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A few months ago, movie rentals made their first appearance in the web version of the Android Market, and e-books were introduced just a bit before that. Now both kinds of content have made the leap to smartphones, complete with a user interface overhaul. The new Android Market’s layout looks like it took a page…
On-demand music service Rhapsody announced that it has crossed the 800,000 subscriber milestone and now offers more than 12 million tracks to its users. Of that number, more than 150,000 members joined the service since April 2010, when Rhapsody got its independence from RealNetworks. The original service, in case you care to know, was launched…
Although BlackBerry is well-known for immediate e-mail delivery, that speed comes at a cost; as any user will tell you, bigger messages are truncated, and images will generally just show placeholders until manually prompted to load more. Even then, e-mails can hit a maximum size pretty quickly, requiring a desktop computer to see the whole…
Daily deals are obviously a big market with companies like Google and Facebook entering the space to fight the incumbent player – Groupon. Nokia doesn’t want to miss the boat too, and will soon launch a similar service, providing its vast user base with location-based deals. Dubbed Nokia Perks, the demo video for the service…
YouMail announced hitting a major milestone, having answered 1 billion phone calls for its users, 500 million of which happened since September 2010. The YouMail platform is compatible with different smartphones, including the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android. In addition, there are third-party apps that bring the company’s Visual Voicemail Plus service to Windows Phone 7,…
Yesterday, Telus announced that streaming music app developer Rdio would be their official mobile subscription service. Yep, that means their meager proprietary music service is on the way out. Traditionally, I’ve been a Slacker user for their great BlackBerry apps, but after using Rdio in earnest for the first time today, I can see why…
Just recently we saw Foursquare announcing hitting the 10 million users milestone and now they say more than half a million businesses registered for the service. You probably already know but it’s worth repeating nevertheless. Businesses can offer Specials to their both existing and new customers (Foursquare users), provide useful information (like what times and…
Cricket’s Muve Music scheme is obviously working both for the carrier and its customers. If you recall, it’s the first unlimited music service to be included as part of a wireless rate plan which has been tried out by more than 100,000 customers in just five months. More than 50% of all those people are…
In another press release from its report titled “Mobile Payment Strategies: Opportunities & Markets 2011-2015,” Juniper Research predicts that the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and NFC transactions will reach $670 billion by 2015, up from $240 billion this year. The report reveals that all segments will exhibit…
In its latest report, In-Stat looks at the mobile VoIP usage among businesses. According to the research company, mobile VoIP is being adopted in both the consumer and business segments, but has only recently begun to be implemented in the business environment. However, the growth rates are strong and by the end of the forecast…