When Yahoo! rolled out its push-email service (the only push email service specifically tailored and developed for the iPhone) oh so long ago, we were all a bit disappointed in the push service’s performance. Or, actually, it’s the lack of performance that left us in want of some push email. Well, it seems that Yahoo!…
Mailcurve – the refined email service
Mailcurve have announced a new email service for iPhone users, that subscribes to the concept of “refined email” – I could tell you what this is, but the guys at Mailcurve do it so much better: Sending and receiving email on your iPhone is great now… but hundreds of emails arriving on your phone isn’t…
LinkedIn goes mobile; iPhone optimized version available
Social networks aren’t going away anytime soon – and the mobile space is the next frontier. Following on Facebook’s mobile version launch recently, the professional social network LinkedIn has announced that they have gone mobile. The LinkedIn mobile site is available at http://m.linkedin.com/ – and if you use your iPhone to visit the mobile version,…
Samsung takes on Nokia’s Ovi
Nokia isn’t the only handset manufacturer that wants to keep making money of its customers after the initial hardware purchase. Samsung announced at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona that they intend to pursue an Internet-based services model, much like Nokia’s Ovi. The new strategy would unite all of Samsung’s premium web-services under one roof…
mobilePeople launch targeted local mobile ads
mobilePeople has announced the availability of it’s “liquid Advertising Suite”, which is designed to present relevant adverts, both in terms of geography, and context. The suite includes the “liquid Ad Server”, “liquid Adsite Builder”, and “liquid SMS Links”. Additionally, the Suite is integrated to mobilePeople’s “liquid Mobile Search Platform”. With the new Suite, ads can…
T-Mobile BlackBerry 8820 possibly delayed
And here we were getting all set and ready for T-Mobile to drop the BlackBerry 8820 on us Yanks in less than two weeks. We should have known better than to expect the T-Mobile HotSpot @Home-compatible handset to launch without any possible delays. Boy Genius just recently led us to believe that the T-Mobile BlackBerry…
Vodafone to bring mobile money transfer service in Afghanistan
At the Mobile World Congress, Vodafone announced that it would launch a money transfer service in Afghanistan to enable its customers to quickly send and receive money. Back in March 2007, Vodafone unveiled the similar initiative in Kenya where an estimated 1.6 million people are using their scheme. The idea for the mobile operator is…
Omnifone introduces MusicStation Max, pre-licensed unlimited mobile music phones; LG first on board
At this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, provider of the unlimited music download services Omnifone launched the MusicStation Max unlimited mobile music handset programme. Omnifone’s plan, very similar to Nokia’s “Come with music” initiative, involves partnering with handset manufacturers to give consumers the “freedom to download, play and share unlimited amounts of music, wherever…
GyPSii coming to China for the Olympics
GyPSii has partnered with Shanghai Rannuo and China Unicom to launch its get-tagging mobile social networking service during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The idea is of course to allow GyPSii users to capture their special moments during the Olympic games, upload the content to their GyPSii personal space and share it with friends…
Zyxel WiMAX routers on the way to Sprint Nextel
While other carriers are getting ready to launch their 3G service, Sprint Nextel is prepping to light-off their commercial 4G network. Well, actually, WiMAX has been spec’d as a 3G technology, but we’re going to ignore that reality and substitute our own. Part of Sprint’s WiMAX/XOHM network rollout will take place in the end-user’s domicile.…