Well what do we have here? Is T-Mobile is planning to take their anticipated 3G network online by December 6 2007? According to reports from The Inquirer, it seems T-Mobile may just be working on launching (or announcing their launch-plans) their long-awaited high-speed wireless network in just a few weeks time. There’s some conflicting information…
South Korea kicks off rehabilitation program to cure mobile phone addicts
South Korea’s wireless infrastructure blows the US’s mobile environment out of the water. The country’s wireless networks are some of the most advanced in the world – and South Korean network operators push feature-packed, highly-advanced mobile phones into their customers’ pockets. In a country where cellphones outnumber landlines (68% cell, 49% land), is it any…
Fring releases fringME! widget; Adds support for the Nokia E51
Folks behind Fring have announced a new fringME! widget, allowing users of the popular VoIP client with web sites, blogs or social networking profiles to interact (chat) with their visitors. But, it’s not all about chatting and sharing your presence with your community and/or your friends — in case you have a GPS equipped Symbian-based…
Truphone adds 260 hotspots with Surf and Sip
Are you using Truphone to save on phone calls? You’ll be glad to know that one of the most popular mobile VoIP application developers has just announced the addition of 260 hotspots to the “expanding estate of locations from where Truphone can be used to make free and low-cost mobile phone calls over Wi-Fi and…
WordPress admin interface optimized to work with iPhone, other mobile phones
iPhone users who happen to write a blog, here’s a good news for ya. Thanks to the new plugin called WPhone, you’ll be able to add new and manage existing posts right from your shiny handset, wherever you are. Apparently, WPhone is quite fast — all pages are NOT ONLY pared down to their bare…
Nokia Sports Tracker goes Web 2.0
Remember Nokia Sports Tracker? Well, the Finish giant decided to improve it… significantly! The new version — still in beta — adds a Web 2.0 kind of service on top of the application component. Basically, now you’ll be able to log your workouts online, analyze them (speed, distance, etc), and compare the data with other…
BlackBerry Connect v4.0 to come pre-loaded on Sony Ericsson P1i in the Asia Pacific region
Sony Ericsson and Research In Motion (RIM) announced out-of-the-box availability of BlackBerry Connect software v4.0 on the Sony Ericsson P1i in select countries in the Asia Pacific region — including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. BlackBerry Connect will bring all the beauties of the CrackBerry “way of of life”…
Dial DIR-ECT-IONS expands nationwide; Introduces Meet Me “mobile invitation” feature
Back in July, we covered the neat service called DIR-ECT-IONS, which at that time allowed people to get directions via SMS in Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York. Now, they’ve announced a new expanded offering, allowing people across the U.S. to use their free service. The service is quite easy to use. From any…
MTV to launch mobile social network Con3xion around MTV Tr3s
MTV is a one of the best known brands among the youth today and it doesn’t surprises they want to additionally monetize their brand and connect with their viewers through mobile social network. Now, MTV Network has announced they are working with the leading mobile social networking company and a developer of the “award-winning platform”…
Brief: Interview with Mads Winblad, Nokia Multimedia
M as I like the Multimedia group inside Nokia, are the coolest bunch of cats inside the entire company. They really get the internet and it shows in how they market their Nseries products versus other groups such as MP (Mobile Phones) and ES (Enterprise Solutions). This interview is a few days old, and I…