It looks like AT&T is going to make it easier to have kids. No, they’re not getting into the family planning planning/fertility business (that’s already being covered by Samsung). The leading US wireless carrier is set to launch a parental control service starting September 4. Dubbed “AT&T Smart Limits,” the new service will allow parents…
Rogers Wireless: get your MySpace fix on Rogers’ handsets
It looks like Rogers Wireless is bringing MySpace to social-networking junkies across Canada. The largest GSM carrier in the country of the maple leaf will be rolling out the MySpace Mobile service to its customers later this month. But, there’s a catch. In exchange for the hours of your life (browsing friends’ profiles and editing…
Rumor alert: Research In Motion working on wireless file transfer for BlackBerry – use RIM’s BES servers to transfer data
We love rumors – especially when they have a distinct possibility of becoming reality. We’re not sure how legit this particular rumor is, but it sure is enticing. Word on the street is that Research In Motion, makers of the addictable (yes it’s a word, we just made it up) BlackBerry handsets, is hard at…
EQO frees Canada
Unlike in the US and most other developed countries, Canadians have been paying hefty fees for long-distance and calls between cities. According to EQO, that’s about to change as they’ve announce their new “plan for Canada,” to enable its countryman (EQO is from Vancouver) to call from their mobile phones to anywhere in Canada and…
Virgin Mobile USA adds 8 popular social networking sites
Yet again Virgin Mobile USA proved to be the most innovative MVNO in the States (and probably around the World). Just recently they’ve announced that their users can access Facebook, and now the carrier is partnering with Intercasting to bring a selection of diverse Web-based social networking and community sites to their customers. Using the…
Sprint: Yes we raised our SMS text message rates, No you can’t cancel your contract without an ETF
Money doesn’t grow on trees. But if you’re a wireless carrier, it might grow on SMS text messages. At least it seems that way for Sprint. The third largest wireless carrier has announced that it will be bumping up the price of each SMS text message sent without a text messaging plan. It looks like…
Vlingo mobile voice-powered interface technology promises a lot
While the multi-touch technology is certainly the step forward in the mobile phones’ user interface development, it’s certainly not THE killer app. And while many of the industry’s analysts agree that voice will have the key role in the next stage of the mobile evolution, no company has done it right so far. Vlingo may…
iSkoot goes UIQ; Available for Sony Ericsson P1i
iSkoot — also known as Skype on X-Series for 3 — has just announced that their popular Skype client will be available on the recently released Sony Ericsson P1i Symbian UIQ 3-based smartphone. In order to enable Skype chat, Skype-to-Skype and Skype Out calls, the P1i owners will have to get iSkoot either via a…
Alltel launches WHERE – Location based service comes to Alltel
Alltel just announced the launch of its location based service, WHERE. The location based finder application helps Alltel customers find all the “detailed and customized information” their hearts could desire, “including maps and directions for thousands of locations, directly to Alltel phones.” Subscribers can expect to find “gas stations, shops, restaurants, hotels, parks, golf courses,…
GoTV Latin Music channel launches on AT&T, planned for Sprint
GoTV has just signed on to provide mobile video content for AT&T, adding to the carrier’s mobile content offerings. The latin music channel, ES Música will serve up made-for-mobile video content in snippets that offer video countdowns, tour documentaries, and artist profiles – as well as a variety of latin music. Reuters reports that “A…