Just recently, Bytemobile has announced its new product/service called Unison Advertising Module (UAM) to allow mobile operators to serve ads in off-portal web pages on virtually all mobile devices. And while at first reading this may sound like a nightmare comes true, the end result looks very promising despite the fact that users may see…
Unlocked iPhones from France’s Orange still locked – Round 3
Ok, so first we got reports that unlocked iPhones coming out of France’s Orange network were actually only kind of unlocked. You see, the iTunes-based unlocking method for Orange iPhones still requires Apple’s blessing to roam free on non-Apple-sanctioned networks. It looked like Orange and Apple had colluded to give unlocked-iPhone customers a semi-unlocked handset…
Wateen Telecom teams with Motorola – Launches huge WiMAX network in Pakistan
While us Yankees have to wait on Sprint to complete their employee-only WiMAX/XOHM network trials, the super-advanced nation of Pakistan has just launched the largest WiMAX network we’ve ever seen. Now, we’re not exactly sure what a huge network looks like, but we’ve been told this one looks fairly big. Motorola and Wateen Telecom have…
Ribbit is proof that the Valley is on crack
“Silicon Valley’s first phone company” as Ribbit likes to call themselves, just received $10 Million in VC funding. Ribbit will give developers the opportunity to create applications that enable telephony features to be integrated straight into a website or service on your phone or desktop. In Ribbit’s next release you will be able to record…
Alltel launches Voice2TXT voicemail transcription service
Just in time to make their Q4 2007 deadline for rolling out their voice-to-text voicemail transcription service, Alltel has just launched their SpinVox-based service – Voice2TXT is finally here. Alltel subscribers can now pay $4.99 to have 20 conversations transcribed from voice into, well, text – with 100 conversation-transcriptions running $19.99. There’s no unlimited plan…
XE Mobile goes bye-bye – another MVNO goes belly up
Following in the footsteps of larger MVNOs before it, XE Mobile has just announced that it will be turning off its AT&T-leased network on December 31. XE Mobile offered college students cheap prepaid plans on cheap GSM phones, but apparently didn’t get enough cash-strapped college-students to jump on-board their sinking ship. We can’t say we’re…
Friendster goes mobile
Although Friendster is now far from the shiny star it used to be, it’s still being used by many people especially in Asian countries. That being said, I’m having a hard time understanding why it took them so long to go mobile. Anyway, the new site called FriendsterToGo is launched for users who want to…
MySpace, other Fox Interactive Media sites hitting Sprint
Sprint users who rely on MySpace for their e-schmoozing activities, here’s a piece of good news for ya. Fox Interactive Media — owner of MySpace — has signed a deal with the CDMA carrier to provide Sprint’s customers with an easy access to the popular social networking service. Under the agreement, MySpace will come as…
Nokia launches Medeo, ad-supported mobile video entertainment portal
Just recently, Nokia has launched a new ad-supported video service called Medeo. The idea is to provide Nokia smartphone owners with an additional service that will keep them entertained while on-the-go. Accessible through Nokia’s mobile-optimized website (www.nokia.mobi), the new service features “latest on everything from red carpet news, interviews with your favorite TV and movie…
N-Gage launching next week, at least for some people
N-Gage, Nokia’s software platform for delivering video games to Nseries users, is poised to launch next week, but only for owners of the N81. Ricky Cadden shot me a very angry instant message with the news. This is quite devastating and a marketing stunt that most certainly pisses more people off than makes happy. Personally…