Northern Europe have been enjoying for a little over a year now, has finally released a Symbian application! Complementing their iPhone and Android application, this new Symbian application makes the Spotify service available to over half the smartphones recently sold in Europe. I’d give you…
Sprint offering YouMail visual voicemail service to BlackBerry and Android smartphone users for free
Sprint users with BlackBerry and Android smartphones can now use YouMail-powered visual voicemail service free of charge. You know how it works, right? Just like on the iPhone, plus more: You can scroll through incoming voicemail messages to see caller information including caller name, time of call, and length of message Play voicemails by simply…
The Bookean Cybook Opus is now available for 215$
I’ve reported on the Amazon Kindle International Edition before (here), which is an interesting device, because its packing a SIM card in it that can roam seamlessly across network in Europe – in fact you could argue it’s the main way of acquiring e-books for that device. Well now there’s another (yes, another) e-book reader,…
Nokia Ovi Store Stats: Almost half a billion downloads?
Bill Perry, Senior Services Marketing Manager for Forum Nokia, posted some statistics from the Ovi Store which has now been open for 5 months. The Ovi Store is available on over 100 devices, with users from over 180 different countries, and developers from 65 countries. There are 8 countries that have an Ovi Store in…
Google Latitude Launches Location History and Alerts
Latitude, a Google service built into Maps for Mobile for sharing your location with trusted friends, just got two big updates. First up is location history, which, when enabled, will allow you to see where you were at specific times on desktop Google Maps, and follow your tracks sequentially. This seems like it could be…
MasterCard launches MasterCard Mobile Payments Gateway
MasterCard introduced the MasterCard Mobile Payments Gateway, a mobile payments processing platform that enables financial institutions and mobile operators to deliver “end-to-end mobile payments solutions through the MasterCard Worldwide Network.” And the first partners that will use the new service is already on board – Brazil’s Itau Unibanco and Redecard, along with mobile operator Vivo.…
Brief: Amazon now trialing SMS notifications for orders
Use Amazon.com to order everything and anything your little heart desires off the internet? Want to get notifications on when orders are fulfilled, shipped, and arrive at your door step? Amazon is now doing that via SMS. Read their FAQ for more information. Between Amazon.com and Newegg.com, I’ve easily spent over $10,000 via e-commerce back…
Livestream extends its video streaming service to the iPhone/iPod Touch
Livestream is extending its video streaming platform to include the iPhone and iPod Touch users. What this means is that using Livestreem Procaster, you can stream video from a webcam, video camera or even broadcast PC/Mac’s desktop to all the interested iPhone/iTouch users over 3G or WiFi. The streaming on the iPhone/iPod Touch works over…