MobiMate announced that its popular travel application, WorldMate Professional, is now available free of charge to users of the Symbian UIQ 3.x and Windows Mobile Standard based devices. Initially, we saw MobiMate testing its “Freemium business model” with the release of WorldMate for Symbian S60 based devices. Apparently, the test proved as a success and…
Deutsche Telekom snatches up entire DVB-H spectrum in Germany
In a not-too-surprising, but nonetheless amazing, move by Germany’s largest telecom, Deutsche Telekom has snatched up the entire DVB-H spectrum in Germany. Following the EU’s recent DVB-H standardization, Germany has awarded the country’s entire mobile TV (DVB-H) spectrum to T-Mobile Germany’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom. Reuters reports that Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems unit is now the…
Barcodes on mobile phones will make airline boarding-pass obsolete
The days of printing out a paper boarding-pass are soon to be a thing of the past. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) just approved a barcode standard that will replace the paper-boarding pass with your mobile phone. The idea is so simple it’s surprising that it hasn’t already been implemented – but then again,…
Gmail Mobile 1.5 released; Several new features, may work slower
Just recently, Google has updated its Java-based GMail Mobile application. The new version (1.5) adds several improvements, including: Easier access to contacts. If you click on a person in your Contacts, you’ll see a photo (if available), the email address, phone numbers and other notes. Now you can save unfinished messages in Drafts. The strange…
FeedM8 adds 1,000 websites within 30 days
The so called “mobilization and monetization service” FeedM8 just announced that during the last 30 days more than 1,000 websites joined their FeedM8 Publisher Network. Among the publishers that are now “on board” are such names as Chictoday – the lifestyle interactive magazine and entertainment channel, I4U.com – technology lifestyle magazine and shopping guide, popular…
Rogers Wireless launches 3G network in Canada
Canadian wireless carrier Rogers Wireless has just launched their 3G network in Canada (duh). The network rollout will bring HSPA speeds to Rogers’ Vision Voice video calling service in 22 Canadian cities. Rogers’ reference to HSPA gives us reason to believe that Rogers Wireless will be offering high-speed upload speeds as well as high-speed downloads,…
AT&T Wireless introduces pro-rated Early Termination Fees (ETF)
Looks like Big Blue’s jumped on-board the pro-rated early termination fee (ETF) bandwagon! AT&T Wireless has announced that they will be changing their ETF policy from a flat-rate fee to a pro-rated fee that is based on how much time is left on the contract. So, if you’ve only got a couple months left on…
FixNixer – the nagging phone app to help you quit smoking
If you’re an avid smoker, you know how hard it can be to quit smoking. You may have even tried a couple times. But, what if you had a constant support system in your mobile phone? Yea, it probably wouldn’t help us either, but FixNixer aims to keep you in line by constantly nagging you…
New Nokia Internet Tablet to be called N810? To feature MOSH?
Apparently, the upcoming Nokia Internet Tablet device will be called N810. As far as we know, it should come with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard and the built-in GPS receiver. In addition, I hope Nokia will add more RAM and use a faster processor for it, hence ensuring much faster web browsing. Now that I’m…
Cars.com adds new feuture to allow users to send vehicle listings to their mobile phones
Earlier in June, we reported that Cars.com is launching the mobile site. Now, they’ve figured out how to additionally make their site more useful for the people on-the-go. The newly launched feature, “Send to Phone”, allows users to send vehicle listings to their mobile phones. The idea is kinda neat. You’ve spotted the car you’re…