Nokia has scored another partner to support its OVI offering – Telecom Italia. Under the agreement, Nokia will customize its handsets — most notably Nokia N81, N95 8GB and we guess N82 in the near future — to provide easy access to TIM services. In addition, the Finish giant also said that the collaboration will…
Track exchange rates with your iPhone Stocks application
If you ever find yourself needing to quickly check how the Canadian Looney is faring in comparison to the US Dollar, your iPhone is the only tool you’ll need. It turns out that the same data-stream that the iPhone uses to get updated stock-information will also serve up the latest currency exchange rates. Yahoo actually…
Is Google seriously serious about bidding on the 700Mhz spectrum auction?
We know, we’ve been talking about Google’s intention to bid on the upcoming FCC 700Mhz spectrum auction, and Google CEO Schmidt even confirmed his company’s intent to do so. But, according Bloomberg, some analyst think that Google isn’t planning on submitting a bid beyond the initial $4.6 billion minimum opening-bid. Is Google’s bid for the…
Nortel and Qualcomm team up to test dual-mode cellular/WiFi service
Our favorite mobile chipmaker (Qualcomm) has joined forces with Nortel to test a new service that combines Nortel’s IP Multimedia Subsystem-based (IMS) Voice Call Continuity (VCC) application with Qualcomm’s VCC compatible chipset to bring dual-mode cellular/WiFi call-switching to all compatible handsets. WiFi-enabled handsets are nothing new, but Qualcomm and Nortel’s new system would allow the…
PayMate’s coming to America; Ready to compete with Obopay, PayPal?
Well folks, even though mobile payment industry still doesn’t have impressive numbers to report, we all know it’s the way of the future. Following PayPal, consumers in the U.S. will soon be able to use yet another mobile payment provider – PayMate. PayMate is an India-based company and their solution is currently being used by…
Virgin Mobile IPO earnings shrouded in scandal; sparks lawsuit
So, remember when Virgin Mobile went public and reported incredible earnings on their IPO? You know, the IPO where Virgin Mobile banked $412.5 million. Well, it seems that Virgin Mobile’s IPO performance was based on some slightly fudged information. And, by slightly fudged, we mean they misreported their Q3 earnings – which have been revised…
AT&T plans to kill pay phones – we want lower-cost pre-paid wireless plans!
To the disappointment of lower-income residents in AT&T’s 13-state pay-phone coverage area – including Texas and California – AT&T has announced that they will be shutting down their pay-phone service by the end of 2008. The pay-phone side of the business has been a money-loser for AT&T and it looks like they’ve had just about…
Nokia: Way to go, Verizon – LTE is the 4G future
With Verizon’s recent announcement to kick off LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G network tests next year (in partnership with Vodafone), it’s starting to look like LTE will dominate the US mobile-broadband landscape in the future. And, following on successful initial testing of LTE networks by Nokia, and the recent adoption of the standard by the…
Verizon refreshes V CAST Today
Verizon announced today it has refreshed its V CAST Today daily video preview and summary of V CAST Video content. GoTV Networks will program and produce the show, which will highlight the best of what’s on V CAST, including lifestyle and entertainment segments with ideas such as make-up tips, “green” ideas for around the house…
Microsoft serious about mobile social networking; Acquires technology from WebFives
It seems that getting a piece of “Facebook action” is just not enough for Microsoft’s social networking plans. Now, they went ahead acquiring technology from web and mobile social networking service WebFives. In case you’re not familiar with WebFives, it’s a social network focused on mobile content like videos, music and photos; that allows users…