I don’t care what anyone says, email is still a killer app and many businesses wouldn’t be alive today if it wasn’t invented. Yes social networks are cool, but they all fail to be transparent. Anyone can call or text me, anyone can email me, I shouldn’t have to join Facebook to contact you, nor…
Sprint and Microsoft announce new Live Search application that knows your location
Mobile search applications like Microsoft’s Live Search sure are handy, aren’t they? Well, they’re about to get a lot handier. Microsoft has teamed up with Sprint to roll out a new Live Search client that uses location-based information to help you find the nearest pizzeria or nail salon (for that emergency mani-pedi that you might…
Apple fans offer FREE iPhone unlocking service outside AT&T Store
And you thought you were an Apple fan. Well, in the hopes of getting the iPhone sales-numbers as high as possible, two Apple-fans have started offering their iPhone unlocking service for free. That’s right, if you happen to live near the AT&T Store in this pic, you can head on over and get your iPhone…
Easily blog from your mobile phone with Utterz
So far we’ve seen a number of mobile blogging solutions, including Nokia’s own Lifeblog. The service we’re talking about today, Utterz, aims to bring a new level of easiness of use into the world of mobile blogging. In addition, it also has some very neat tools, designed to move your blog outside of mobile realm.…
Nokia Maps navigation software gets an update – more features, more coverage
Following on Nokia’s launch of the Ovi web service, the Finnish handset manufacturer has announced that one of Ovi’s services is now updated with a few new features. Nokia’s updated their popular Maps application for compatible Nokia handsets. There’s a data counter to let you know exactly how much data you’re sucking down, a GPS…
FCC: US wireless carriers must meet new E911 accuracy standards
It looks like the FCC is really crackin’ down on wireless carriers’ E911 performance. Hot on the heels of the FCC’s announcement that they plan to levy penalties against Sprint Nextel, Alltel, and US Cellular for not meeting 2005 E911 accuracy requirements, the FCC has just approved more stringent E911 standards. US wireless carriers will…
Grab you $100 Apple Store credit now – iPhone early adopters’ redemption is here
If you’ve been squirming in your seat for Mr. Jobs to drop that $100 Apple Store credit on all of us early iPhone adopters, you’re day has arrived! Apple has launched a new webpage to help us all get over the $200 hit that we all took on the shiny new iPhone. From the Apple…
Glide Mobile adds Microsoft Word support to the iPhone
Who says iPhone can only view Word documents. Well, I do. But now thanks to Glide Mobile — which previously brought Windows Media support to the iPhone — users of the Apple’s handset can now edit, format and share their Microsoft Word documents. Glide Write 2.0 — part of Glide Mobile offering — is not…
BBC “In Concert” goes mobile in Europe
Fans of the BBC’s “In Concert” series of, well, concerts will be happy to hear that they’ll be within a mobile-phone’s-reach of getting their Avril Lavigne fix. BBC Radio has reportedly inked a deal with spodtronic to deliver over 1,000 concerts from artists like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, AC/DC, Coldplay, Muse, Chemical Brothers and…
Verizon Wireless sues to get FCC rules of 700Mhz auction removed
And we thought AT&T was the evil carrier. As much as we like to poke at AT&T for being the darkside of wireless carriers, we have to give it to them for their innovative offerings and liberal stance on consumer interests. The leading wireless carrier was recently noted as supporting FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s successful…