According to the new Juniper Research’s report called “Mobile Search & Discovery: Opportunities and Markets 2008-2013”, nearly 1.3 billion mobile users — 30% of the subscriber base — will utilise local mobile search services by 2013. The report argues that the best equipped regions for the delivery of mobile local search are currently Western Europe…
AT&T takes free iPhone WiFi offer off the table
Oops. Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to spread the word on how to get free AT&T WiFi HotSpot access on your laptop. Just the other day I mentioned that AT&T is offering all iPhone users unlimited use of their AT&T WiFi HotSpots at Starbucks and Barnes & Nobles locations in the US –…
Nokia brings RTTI to phones
Electronista reports that Nokia is teaming up with ARC Transistance (European automobile club network) to give users RTTI (Real Time Traffic Information). Apparently the service will be offered as an option in Nokia Maps 2.0, and will incur a service fee. Obviously RTTI can benefit drivers by letting them know in a timely maner about…
TipSoft SMS helping fight crime, anoymously
There’s a new service called TipSoft that allows crime witnesses to seamlessly help police to send anonymous tips via SMS, without revealing its identity to the authorities. Users send a message to the central number that strips user’s identifying data and forwards it to law enforcement. The anonymity is two way, so if the police…
Google for iPhone available in 33 new markets!
Apple’s flagship handset is at the moment only available in few countries but that doesn’t stop Google from offering the iPhone-optimized version of its services to 33 markets! Do they know something we don’t? Like, which markets iPhone will hit in the future? Or that’s just their idea to provide iPhone globetrottin’ customers with “Google…
SpinVox: What is the future of voice?
(BTW, the chap in the cup is a SpinVox “Mobster”….) My favourite VTT (Voice-to-text) company, SpinVox, have raised an interesting thread for conversation in their blog (read it here). More accurately, James Whatley, their “chief of interweb wizardry and bloggery“, has written an inciteful and thought provoking piece on where “voice” (as in one of…
Apple iPhone owners: Free AT&T WiFi at Starbucks and Barnes & Nobles hotspots
Web surfing on the iPhone is without a doubt an experience unrivaled in any other handset. Thanks to the incredible Safari browser and processing prowess of the iPhone, hitting the interwebs over the AT&T EDGE connection is great. But, mobile browsing with a broadband WiFi connection is simply astounding. So, it’s good to hear that…
T-Mobile pre-paid: Now just $1 per day for unlimited in-network calls
One of T-Mobile’s greatest strengths is their pre-paid service. With great rates and the best wireless coverage value in the US, T-Mobile stands as a pre-paid wireless service leader. Now, the No. 4 US carrier has announced a new pre-paid plan. The “Pay By The Day” plan gives T-Mobile USA customer unlimited night and in-network…
CinemaNow allows remote downloads of full-length movies from your mobile phone
While the ability to download full-length movies straight to your mobile phone is still out of the question, CinemaNow makes it easier to download full-length movies to your computer. By serving up video trailers for a catalogue of 10,000 movies on your mobile phone, CinemaNow allows users to initiate downloads of movies from their mobile…
Telstra Australia makes the jump to GSM, kills off CDMA network!
Sure, CDMA networks are going to stick around for the next couple years, but in the long-term, CDMA’s prospects are bleak. All relevant 4G plans are starting to form around GSM technology like HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA) and LTE (Long Term Evolution). So, it makes sense that proactive carriers are already planning for the future…