Thumb Media Group launched Mozine 4.0, the latest version of its mobile publishing platform, packing tons of new features for both readers and publishers. Let’s start with the publishers, shall we? Among the new features included in this release, we highlight: Support for various pricing models, from ad-supported to subscription-based. New ad-serving platform, powered by…
BuddyGuard keeps iPhone users safe(r)
BuddyGuard is a new mobile app that wants to convert the iPhone into “personal protection device” designed to “reinforce personal safety precautions, aid public safety personnel in emergency situations” and “to deploy private search and rescue services from the leading global provider GEOS.” The application relies on the iPhone’s built-in GPS, camera, recording and messaging…
Poynt reaches 1 billion interactions, 6.4 million unique users
Poynt announced that over 1 billion consumer queries and resulting actions have been performed using the Poynt mobile local search application. The data includes searches within the app’s seven feature verticals – Businesses, People, Movies, Events, Gas, Restaurants and Weather as well as the behavioral data such as clicking to call, clicking to browse and…
CaptureCode allows merchants to establish customer retention programs with mobile technology
CaptureCode is bringing its mobile marketing system across the U.S. Launched in select markets earlier this year, it allows consumers to scan a 2D barcode loaded with individualized promotional offers and take advantage of discounts at a growing number of merchants. On the other side of the equation, merchants can use the same system to…
Juniper Research: 1 in 8 people to use mobile ticketing by 2015
According to the latest report by Juniper Research, one in every eight mobile users worldwide will either have a ticket delivered to their mobile phone or buy a ticket with their phone by 2015. In other words, we’re talking about more than 750 million users, which is up from existing 230 million (1 in 20).…
India’s bank launches SMS service for redressing customer grievances
State Bank of India (SBI), which is the largest lender in the country, launched an additional channel for redressing customer grievances. The so called “SMS Unhappy Service” is still in its nascent stage with the full-fledged launch yet to take place. According to the unnamed bank official, the program is now running at all the…
Telmap launches new offering for carriers, allowing them to offer free location-based services to subscribers
Telmap, which we know as a white-label location-services provider, announced a new business package for mobile operators, allowing them to bundle local search, mapping and turn by turn navigation into customer subscriptions. Developed in relationship with NAVTEQ, it offers “significant benefits” to both operators and consumers, and we’ve already seen it rolled out by few…
Western Union unveils foreign-exchange payment service for businesses with smartphones
Western Union is launching a new foreign-exchange (FX) payment service for small and medium-sized businesses, allowing them to make international payments from their smartphones (iPhones or BlackBerrys). The service is designed for “busy professionals,” providing them with an intuitive interface to make business payments in more than 140 currencies. According to Western Union, it [the…
Smith Micro Software launches SendStuffNow for Windows Phone 7; Allows sending and managing of large files for on-the-go users
Smith Micro Software is bringing its SendStuffNow application/service to Windows Phone 7 devices. If you’re not familiar with the service you should know that SendStuffNow is a cloud-based managed file transfer service that ensures the secure delivery of files too large to send via email. In addition to Windows Phone 7, the application is also…
Go800 unveils text-to-talk service for Twitter users [Wants to makes phone number obsolete]
Go800 is a company behind the so called “One Text, You Connect” service which allows users to place phone calls by giving a voice to the names in their social world. For the first 90 days, the service is pitched toward Twitter users and after that – it’s going to be offered on a “first…