Back in July, we wrote about MizPee – a useful service that allows users to quickly find a toilet in a number of cities. Now, we have “SatLav”, a 26-year-old launching a similar service in London, providing tourists with arguably one of the most important piece of information they need — where the f*** is…
Fluc seems like something Google wants
Fluc is a new service I’ve just spotted that allows both mobile phone users and mobile web site publishers to make money. If you have a mobile phone, you can sign-up to receive ads and coupons relevant to your location and your interests, while making money on the way. But it’s not all in opting-in…
Cellfish launches AddtoPhone; Enables media sharing from web to mobile
New York based Cellfish Media has launched AddtoPhone, a new service that delivers optimized-format media to mobile phones. According to Cellfish, the service is easy to use and once a user enters his/her mobile phone number, an SMS is sent to him/her with a link to the content. The content is converted on-the-fly to fit…
Text Heaven uses SMS for social networking
Social networks are still hot, and mobile social networks keep blooming as never before. Lately, we’ve spotted a new such service called Text Heaven which uses SMS to connect people. As with all such services, it is required to register and then chat and flirt with other users over the net or via SMS. In…
When did Verizon Wireless join the Open Handset Alliance?
Did Verizon Wireless jump on the Android-fueled bandwagon that is the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) while we weren’t looking? Well, we can’t find any official sources that would confirm Verizon’s membership as part of the OHA – but Gene Munster, a Piper Jaffray analyst recently released a note to clients that mentioned Verizon as being…
Google makes it official – confirms intention to bid on 700Mhz spectrum
We pretty much knew they were going to do it, but there’s nothing like a an official press release to get our juices flowing. Google CEO Eric Schmidt made it official – Google will be bidding on the 700Mhz wireless spectrum come January 24, 2008. And, it looks like Google’s going to be making their…
EU telecom ministers support opening up 900Mhz GSM radio spectrum for mobile services
European Union telecom ministers have given their support for a plan to open the 900Mhz radio frequencies that have traditionally been allocated for GSM mobile phone service to allow advanced mobile services like 3G wireless data networks. The plan was proposed back in July and was backed by the GSMA on grounds that the 900Mhz…
Blockbuster working on bringing video rentals to mobile phones
It’s the next logical step. With Apple rumored to be planning some sort of online rental scheme to work with its iPod Touch and iPhone, it’s clear that movie-rentals on mobile phones will soon be a reality. It’s just a matter of who will bring the service to market, and when will it be a…
Verizon confirms LTE 4G network trials with Vodafone; to share with AT&T
We’ve known for some time that Verizon has put their faith in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard upon which to build their 4G network. And, following on the GSMA’s support of LTE as the 4G standard of choice, Verizon has announced that they will be kicking off trials of their LTE network in 2008.…
Canada opening the door for the little guy – sets aside 40Mhz for newcomers
Competition is the driving force behind innovation in any market – the wireless market especially. So, in light of that fact, Canada has set aside a 40Mhz swath of wireless spectrum to give potential new wireless carriers a chance to enter the Canadian market. Industry Minister Jim Prentice said that the 40Mhz slice of radio…