Think of it as a user-friendly LoJack for just about anything that could possible get up and walk away (or get stolen). Zoombak is a GPS tracker that keeps tabs on the location of your dog, cat, car, or wayward teenager upset over being grounded for text message overages. The Zoombak’s location can be monitored…
Feds approve Verizon Unicel merger – AT&T headed to Vermont wth iPhone 3G in tow
Vermont natives have been missing out on AT&T’s service for years now. The Vermont wireless market was apparently not appealing enough for AT&T to setup shop in the small state, keeping residents from enjoying the latest and greatest hardware that only a GSM carrier like AT&T can provide. And, as the exclusive (until 2010) iPhone…
Chicago Tribune launches mobile job classifieds
Chicago Tribune has recently announced the launch of mobile job classified ad service, hence committing itself to grow in the “multiplatform media world.” The so called “QuickText” allows job seekers who text a unique WEB ID to a specific number to instantly receive a detailed job listing on their mobile device. The service debuted in…
IKEA goes mobile with UK MVNO
IKEA is known in the US and Europe for their cheap, assembly-required furniture with a tendency to wear out after a year or so of use. Anybody that has logged time in a college dorm room will likely be all too familiar with the particleboard planks that make up a majority of IKEA’s living space…
Nokia and Microsoft working to bring Zune marketplace to Nokia handsets?
If the majority of new products and services from wireless carriers and handset manufacturers recently seems to be an answer to something from Apple, it’s probably because it is. Sure, Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 3G, iTunes integration, and AppStore may not be directly responsible for all of the wireless industry’s recent advancements, but Cupertino’s entry in…
ABI Research: Location-based mobile social networking will generate $3.3 billion in global revenues by 2013
According to ABI Reseach, the emergence of location-based mobile social networking services such as GyPSii, Pelago and Loopt is revolutionizing social networking and is set to generate $3.3 billion by 2013. However, at the moment it’s not the advertising that generates the revenue for the service providers. Rather it’s licensing and revenue-sharing deals that location-based…
CellSpin goes iPhone; Allows mobile blogging, posting to social media/network sites on the go
CellSpin has recently announced support for the iPhone. Now users of Apple’s shiny handset and iPod Touch can capture audio, photos and text, or select existing media on the iPhone, and publish it media to their favorite blogging, social networking, photo sharing and/or auction sites simultaneously. Aside from allowing users to blog or post their…
Verizon goes live with its visual voicemail service
We’ve talked about this back in June. Following the iPhone release, many people realised they could benefit from the visual voicemail. Verizon and Sprint saw its chance and started working on it. Sprint users can already use the service through such handsets as Samsung Instinct. Verizon subscribers, on the other, still wait for the carrier…
Ofcom moves forward on in-flight Mobile usage…
Widespread use of mobile phones on passenger aircraft moved a step closer following a ruling by communications regulator Ofcom. It said radio equipment for mobile communications on aircraft (MCA) would be licensed under the 2006 Wireless Telegraphy Act and that licenses would be issued to UK aircraft operators on request. But Ofcom added that EU…
AT&T rolls out Text Accessibility Plan (TAP) for iPhone 3G
It’s happening all over again. Just as we saw with the original iPhone, AT&T is offering their hard-of-hearing customers the option to use their new iPhone 3G as a text-messaging communications device with none of the voice-call costs. The Text Accessibility Plan (TAP) has come to the iPhone 3G. AT&T isn’t going to make their…