The FCC sure has been busy recently. Not only did the FCC beat their own deadline to deliver a decision Verizon’s bid to buy-out Alltel, the FCC has also been considering their position on the use of White Space Spectrum for mobile broadband as well as the Sprint-Clearwire merger. The former, which would allow the…
Wal-Mart launches iPhone-optimized website
Again and again we see both small and big companies “going the iPhone way.” The new one we spotted is a big name – Wal-Mart, which has just recently launched an iPhone-optimized website. Once you visit www.wal-mart.com from your iPhone/iPod Touch, you will be automatically redirected to the iPhone version from where you can browse…
Nokia unloads seven new low-end handsets, plus services
In an effort to push further into emerging markets, Nokia has announced the 7100 Supernova, 5130 XpressMusic, 2323, 2320 and 2330 Classic, the 1202 and the 1661. They’re all pretty basic candybars, but they’re primarily intended to support the two new services Nokia is rolling out. Nokia Life Tools will offer rural users easy access…
FlyCast goes BlackBerry
FlyCast’s mobile broadcast network, which until recently was available exclusively to iPhone and iPod Touch users, is going the “BlackBerry route.” The dedicated FlyCast app for select RIM’s smartphones (BlackBerry Curve, Bold and Storm) has been announced during the BlackBerry Developer Conference and is now available for download from FlyCast mobile website. The FlyCast Mobile…
NSFW: Xgoes.mobi is the world’s first iPhone-optimized porn webcam site
Hope this article doesn’t find you in the middle of an important task, otherwise you might be tempted to pull out your iPhone/iPod Touch and try this new service. It’s called Xgoes.mobi and it’s the world’s first porn webcam site optimized to work exclusively with the iPhone and iPod Touch — or at least we’re…
Compass Intelligence: 7.2% of all mobile users use mobile banking
According to the recent web-based survey of 20,000 consumers and business decision-makers conducted by Compass Intelligence, an estimated 7.2% of mobile phone users that are 18 or older and employed use mobile banking. “The growth in smartphone adoption is expected to be a leading factor in the future adoption of mobile banking,” states Stephanie Atkinson,…
GMail gets SMS text messaging for chat… almost
GMail users will be able to chat with their buddies via SMS within two weeks. As a matter of fact, the feature was unveiled two days ago through Google Labs, but due some glitches the search giant decided to pull it off for “probably 2 weeks.” Here’s how it should work: Once the option is…
Napster Mobile now works on more AT&T handsets
Napster and AT&T announced that Napster Mobile now works on more than 25 AT&T handsets, including newly launched/announced BlackBerry Bold, AT&T Quickfire, Pantech Matrix and Samsung Propel. Apparently, the expansion was made possible by less restrictive DRM requirements from the labels and Napster’s adoption of more flexible technology. As a result, more than 13 million…
Google’s mobile voting locator tool helps volunteers in encouraging citizens to vote
With U.S. elections just around the corner, political parties and non-partisan groups are sending out volunteers to encourage citizens to vote on November 4. To assist these volunteers, Google launched a mobile voting locator tool to help them find home addresses of registered voters and their voting locations. The tool is made so that a…
Update: What are 3 up to? More evidence toward the INQ-1!
As I was writing my previous post, some more info came to light on what it is that 3UK might be up to on Nov 13 – though at this point I will say this is speculation, co-incidences often pan out the way you expect … 😉 So, check out Telecom TV’s coverage of an…