Sunrise has relaunched it’s OTA music download service for mobiles, called musicworld. It’s powered by 24-7 Entertainment, and offes dual-download (PC and Mobile) on over 2 million tracks. Full-track singles are 2.50 CHF, and albums 19 CHF. Additionally there is preview and recommendation functionality to enhance the service further. This has got to be a…
UK: the cost of texting from abroad could drop
BBC’s Radio One Newsbeat is reporting that the cost of texting from abroad could be set to drop (grrrrrrrreat!). After roaming calls were addressed last year, Ofcom is now demanding that the cost of texting and using the mobile internet is also reduced. Apparently the average cost of sending a text in the UK is…
Fring: new version imminent!
I was just informed by email that Fring is due to launch a new version of it’s software next Tuesday, 5th February. We’ll tell you more as we learn more – in the meanwhile you can read some of our past coverage of the service here and here.
MindMeister’s Geistesblitz Tools goes iPhone
Don’t know you have heard about MindMeister, but it’s a great web-based mind mapping tool which allows creation of mind maps by multiple users in real time — and which I personally use. And guess what, they’ve decided to get some media attention by adding support for Apple’s handset. To be fair, it’s not the…
Sprint and Clearwire kick off renewed talks over WiMAX
And we thought we left all the drama and gossip behind when we graduated high school. After calling it quits on their relationship a few months ago, Sprint and Clearwire are apparently sparking up their romance once again. The two companies are reportedly in talks over WiMAX network deployment in the US, and could even…
Gmail’s IMAP fixed to work with Windows Mobile
If you own a Windows Mobile powered smartphone and are also using GMail, you’ve probably experienced a problem with GMail’s IMAP. Apparently some users reported that HTML email messages showed up blank, while others said they could only read message headers. In case you’re one of the affected one, you’ll be glad to know that…
Photo2Lab for iPhone – Online photo printing service for the iPhone gets real
We’re not sure that many users will be taking advantage of an online photo-printing service for the iPhone. The iPhone’s camera isn’t anything special and the lack of a built-in flash turns night-shots into nightmare shots. But, that didn’t stop ECCE TERRAM from bringing an online photo-printing service to the iPhone. ECCE TERRAM has announced…
O2 offers iPhone customers more bang for buck – more wireless minutes and text messages for the same tariff
In an apparent effort to spur sales of the iPhone in the UK, Apple’s iPhone partner, O2, has announced that they’ll be radically changing their iPhone wireless plans. Most O2 iPhone customers will see a three-fold increase in wireless minutes on the same monthly tariff. O2 iPhone customers on the £35 wireless plan can look…
PhoneFavs helps users bookmark mobile websites; Wants to be mobile web starting point
Recently I’ve spotted yet another mobile bookmarking service called PhoneFavs. The idea is, as with similar services, to provide users with an easy way to store and manage their favorite mobile websites. The sharing component is also integrated, hence you’ll be able to allow your friends and/or colleagues to access all or only selected parts…
Ma.gnolia goes mobile, finally
Fans of the Ma.gnolia web-based bookmarking service will be glad to know that they’ve finally launched the mobile version of their website. Now you’ll be able to access not only your bookmarks, but also your contacts and groups while on-the-go. The easy to use and so-not-demanding interface is also there — any web-enabled mobile phone…