There’s been a lot of hype around the mobile download side of iTunes that will be rolled on June 29 -Â enabling Apple iPhone owners (future owners, that is) to download music straight from iTunes. Mobile music downloads are the future, and that’s why it’s nice to see Omnifone launching their MusicStation service in Sweden…
Nokia Board Member Daniel Hesse: Over the air music downloads are not desirable
Sideloading, the act of dumping content from your computer to your mobile device, will be the key in iPhone’s success according to Daniel Hesse. His statement directly contradicts an article on textually yesterday that states Nokia and a few other handset makers invested in a service called “MusicStation” which is basically an OTA music store.…
Rumor: Nokia to relaunch their web portal within the next week
While I was in Chicago for the Evening with S60 Party, the question of “What can Nokia do to improve its USA presence?” was asked several times. People kept bringing up the fact that NokiaUSA.com sucks, not just a little, it sucks hard. A little birdie just told me that a relaunch is due within…
Mastercard PayPass trials new mobile Tap N Go system in NYC
Mastercard is rolling out their trial of a new “Tap N Go” mobile payment system through their Mastercard PayPass infrastructure in New York City. The “Tap N Go” system utilizes NFC (Near Field Communication) enabled phones that Mastercard arrogantly calls “PayPass-enabled” phones. The technology is only fitted to a handful of handsets so we can’t…
iPhone interface for Digg
David Cann is certainly of those eagerly waiting to get his hand on the iPhone. In the meantime, he may not write about it is as we do — he’s actually DOING something about it. Using the Yahoo! UI Library, PHP and the Digg API, he prepared the Digg interface for the iPhone users. It’s…
Sprint looking for WiMAX investors
Reuters is reporting that Sprint is entertaining the possibility of joining forces with cellphone pioneering firm Clearwire Corp. to finance the build-out of the much-touted WiMAX network. Sprint has already earmarked over $3 billion for its WiMAX infrastructure and it may be hurting for some cash after that expensive buyout. It’s understandable that investors might…
Ericsson Signs $1 Billion Deal with China Mobile to Expand GSM Coverage
Ericsson has just inked a deal with China Mobile to expand GSM coverage in 19 regions of China. The deal is worth $1B and will provide China Mobile with the equipment necessary to increase the coverage of the wireless operator’s network. The equipment is already under-way and is expected to boost network capacity and performance…
TeleNav GPS Navigator 5.2 released; Adds social networking
TeleNav GPS Navigator 5.2 has been released by the California-based TeleNav, Inc. Aside from the standard navigation features, the new version also packs some social networking features. For instance, it allows users to send their current location to any other mobile phone. Furthermore, TeleNav 5.2 also enables users to share addresses of their favorite businesses…
ALK’s CoPilot Live gives Nokia N95 some built-in GPS maps
ALK has announced their CoPilot Live system to augment the Nokia N95’s GPS receiver. While the N95 already comes ready serve up GPS positional data, the location maps need to be downloaded through the phone’s wireless data connection. ALK hopes to give N95 users a break on data transfers – and saving them money in…
AT&T adds traffic information to selected BlackBerry users
Cingular/AT&T has announced that its customers with BlackBerry 8800, Pearl, 8700c and the new BlackBerry Curve can now access to traffic information and rerouting services through TeleNav Traffic. The new service is designed to help AT&T customers get they way around the city traffic, by alerting them through voice and on-screen prompts to traffic slowdowns…