Forget about the iPhone’s or any other visual voice mail solution. Think “Voice Mail To Text!” That’s exactly what the service called CallWave offers — and now it’s available nationwide. Simply put, CallWave Vtxt service grabs your voice mail, turns it into text and then send it to you as a text message. No more…
Amp’d Mobile signs deal with Verizon Wireless to stay alive
The now-bankrupt MVNO, Amp’d Mobile, has just inked a deal with Verizon Wireless that will allow the MVNO to continue operations during its Chapter 11 re-organization. According to Forbes, the deal will allow Amp’d subscribers to access the Verizon Wireless network, but stipulates that Amp’d Mobile will drop the lawsuit that it filed against Verizon…
InfoSpace ready for iPhone users
InfoSpace’s location-based search service is already known to many mobile phone users for its quick access to key information and the relevancy of search results (powered by FAST engine). Earlier this month they’ve partnered with Virgin Mobile to provide its subscribers with the ability to search the web and WAP sites, as well as Virgin…
Skweezer 4.0 released; It’s faster, better!
In case you’re not on an affordable or unlimited data plan and for some reason you’re not using Opera Mini, you may want to try out the latest version of Skweezer, the free service that optimizes web for mobile use. The idea is to reduce (skweez) images so that they load faster on your mobile…
Sling takes SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile 6.0 out of beta!
That’s right folks! Sling has taken the beta wrapper off of its SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile 6.0! As expected, if a little late, Sling has finished its beta testing of the Mobile player for Windows Mobile 6.0 and is offering it to new users or about $30. Nothing new to report on the feature-front,…
Amp’d Mobile gets judge’s approval to use $7.5 million from loan
Yahoo News is reporting that Amp’d Mobile, still struggling under the court’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, has managed to secure another $7.5 million in cash from it’s largest investor, Verizon Wireless. Judge Brendan Shannon of the Delaware US Bankruptcy Court gave the embattled MVNO permission to use Verizon’s cash collateral (cash, stocks, bonds, etc.) until…
Get a nuTsie commercial
So far you’ve probably heard for nuTsie, a service that allows you to listen to your iTunes on your mobile phone. It maybe be still marked as a “beta” product, but it already started to gather some serious interest among the iTunes fans. Now, they’re running their “Get a Mac”-kind of ad on YouTube. The…
Obama set to launch text-messaging initiative – offers free ringtones and wallpapers
RCRNews is reporting that Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, is planning to launch a text-messaging initiative to increase his campaign’s coverage. Joe Rospars, media director for the Obama Campaign, says that, “This campaign is about the people across the country who are taking organizing into their own hands and text messaging is a key tool…
Sprint Announces Sanyo SCP-3200 Vision Phone – With Parental Control
Sprint has released the Sanyo SCP-3200 as the Sprint PCS Vision Phone SCP-3200. That’s a long name, but we guess Sprint wanted to get across the phone’s Sprint Vision capabilities from the get go. But, the real interesting thing about this phone is its Parental Control feature – allowing parents to keep their kids on…
Verizon partners with Obopay; Set to announce a mobile payment service
So far, the adoption of the mobile payment services have been slow. Both PayPal and Google Checkout rolled out their mobile versions, but not many people actually use them. Now, Verizon Wireless is teaming up with mobile payment specialist Obopay to roll-out its own mobile payment solution. The main idea seems that such carrier-backed project…