Mobile social networking service Loopt announced support for two devices – iPod Touch and Sprint’s Samsung Instinct. If you’re not familiar with what Loopt is all about, you should know that using their service you can: see where your friends are via interactive maps share status, photos, and comments on Loopt Journals explore places recommended…
O2 Germany expands Mobile Advertising using targeting
According to Cellular News, O2 Germany is going to expand it’s mobile advertising services to do more targeting of Ads, based on anonymous group classification.Things such as gender, age, and interests will be will be used as indices to target the Ads. As is more and more the case these days, users have to explicitly…
NAVIGON MobileNavigator adds navigation to your iPhone 3G(S) for $69.99!
Almost missed this. We knew Germany-based Navigon is preparing to enter the AppStore from before, and now they have their app called MobileNavigator, readily waiting in the AppStore. Available for $69.99 until August 15th — when the price goes up to $99.99 — Navigon’s app brings full-fledged navigation to your beloved device. Initially, they are…
ShoZu, MAXroam team-up to make image and video sharing cheaper for roaming customers
ShoZu has teamed-up with global roaming provider MAXroam to provide iPhone users with a convenient way to minimise the cost of sharing photos and video clips while roaming. Under the agreement, iPhone users who have purchased the ShoZu application (costs $4.99) will get an access to MAXroam’s service, which provides data roaming discounts of up…
Google Latitude on iPhone and why Google is bypassing AppStore
Google Latitude for iPhone is finally here! The sorta-creepy, friend-tracking service from Google has finally hit the iPhone. Sure, BlackBerry and Android users have been playing with the Google Latitude service for eons already, but, like they say, better late than never. Google’s fashionably-late entrance to the iPhone party gives iPhone users the ability to…
SpinVox in Hot Water over Outsourcing Voicemail Transcription
SpinVox, one of the big names in white label voicemail transcription services for carriers, could be in trouble as it has come to light that at least some voicemails are transcribed thanks to human ears in the Phillipines and South Africa. The company claims that some non-live listening is required to build the automated algorithms…
VSC Consulting launches specialized PR service for smartphone app developers
With the proliferation of the smartphones, guess we expected to see some traditional marketing and advertising agencies specializing in application promotion services. That said, VSC Consulting, a U.S. boutique PR firm, announced a new service division focusing exclusively on iPhone, Blackberry, Android and other mobile application developers in need of mass market awareness. The division,…
ChaCha Voice Search on iPhone outperforms voice-enabled search from Google and Yahoo!
Don’t just love David vs Goliath stories, when a little guy beats the big bully? On the similar note, we caught a press release from ChaCha. Apparently, MSearchGroove found that ChaCha’s voice-enabled mobile search “proved superior” to two other options for the iPhone: the Google Mobile App and Yahoo Mobile App. This, of course, shouldn’t…
Clearwire launches CLEAR 4G in Las Vegas
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But, hopefully not for Clearwire. Sprint’s 4G WiMAX partner has just announced the launch of their 4G CLEAR WiMAX network in Las Vegas, as it prepares to launch 4G service in Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia, and Seattle later this year. Major metros like New York, Boston,…
Nokia’s Files on OVI goes from paid to free
Nokia has made its Files on OVI service completely free. Earlier, it was available starting from 7 EUR per month for 10GB of storage space, and now it’s 100% free. According to Nokia: “On-the-go file access is a basic component of a complete mobile lifestyle offering. Providing Ovi Files for free enables Nokia to connect…