Software-as-a-Service company Medallia is proving once again that iPhone is a decent business device, not just a multimedia toy. They’ve released a dedicated application in the AppStore simply called Medallia for iPhone, bringing customer experience and enterprise feedback management to the palm of a hand. As a result, Medallia customers can access, monitor, and respond…
Brief: Google paying Best Buy to preinstall Google Mobile Applications on devices
Google and Best Buy have announced a partnership whereby Best Buy employees will offer to install the Google Mobile Application for customers purchasing mobile phones from a retail Best Buy store. It wasn’t mentioned how much money Best Buy would receive from Google, but rumored estimates range from “I’m going to leave my job and…
TELUS HSPA Network Goes Live, Here are the Phones and Plans
Bell busted out their fresh HSPA devices yesterday, and today we have a similar official announcement from telus. Earlier this week, we had a chance to sit down and take a look at the new toys; most of the players you’ll already be familiar with, but here’s a rundown of telus‘ take on each one.…
T-Mobile Suffering Heavy-Duty Service Outage
Sound the air raid sirens, duck under your desks, T-Mobile’s wireless network is undergoing a pretty hardcore service interruption. From their Twitter account: All – We’re aware of the current service disruption. Our rapid response teams have been mobilized to restore service as quickly as possible. We will provide further updates as more information is…
Billing Revolution enables PayPal merchants to conduct mobile transactions
Mobile payments company Billing Revolution announced that it now has a status as a Mobile Commerce Partner with PayPal, enabling PayPal merchants to conduct mobile credit card transactions using their existing PayPal Payflow Pro gateway accounts. There are roughly 45,000 merchants that process transactions via PayPal Payflow gateway, and all of them now have the…
United Nations World Food Programme launches mobile voucher pilot program for Iraqi refugees in Syria
Here’s another example of great use of mobile technology for good. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a mobile food voucher pilot project to aid 1,000 Iraqi refugee families in Syria. Here’s how it works (from the press release): Iraqi refugees living in Damascus will receive a text message on their mobiles…
Facebook Director of Mobile Jed Stremel resigns, tired of being poked
Facebook’s mobile site and mobile applications have been very well received by social network addicts around the world, which makes you wonder why the guy in charge of it all, Jed Stremel, resigned? After 4 years with the company he probably realized that Facebook is nothing more than a useless time suck creating a false…
Web-based GMail for iPhone now features an auto-expanding compose box
Google has updated the web-based version of GMail for iPhone. The update is simple (yet useful) – GMail now features auto-expanding compose box. If you’ve been using web-based GMail on your iPhone/iPod Touch, you’ve certainly noticed that compose box doesn’t scroll to show you the complete message. On Android-powered devices there’s a trackball or a…
Microsoft Bing’s mobile site updated with NFL feature, flight status info and better support for high-end devices
Microsoft has updated the Bing mobile website, located at m.bing.com. Here’s what’s new: NFL feature – type a team or player and see upcoming games, stats, and scores. While the game is on, you can get real-time updates on the plays. (U.S. only) Flight status – enter the airline and flight number to get the…
bCODE, Screenvision, Sprint launches mobile couponing redemption network
Provider of mobile wallet scanning platforms bCODE is teaming up cinema innovator Screenvision and Sprint to create the world’s largest mobile coupon redemption network. Under the deal, bCODE will provide its SMS-based secure scanning mobile wallet platform, and Sprint will market the service to its customers who will be able to receive special concession stand…