Roughly a month ago we talked about GMail’s new feature, which allowed users to send text messages to mobile phones right from the chat window. This in turn made leaving the conversation virtually impossible. However, at that stage, some bugs still occurred and Google decided to pull off the service. Now it’s back, and it’s…
Truphone for iPhone adds 3G into mix
There’s a new version of Truphone for iPhone available that now allows users to take and make free and low-cost calls even when they’re not in a hotspot, using 3G network. Truphone Anywhere works alongside domestic service providers in 33 countries around the world, but reduces international call costs to as little as 0.03 GBP/$0.06…
IAC Mobile’s Citysearch goes iPhone
Online local guide Citysearch is joining the “iPhone wave” to allow users to “easily access rich, local editorial content, browse nearby listings, sort by preferences and write reviews on-the-go.” According to Dinesh Moorjani, VP of IAC Mobile (owner of Citysearch), they did their best to build the most convenient and trustworthy local city guide on…
Certicom Scoffs at RIM Takeover Bid as “Opportunistic”
BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion had initiated a takeover of nearby security firm Certicom last week, but Certicom’s senior management is none too happy about it. “It is however the preliminary view of Certicom’s special committee that the timing and the approach of the RIM offer are highly opportunistic, and it believes that RIM’s offer clearly…
Mobile coupons are going be to very popular by 2013…
Juniper Research has released a new report saying that Mobile coupons redemptions will have reached 200m by 2013… Apparently it’s a mature market in Japan and Korea, but even less mature markets like the US and Europe are showing growth in some big retail sectors like entertainment, shopping, and not surprisingly, food – nothing like…
Yahoo upgrades mobile Flickr with iPhone-optimized video
Yahoo is responding to growing mobile demand, and users that are uploading pictures and video more frequently from their mobile phones, with a renewed push for their mobile Flickr website. The upgraded mobile Flickr touts an mobile-friendly format and even supports video streaming through a smartphone’s mobile web browser. Most notably, the upgraded mobile Flickr…
Cellfire to provide its mobile coupon service to U.S. Cellular customers
Mobile coupon service provider Cellfire is teaming up with U.S. Cellular to provide the carrier’s customers with convenient access to coupons and discounts from their mobile phones. U.S. Cellular customers can enjoy exclusive savings at national, regional, and local merchants by accessing the free Cellfire service directly from U.S. Cellular’s easyedge To Go, nWeb browser,…
AT&T, ChaCha announce strategic partnership
AT&T and human-powered search engine ChaCha announced a strategic agreement, under which ChaCha will use a co-branded greeting and promote AT&T when consumers call 1-800 2ChaCha (1-800-2-242242). In addition, the two companies also will work together to further enhance ChaCha’s free mobile-answers service and “explore opportunities in both text and voice ad-based services.” Both parties…
Sprint Instinct can now sing along Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes
One of Sprint’s flagship phones, Samsung Instinct, is now more enterprise friendly than ever. The CDMA carrier has made the all-touchscreen phone capable to sing along popular corporate email and calendar solutions – Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes. The new syncing ability is available at no additional charge to all Samsung Instinct owners. All they…
Video: The Future of Nokia Maps
Nokia is out with the latest version of their Nokia Maps product/service. They also have a new promo video on YouTube to convince us why we should love their mapping solution more than some others. The idea is logical – it’s not about location, it’s about the people. And yes, with Nokia Maps, the Finnish…