The wireless market in the US is one big game of copy-cat. When one or two of the big-dogs in the US market make a serious move to maximize their revenue, you can be sure that the other players will be making similar changes. With other carriers already limiting their “unlimited” data packages, we can…
Could this be what the iPhone Starbucks quick-order system will look like?
By now it’s a fairly by-gone conclusion that Apple will be announcing their partnership with Starbucks to deliver an iPhone-based online quick-order system. The design-gurus in Cupertino have already filed for a patent application to that effect, and we’re all just waiting on Steve Jobs to drop the espresso-bomb on us next week at Macworld…
News 12 goes mobile; Provides users with quick access to the information they can already get elsewhere
There’s nothing spectacular about News 12 Networks’ announcement and I’m wondering why I’m writing about it. 🙂 They’ve launched “News 12 to Go” mobile service which “conveniently delivers continually updated local traffic, weather, and news information to users over their cell phones.” Aside from the idea to get into mobile market, I don’t see much…
Turn your WiFi-enabled Windows Mobile smartphone into a GPRS/UMTS/HSPA wireless router
If you’re paying for unlimited data through your carrier’s data network, shouldn’t you be able to use that data package on more than one phone? Why get an unlimited data package for each and every Windows Mobile smartphone in your collection? WMWifiRouter is a new application for Windows Mobile 6 (possibly 5) that lets you…
Helio sells off Buddy Beacon name to uLocate
Helio, like so many other MVNO’s, has been hemoraging red-ink like it’s nobody’s business. Cash infusion after cash infusion, the company has failed to bring their bottom-line back into the green. Whether or not the financial aspect has influenced their decision to sell off the “Buddy Beacon” trademark is unclear, but it seems that Helio…
Verizon President & COO Dennis Strigl: Data is the future but WiMAX isn’t a threat
With Sprint still pushing hard to roll out their WiMAX-based XOHM data network (unfortunately labelled as a 3G tech), the other big-dogs in the US wireless landscape should be worrying about possible loss of data-revenue to Sprint. But, it turns out that Verizon Communication’s President and COO, Dennis Strigl, isn’t at all worried about Sprint’s…
FranklinCovey’s PlanPlus Online now accessible from mobile phones
Fans of the 7+1 habits, who rely on FranklinCovey’s PlanPlus Online will now be able to do their “organizing thing” right from their mobile phones, wherever they are. Every single aspect of the online service is accessible via smartphone’s browser — including CRM, team calendaring and scheduling, tasks, content management, and weekly planning module. As…
Yahoo! Mobile homepage redesigned, improved
At the CES, Yahoo announced that it has launched a new mobile home page. Still in early beta, the new website allows users to customize their “Yahoo! experience” more than ever before. You can pick content from various Yahoo’s websites, but also from other leading web properties. The keyword is “dynamic,” meaning that you’ll be…
FlyTunes announces new personalized radio-like music service for Apple iPhone, other phones
FlyTunes announced a new kind of music service, designed for WiFi and 3G-enabled mobile phones and media players, Apple iPhone and iPod Touch included. The idea is to outradio the (satellite) radio, by providing users with thousands of high quality music channels that can be personalized and enjoyed on your iPhone or other mobile phone,…
Myxer launches new personalization technology for delivery of customized mobile content
Myxer, the service that allows website owners to mobilize their website and which we’ve already covered before, used CES to announce the launch of its new personalization technology. The idea is to provide both content creators and end users with the ability to customize their mobile content experience more than ever before. For instance, users…