Following the unveiling of the iPhone 3G, Funambol announced that it has enhanced its native open source wireless sync app for iPhone 2.0 firmware. The application uses the new iPhone 2.0 SDK and enables users to wirelessly sync PIM data with a wide variety of email systems and clients. The free open source software will…
MO-Call goes BlackBerry, other phones
About two weeks ago, we wrote about Morodo’s low-cost calling service MO-Call for the iPhone. Now, they decided to expand into other platforms as well. First they announced support for the RIM made devices, allowing BlackBerry owners to take advantage of Morodo’s affordable phone call offering. All newer BlackBerry models are supported, including Curve, Pearl…
Verizon announces improved PTT service in the works
Not to be outdone by CDMA competitor Sprint’s QChat PTT service, Verizon has just announced that they too will be rolling out an improved PTT (Push-To-Talk) service later this summer. While Sprint’s iDEN-based Nextel operations have had the market cornered in terms of PTT prowess, but it seems that the two CDMA carriers are looking…
BlueWhaleMail brings free push email and push Facebook service
BlueWhaleMail is a new service, launched by a former RIM’s employee Michael Maguire, which aims to deliver free push email and push Facebook service to the regular folks, who may not have a BlackBerry or some other smartphone. What this means is that users with regular phones — although only Sony Ericsson feature phones and…
Second Life now available on mobile phones
Back in February, we wrote about the 3G streaming services provider – Vollee and their plans to bring Second Life to mobile screens. Just recently, they’ve released the first beta application to allow Second Life residents with 3G and/or WiFi enabled phones to “explore the entire virtual world from their handsets.” Users download a thin-client…
In-Stat: Mobile social networks embraced by millenial generation
According to In-Stat, mobile social networks are quite popular with the millennial generation, just as social networking is. Blogging, photo and video sharing, location-based socialization services, games, SMS, and IM will eventually be combined to afford the user the entire social networking experience from a mobile application. In-Stat found that: Nearly 30 million of US…
Apple launches MobileMe for data sharing in the cloud
The newly announced iPhone-successor has taken the lion’s share of the Apple WWDC limelight today, but there are other notable announcements from Cupertino that seem to have gotten a bit lost in the shuffle. Apple has announced a new service for its hyper-connected customers. MobileMe is essentially the re-branded replacement for Apple’s .Mac data-sharing service.…
FEMA developing national SMS text message alert system for US
What kind of nationwide emergency alert system can Americans rely on in times of crisis? Well, if your FEMA, then the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System is just the kind of nationwide SMS text message alert system that you want keeping Americans in the loop during emergencies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has…
Drugs.com goes iPhone
The leading online resource for clinical drug and related health information Drugs.com recently announced the iPhone-optimized version of its website. Aside from getting some media attention prior to WWDC, the idea is to provide physicians and healthcare professionals with a “free drug information service for easy access to medication summaries, dosing information, warnings and built-in…
Mobispine goes iPhone; Quickly becomes popular!
Our friends from Mobispine decided it’s about time to go beyond Java ME and launch the iPhone web application, allowing users of Apple’s handset and the iPod Touch to access a wide variety of news (more than 250,000 global sources are included in the mix) right from their shiny toys. But it’s not just the…