With over 40% of U.S. tweens having mobile phones, it is important for all parts of the Disney empire to get mobile. Radio Disney is the latest in line which just recently joined forces with Disney’s mobile content arm mDisney to launch a mobile site, allowing its listeners to receive “fast delivery of Radio Disney…
Crush or Flush introduces Golden Ticket sponsored profiles
We’ve already talked about Crush or Flush in the past. The mobile social network is now working on an innovating way of mobile advertising by introducing what they call the Golden Ticket sponsored profiles. Golden Ticket sponsored profiles consist of a photo of the brand and tags describing the product. For example, a member with…
Truphone plans to rule the world go as planned; Additional £16.5m ($32.7m) raised in Series B round
Just recently we wrote about Truphone and their plans to roll out Truphone SIM to allow users to take and make cheap phone calls, even when they’re outside of a hotspot. Now they’ve announced a new round (Series B) of venture capital funding that brought them additional £16.5m ($32.7m). The round was led by private…
FlyTunes adds AccuRadio in the mix; Goes from 160 channels to almost 500!
Just as we reported that FlyTunes has added more than 100 new channels to its offering, they’ve announced a partnership with AccuRadio.com that will bring all 320+ channels of AccuRadio to iPhones and iPod Touch models. AccuRadio, with nearly a half-million listeners per month, is among the top Internet radio broadcasters in the world. AccuRadio’s…
AT&T rolls out iPhone specific AT&T HotSpot WiFi login at Starbucks
So, I’m sitting here at a Starbucks in beautiful Santa Monica, CA., spending another gorgeous day indoors. Rather than dwelling on all the fresh air I’m passing up, I decided to fire up my iPhone’s Safari browser and stream some music from the web through SeeqPod. Lo and behold, the usual T-Mobile HotSpot offering is…
Congress considers bill to ban cellphones from in-flight use
As if the FCC and FAA‘s indefinite ban on the use of mobile phones while airborne wasn’t enough, a couple well-meaning but likely clueless Congressman have proposed a bill that would effectively ban cellphones from being used on an airborne plane. Apparently, the fear of having to sit next to loud and obnoxious passenger yapping…
KDDI announces ER Search – visual search powered by Bandai
Why fuss with vague or complex search strings to find information about a product that you’re holding in your hands? Sure, semantic and contextual search engines help narrow down your search to the most likely hits by “reading between the lines,” but they still require you to describe the object you’re searching for. That’s where…
Send free SMS via web to 38 countries via Jaxtr
The Menlo Park, California based company that “links your phone” to the wen, Jaxtr, announced that its members can now send free SMS to mobile phones in 38 countries directly from their Jaxtr home page. Those not familiar should know Jaxtr allows users to hear from callers worldwide while keeping their existing phone number private.…
Sprint’s Palm Treo 800w delayed due to MMS addition to Windows Mobile platform
Sprint’s business as a wireless voice-service provider is in trouble. There’s no doubt that Sprint’s future position in the US wireless market depends on Sprint’s (and CEO Dan Hesse’s) ability to turn the company into a data-centric provider. Unfortunately, Sprint’s WiMAX-based XOHM service has been delayed until later this year. That’s bad news, but not…
Vodafone CEO Sarin: Vodafone will take its time with LTE, Verizon can’t afford to
The near-term future of GSM-based mobile broadband is LTE (Long Term Evolution). With LTE in tow, GSM carriers can stay on top of the wireless data-game by offering 4G data access to its customers. Unfortunately, the world’s largest wireless operator, Vodafone, has announced that it does not intend to make haste in bringing LTE to…