It’s good to be prepared even though there’s a tiny chance something could go wrong. RIM learned that the hard way and now they are “scheduling” the BlackBerry outage. Actually, that’s just a possibility cause if everything goes smoothly, you shouldn’t notice any addiction disruptive activities. According to RIM’s official note — which follows after…
Sprint pushing “real web” on all data-enabled handsets
Sprint isn’t doing so well as a traditional voice-carrier amidst its more popular competition. So, the struggling network operator is re-focusing its resources on the data-side of mobile communications. Apple’s iPhone has forced the industry to re-think how mobile phones deal with web-content. The fake internet that’s served up with those crappy, bundled WAP browsers…
Verizon Wireless releases more details on “Any App, Any Device” network
What that, you say? Verizon Wireless will be opening their network to “any app, any device?” Surely you jest. Verizon Wireless is one of the most closed networks in the US. The No. 2 carrier insists on controlling what device you use on their network and even what applications you can install on their mobile…
BlackBerry users get 1GB free online storage with Cortado and Box.net
As RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones keep overtaking Palm Treos in the enterprise world and finding traction outside of the corporate environment, BlackBerry users will be facing an ever-increasing need to store and access secure data. To that end, Cortado has announced that they are giving BlackBerry users 1GB of free online storage. In partnership with Box.net,…
MySpace mobile launches, too little too late
If you’re not on FaceBook then you’re not cool. If you use FaceBook application then please go back to MySpace. In news that only 14 year olds care about: MySpace mobile launches. How foolish were they to partner with operators and try to get people to pay and extra $5/month to access their services? Very…
Update: neat video on how SpinVox works
We’ve posted about SpinVox a number of times before, and in fact I am a recent convert (why, oh why, didn’t I sign up before!) – but a video explaining a bit about how the system works, now that would be a neat thing……. ….. well it just so happens there is one – and…
Update: Mailcurve is very popular with iPhone users!
The guys at Mailcurve (a great email filtering app for the iPhone, which I posted about here) have contacted me, to tell me about the success they are having: On the 7th we were listed, and made a Staff Pick, on the Apple.com web Apps site… http://www.apple.com/webapps/productivity/mailcurve.html … And have been the most popular productivity…
ShoZu goes beyond mobile; Unveils desktop application
To be fair this isn’t actually “pure” mobile news, but we love ShoZu that much (as you can see from the number of posts we have about them) that we’re going with it nevertheless. Folks behind the popular mobile application — which allows users to instantly share their photos and videos with their friends directly…
mobilePeople’s “liquid” empowers iPhone search
mobilePeople is bringing its award-winning “liquid” mobile search platform to iPhone. The idea is of course to get some media attention (they got ours), while “extending new monetisation opportunities for directory publishers and directory assistance companies” at the same time. That being said, users of the Apple’s shiny handset will be able to search Yellow…
MyVox enables developers to easily incorporate voice into their apps and widgets, make money along the way
VoodooVox recently released MyVox, a free service that enables developers to easily incorporate voice into their mobile applications and web widgets. Through the MyVox API, any phone can now function as a mic, giving mobile developers the ability to “enhance any Web application imaginable with the user’s voice.” Additionally, VoodooVox also provides a new revenue…