Jingle Networks’ 1-800-FREE411 announced that it is adding Dial Directions’ service to its offering. Under the deal between the two companies, 20 million people who at the moment use 1-800-FREE411 can ask for directions to any directory listing and receive it by SMS. To use the new service, callers need only speak their starting address…
Monniker lets you decide what ringtone/picture your friends see when you call
Sure, there are ringback tones that let your friends listen to a song as they wait for you to pick up the phone. You can choose a particular picture or ringtone to identify your friends’ incoming calls. But, how about deciding what your friend sees and hears when you call them? With the new Monikker…
Sprint prepping $60 unlimited calling plans?
Following on the heels of the unlimited calling plan announcements from the big-dogs in the US wireless landscape, we’re hearing on the grapevine that Sprint might be planning to undercut the industry with a super low-price unlimited wireless plan. Apparently, analysts are expecting Sprint to “offer flat-rate calling plans at up to a 40 percent…
Juniper Research: Mobile adult video chat revenues to hit $1.5bn by 2012
Following the success of its “desktop counterpart,” mobile adult video chat is set to grow in the coming years. According to Juniper Research’s latest report titled “Mobile Adult: Subscriptions, Downloads, Video Chat & Text-Based Services 2007-2012 (Fourth Edition),” global revenues from adult video chat services are expected to rise sharply over the next five years,…
Shazam announces Facebook app
Shazam has announced the launch of a Facebook app that enables Shazam users to put on their Facebook profile songs that they have recently captured vua Shazam’s service. (For those of you that don’t know, by dialing 2580 in the UK, you can hold the phone to any music source, and after 20 seconds or…
Informa: Mobile social networking revenues could reach US$52 billion by 2012
It’s kinda obvious mobile social networks are set for growth and will/want to follow the path of their “desktop predecessors.” According to Informa’s latest report entitled “Mobile Social Networking: Communities and Content on the Move,” the number of mobile social networking users exceeded 50 million, approximately 2.3% of the global mobile user population on December…
Motorola’s acquisition of Soundbuzz completed
Motorola has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Singapore-based music download service Soundbuzz. Under the agreement, Soundbuzz will maintain its Singapore headquarters along with other offices in Mumbai and Sydney. As you’re probably already aware, the American handset maker’s idea to become the dominant player in the Asia-Pacific region. Their MotoMusic platform/service is…
Emoze goes enterprise
We’ve almost missed this one. Our friends from Emoze used Mobile World Congress not only to launch their push-email service for the masses (using POP3), but also to unveil the Enterprise edition to enable organisations to manage their information flow and to “have control over data transfers based on IT policies.” With the Enterprise Edition,…
SE: new interface for selected devices
Ericsson have launched the “Ericsson Multimedia Communication Suite (MCS)”, with the goal of integrating web 2.0 content feeds in to the UI. The UI will be making an appearance on select devices, such as the SE W760i End users will have access to new services from existing applications – so for example, knowing presence information…
WorldMate Live updated; Frequent fliers rejoice
Here’s one for frequent fliers. WorldMate Live has been updated to enable travel providers to update their client’s itineraries directly on their devices, over-the-air. This keeps travelers’ itineraries in sync with bookings made by agents, even while they are on the move. The service upgrade also expands the list of supported travel providers to over…