Back in April we wrote that Yahoo has invested in Vlingo and has used their technology to bring voice support to its OneSearch mobile product. Now the Internet giant has released Yahoo Go 3.0 for Symbian S60 to bring its voice-enabled search to the world’s most used smartphone platform. Once Yahoo Go is installed, users…
Laptop manufacturers embracing WiMAX – Sprint’s WiMAX-based XOHM network gets some notebook love
With Sprint’s WiMAX-based next-generation 4G (well, officially it’s a 3G network) XOHM mobile broadband network officially up and running in Baltimore, the US is poised to see 2-4Mbps download speeds and 1-2Mbps upload speeds blanketing the nation. Sprint has finally started redefining themselves as the premier data-centric carrier in the US, and manufacturers are rallying…
UK: Vodafone introduces ‘Chargebox’
UK: Vodafone has launched a new battery charger serivce in-store, for customers to recharge their mobiles, and other portable media devices. From October apparently, customers in some stores will be able to hire a “chargebox” (locker) where they can choose from a bunch of connectors from different manufacturers – think there will be a Nokia…
UK: Sony Ericsson C905 comes with ‘NearMe’ preloaded
Sony Ericsson has announced that the new C905 handset will come preloaded with an app called ‘NearMe’, by Mobile Commerce. In addition, the app will become available for download on the C702, and W760. In case you are wondering what NearMe is, it’s a local search service that gives detailed info on all sorts of…
Mobispine joins Acision Innovation Network to offer its PC-to-Mobile messaging solution to Acision’s operators and end-users
Our friends from Mobispine have announced that they have joined the Acision Innovation Network to enable joint market development opportunities with the world’s leading messaging company. From the official release: The ability to send Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messages (MMS) to any mobile phone from a PC desktop is a valuable revenue generating…
Foxmarks goes mobile
Bookmark-syncing app Foxmarks has updated their website to add support for mobile devices. There isn’t a native application, though. Rather they’ve made a special optimized-for-mobile website which allows you to access your favorite websites from any mobile phone or other Internet-connected device. To use the service, simply point your mobile web browser to my.foxmarks.com and…
Flickr’s redesigned mobile website looks better on the iPhone
Flickr has a new mobile website, which now works much better on the iPhone/iPod Touch. Located at m.flickr.com, the revamped mobile site is rich in JavaScript usage, assuring the whole page doesn’t refreshes that often. Rather, Yahoo-owned image service serves results in the same window, making photo sets easier to browse. In addition, all photos…
SpinVox goes in to South America
I think it’s clear now that I like SpinVox, and rate very highly their voicemail-to-text service (it’s gotten me out of the hassle of having to collect voicemails in real-time more times than I can remember!). So it pleases me to be able to post about their progress in to South America… Movistar Chile and…
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirms Zune on Windows Mobile
While this isn’t the Zune phone that many have speculated is in the works in Microsoft’s R&D labs, it’s the next best thing. The media-playing (and presumably sharing) capabilities of the Zune music player have been confirmed to be coming to the Windows Mobile platform. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed that the Zune software that…
Nokia Comes With Music announced – Apple should be scared
Nokia’s long-expected unlimited subscription-based music download service has just gone official. With the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Tube getting a little more official today, Nokia has announced that they’ll be bringing their “Comes With Music” offering to the handset next year. But, while the Nokia XpressMusic 5800 Tube might be the brighter-shining star, Nokia has more…