Nokia Music Store is slowly approaching the iTunes numbers in Europe. Apparently, out of about 4.3 million people who actually download/pay music in five major European markets (UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany), 28% get their songs via iTunes, while 22% (0.94 million) do that from Nokia’s store. 4.3 million people, what? And here’s an…
YWaiter for iPhone saves restaurant goers money and time
Phoenix-based Mobile Bytes is out with a new iPhone app/service called YWaiter, designed to save restaurant goers money and time when dining out. The free application allows time-strapped diners to place take-out or dine-in orders directly from their phone, bypassing lengthy wait times and phone orders. In terms of the “saving money” part, there are…
Juniper Research: There will be almost 1.5 billion mobile local search users by 2014!
Location-based local search and information services will be used by nearly 1.5 billion mobile users by 2014, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Among the factors that will drive this growth are surge in mobile Internet usage and increased penetration of integrated GPS receivers within mobile phones. Hardware wise, Juniper’s report argues that…
Nokia to ditch their Ovi effort and just preinstall Yahoo!’s services? [Project Nike]
Yahoo! sent the press an invitation to join them at an event scheduled for Monday, May 24th at 10:00. The invite simply says “Please join Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz for an exciting announcement about providing global consumers with rich online and mobile experiences, and bringing forward a new era in keeping consumers connected.” What could…
Batanga.com app brings Latin music to your iPhone, iPod Touch
Online source for Latin music Batanga.com is out with its iPhone application, which is fully integrated with their online radio platform. Here’s what you can do with Batanga Radio’s iPhone app: Listen for free to Batanga’s exclusive radio stations that contain the largest selection of Latin music by genre, by mood or by your favorite…
Mobile video search service blinkx goes mobile
If you’re an avid online video fan, you’ve probably already heard about blinkx, which is the most advanced video search engine on the Internet. They are “going mobile” with a launch of a public beta version of its product that is specifically designed for mobile access. Located at m.blinkx.com, the new service works on all…
Advanced Merchant Solutions’ Pocket Spectrum Plus allows credit card swiping and receipt printing on-the-go
A company called Advanced Merchant Solutions has launched a payment solution for the Android platform, enabling on-the-go merchants to accept credit cards anywhere. The dedicated application, available for download from the Android Market, can be used with the company’s Pocket Spectrum Plus, which is a Bluetooth 2-track card reader and thermal receipt printer. Coupled together…
Obopay unveils Mobile Money For Banks
Obopay, the mobile payments pioneer, which we’ve covered for quite a few times in the past, unveiled a new offering – Mobile Money for Banks. The new offering is slated to push banks and other financial organizations in the realm of mobile payments. The solution is made to allow banks to deploy their own branded…
Ultrabrief: Amazon announced that Kindle for Android coming “this summer”
Amazon has just announced that they’re going to launch a Kindle application for Google’s Android operating system this summer. You’re going to need a device running Android 1.6 or higher, and an SD card inside your device. Like the Kindle application for the iPhone and iPod Touch, you’ll have access to Amazon’s library of more…
Brief: Shazam has over 75 million users, and they’ve just tagged their 1 billionth song
Shazam, a service we love at IntoMobile, is a simply application that runs on most major smartphone platforms, including RIM’s BlackBerry and Nokia’s Symbian operating system, feature phones too, that records a brief snippet of a song you’re currently listening to and then sends said recording to a server in a country far far away,…