With more and more players entering the mobile search game, it shouldn’t be all that surprising that Nokia is also thinking about starting their own mobile search service. Even big-hitter Google is just starting to develop mobile search platforms and is by no means a dominant force – leaving ample room for the likes of…
LG adds Google apps to phones
LG Electronics and Google have announced a deal under which the Korean handset maker will bundle Google’s popular mobile applications, including Google Maps, GMail and Blogger, to its handset. Apparently, LG plans to release at least 10 new mobile phones with pre-installed Google apps in North America, Europe and Asia this year, with first shipments…
VeriSign And Visa Team Up For Mobile Banking
Yahoo News reports that VeriSign has entered into a deal with Visa to allow payments for services and goods via mobile phones. The Visa mobile platform not only allows for mobile payment, but will offer users of the service promotional offers and rebates.
YouTube mobile launches this summer
I think we’ve been waiting this for so long. YouTube is finally set to go fully mobile, meaning that it will be available to all mobile users, not only to the Verizon subscribers. According to the company’s spokeperson, YouTube Mobile for Europe will be launched in May 2007, while the U.S. users will have to…
World’s First Mobile Classifieds Services Launches
iqzone Inc. launches their innovative SnapSendSell (TM) mobile classifieds service today, at CTIA. The world’s first system of broadcasting and searching classifieds on your mobile device is now live and being showcased at iqzone’s CTIA Wireless booth #381.
emoze luanches first-ever free push-email service without server side
emoze is the first company to offer a central server solution with a seamless connection via an Outlook Web Access (OWA). The expanded service offering is completely free of charge to both consumers and businesses.
Verizon Wireless to offer FlashCast-powered rich data services
Adobe and Verizon have announced a deal, under which Verizon will be an exclusive wireless carrier launch partner in North America for delivering all new Adobe mobile applications, and will be the first wireless operator on the continent to bring Adobe FlashCast based data services to mobile subscribers, in H2 2007. Adobe FlashCast technology enables…
Best Buy Acquires Speakeasy DSL
In a move that is sure to boost Best Buy’s Best Buy for Business program, the electronics retailer announced its plans to buy the popular US DSL provider. Best Buy shelled out $97 million to bring Speakeasy under its corporate wing.
Google Announces Re-vamped Mobile Search
An announcement from Mountain View, California, outlined on Google’s blog, introduces their re-vamped mobile search. So, the next time you visit Google.com on your mobile device, you will be greeted with a new optimized interface. The new mobile search platform allows you to customize the homescreen to include the information that is most important to…
Sprint’s Pivot Service Announced
Sprint took the wraps off their quad-play service today with the announcement of their Pivot service. Now subscribers can get their voice, wireless data, broadband data, and cable tv plans from a single provider. Presumably, the convenience of a single bill and integrated service will attract users looking for lower monthly bill than if they…