We knew there was a reason that T-Mobile was ranked No. 1 in wireless customer satisfaction by JD Power and Associates. With the recent spate of unlimited wireless plans launched from almost every single US wireless carrier, it was only a matter of time before one of the Big Four wised up and launched a…
AT&T boosts 3G data network speeds ahead of 3G iPhone launch – 1.7Mbps/1.2Mbps HSDPA
Is AT&T’s newly launched HSUPA data network upgrade leaving you feeling unimpressed? Well, worry not, fellow 3G network surfer, AT&T’s got the just the thing to help quench that wireless data fiend within all of us. Just a handful of days before Apple and Steve Jobs is scheduled to showcase the next-generation iPhone on the…
AT&T rolls out free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service for Starbucks gift card customers
While this offer isn’t the same free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service that iPhone users are still waiting on, Big Blue has announced that AT&T WiFi HotSpots at all Starbucks locations in the US will offer free WiFi service to customers. The catch? You have to be a card-carrying Starbucks junky to cash in on the…
Napster, DoCoMo launch Napster Clips digital music video service
Napster has announced that its unlimited over-the-air mobile subscription service in Japan will now include unlimited access to digital video service to complement its music subscription service. The new video service called Napster Clips puts high-quality music videos into the palms of purchasers of DoCoMo’s new N906iL handset. Napster Clips is a broadband video service…
AT&T prorates ETF – Early Termination Fees now pro-rated on AT&T
Good news for anyone considering a shorter-term stay on AT&T’s HSPA network. AT&T has announced that it has gone official with its new Early Termination Fee (ETF) policy. Customers can now expect to have their ETF reduced by $5 for every month that they pay their bill. What that means is that customers won’t have…
Google AdSense Mobile reaches Canada
Google AdSense may be launched back in September of last year, but it was just recently when it reached Canada. Now, Canadian mobile websites owners can monetize their traffic by simply including a snippet of code and hope someone will click on the link, making them few cents in return. AdSense for Mobile is available…
A new kid in the push-email block, Emansio, wants to bring the service to the masses
There’s a new kid in the so called “push-email block” called Emansio. As far as I can tell they provide the same — or at least very similar service — as emoze, so I’m not sure just how they mean to “revolutionise the way that users of mobile phones in the Consumer and Small Business…
Zinio adds 20 new magazines for iPhone/iPod Touch
Back in November of last year, we wrote about Zinio and their “free magazines for iPhone/iPod Touch” offering. Apparently, people liked the idea, and Zinio is now going one step beyond its initial offering to include additional magazine titles. A total of 20 new magazines are included in the mix and include such titles as…
Morodo bringing its low-cost calling service MO-Call to the iPhone
Morodo recently announced that it is bringing its low-cost calling service, MO-Call, to the Apple iPhone users. MO-Call is not a native third-party app like Fring, which we’ll hopefully see hitting the daylight somewhere in June. It’s more like Jajah and provides users with quick access to the low-cost callback service. In order to use…
More V-T-T – this time from the US…
As those of you that read regularly will know, I’m quite a fan of V-T-T (voice-to-text) services – I have one running at the moment, and love getting my voicemails as text messages – to the point the point where I think it’s a real killer app! Well, in that vein, YouMail, as US-only VTT…