During the recently ended CTIA in San Francisco, Verizon Wireless has launched Facebook application called Ringback Buddies, which allows users to browse, purchase and manage their ringback tones and jukeboxes while on the site. In addition, the top 10 lists of tones and jukeboxes are there to sample or buy, and users can also share…
“Lived-in” review – Skypephone S2
So, the folks at Skype were nice enough to lend me a Skypephone S2 to play with – and in the time-honoured tradition of telling you my thoughts, I present a “lived-in” review. This means simply that given I only had the device for a couple of weeks, I can’t tell you details that you…
Sprint still looking to sell iDEN network
With Sprint’s EVDO Rev. A-based QChat push-to-talk service eating in to its iDEN network’s instant PTT communications strength, it would make sense to offload the iDEN that they inherited with the acquisition of Nextel in 2005. And, Sprint’s CEO Dan Hesse confirmed today that the company is still looking to sell the iDEN network, pending…
Alltel Wireless introduces the future of wireless greetings with the launch of Alltel Avatars
Alltel Avatars is a new service from Alltel that allows users to send 3D animated MMS greetings to their friends. The service enables users to choose from a library of pre-produced greetings or use templates to create their own greeting using 3D avatars, photos, voice and more. To put it in other words, you can…
Telstra Turbo 7+ USB modem slips easily into a pocket
Australian Telstra recently announced the new small, sleek, super-fast Telstra Turbo 7+ USB Series Modem from Sierra Wireless. Thanks to its minimalist design, the HSPA-enabled modem slips easily into a pocket without compromising on connectivity speed. As a matter of fact, the official release says users can count on up to 7.2Mbps download and 1.9Mbps…
Bling Software hopes to find its place in the ever-crowded mobile widgets market
Bling Software has recently launched Active-Phone-Top, what they say is the industry’s first widget based on-device-portal (ODP) solution for wireless operators based on the universal JavaScript authoring standard. Their idea is obvious – to rely on the open standards and make sure existing web developers have all the knowledge needed to quickly create widgets. In…
GeoGraffiti’s verbal bulletin board sounds like a cool idea; I wonder how many people will use it
Mobile local information provider, GeoGraffiti, has recently launched a telephone-based information exchange service/verbal bulletin board to allow people to record, publish and listen location-specific phone messages or the so called “Voice Marks.” Here’s what the official release says about it: The GeoGraffiti voice platform allows users to share location-specific advice, opinions, warnings and other messages…
T-Mobile to double 3G network coverage ahead of Android-powered HTC Dream G1’s arrival
The expected arrival of the Android-powered HTC Dream G1 on T-Mobile’s network next month has the blogosphere worked up in a frenzied froth of handset-lust. The HTC Dream G1 will be the first-ever handset to rock the newest mobile OS from Google – for the uninitiated out there, we’re talking about the Android OS. T-Mobile’s…
LAPD launches anonymous SMS text messaging tipline
The LAPD has been stereotyped as corrupt and brutal for years. How true that stereotype really is goes beyond the scope of our corner of the blogosphere, so we’ll leave that alone. But, no one can say that the LAPD isn’t embracing technology. Mirroring similar initiatives by law enforcement agencies around the US, the Los…
Orange’s world-first 3G/UMA “Unik” service
Orange has announced the launch of the world’s first 3G unlicensed mobile access (UMA) platform, opening up a new world of multimedia services to its Unik customers. Launching first with two exclusive Orange handsets from Samsung and Sony Ericsson, UMA and 3G network technology will be combined in one device for the very first time.…