NTT DoCoMo and Pioneer Corporation are teaming-up to work on navigation services compatible with the “docomo Drive Net” service in Japan. Under the agreement, a mobile car-navigation application for smartphones, docomo Drive Net powered by Carrozzeria, will be developed by Pioneer and offered by DOCOMO starting from the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending…
CounterPath brings its enterprise-grade, SIP-compliant VoIP app Bria to Android
Provider of VoIP software solutions CounterPath is shooting for the Android smartphone users with the release of its Bria app for Google’s mobile platform. Actually, the application — which BTW is already available for the iPhone — will be commercially available at the end of October, so it’s not like you can download it right…
Fifth Third Processing Solutions teams up with Bling Nation to bring mobile payments to the U.S. financial institutions
Payment solutions provider Fifth Third Processing Solutions is teaming-up with mobile payments experts Bling Nation to allow virtually any financial institution that is part of the Fifth Third Processing Solutions network to enable the Bling services for their financial institutions’ debit card customers. The main idea is to provide clients of Fifth Third Processing Solutions…
LinguaSys’ TransGen Mobile is the first private multilingual mobile chat room app for Android
A company called LinguaSys launched a new app called TransGen Mobile, providing the first multilingual private mobile chat rooms for Android. Available through the Android Market, the new application can scale to over 500 users per chat room, allowing participants to converse in different languages in a single room. Moreover, there’s the support for private…
Appcelerator, FortiusOne team-up to launch the first mobile location analytics platform
Appcelerator is teaming-up with location analysis software provider FortiusOne to launch the first location-based analytics platform for mobile applications. The new Titanium+Geo platform will allow enterprises, marketers and retailers to “better understand where, when and how mobile applications are being used.” In other words, companies will be able to measure the impact of location-enabled mobile…
Nokia Ovi Services Are Blowing Up, Download Numbers Growing
Nokia is really pushing its Ovi services and the download and usage numbers are reflecting that. To date, 200,000 new users sign up every day, Ovi Store downloads average 2.3 million per day and 70 developers have exceeded the one million download mark. Not too shabby for the platform, and one would have to assume…
Layar showcases some cool layars
The folks of Layar’s PR team have sent me an email showcasing some of the coolest layars available, all of which should be available from the featured section of the Layar Reality Browser. Here’s what they got: ARcade by HPSC – the augmented reality game that’s inspired by the legendary PAC-MAN game. You run after…
Mobile ticketing solution provider Masabi secures $2 million from m8 Capital
The developer of mobile ticketing technology for the transport sector Masabi announced that it has secured $2 million from m8 Capital to support commercial deployments of its mobile ticketing systems with UK rail companies and to expand operations into other geographies. Masabi’s “Ticket Machine in your Pocket” technology is made to allow secure, usable ticket…
Voxbone adds SMS support to for its direct inward dial (DID) numbers
Wholesale provider of international numbers and call-origination services Voxbone announced new, one-stop support of SMS for its direct inward dial (DID) numbers. The new feature takes further advantage of Internet protocol networks’ capacity to converge voice and data, and at the same time replaces a multi-step, multi-contract process for Voxbone’s carrier and enterprise customers. Initially,…
Where acquires LocalGinger in a move to bring group-buying to mobiles
Where, Inc. has acquired LocalGinger, the local group-buying company that operates in secondary markets. Here’s what you need to know about LocalGinger (from the press release): LocalGinger has built a strong following among merchants in second tier cities and recently launched a social commerce platform that allows merchants to manage their own daily deals. Combined…