GoMo News to have lunch with Steve Ballmer

Rating: oh yeah!

GoMo News hasn’t been over friendly to Microsoft this past year. In the mobile space we feel the company didn’t capitalise on the Motion Bridge purchase and having just reviewed the new Orange converged search on SPV devices in the UK – some simple lessons for search and the user interface have not been addressed… (More in the Mobile Search Analyst).

The Mobile Search Analyst out next week

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Sling goes mobile in US with Nokia

Orange does the MPOSsible

Rating: be content with your content
By Tony Alton
Imagine if every decision you had made in your life was cataloged and used to sell things to you, every TV show you watched, sandwich you ate, game you played or person you spoke to. You step out of the house and a slipper dealer tries to push [...]

Google to purchase Zingku

Rating: OMG

So, I saw this on Tech Crunch and decided to check it out. At the top it says sign-ups are on hold because Google is negotiating to acquire us.
So. I had never heard of Zingku but managed to find an existing subscriber and did some more digging. The main value add for Zingku are two very hot properties is mobile at the moment.

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Orange Mobile and Internet operators in the Netherlands SOLD to Deutsche Telekom for EUR 1.33 billion

O2 launches new unlimited data packs

Rating: Bolt on baby

On 1st October O2 will launch three new unlimited data Bolt Ons for customers.
200MB bolt on is GBP 7.50; Web Max 3GB bolt on is GBP 30 and Unlimited BlackBerry is GBP 10 per month for 200 MB.

Stupid Nokia 770? Or is it me?

Rating: I dunno

I had almost given up on my Nokia 770 and then I read this another great blog from Russell Beattie. So I got out the device and tried to turn it on.

Orange gets personal recommendation from Xiam for mobile portal

Rating: Whoops! Was this a secret
I just read a press release from Orange on a “personalised recommendation” service from Xiam. I dismissed this as I thought, this isn’t new. But since then I have seen the story mentioned everywhere.
Well, I scooped this back in April see: http://www.gomonews.com/pushing_the_barrier/2007/04/orange_partner__2.html
Sorry about that – didn’t know it was a [...]

Player X and Amobee team up for ad-funded games

Rating: Xy ads

Having drunk Tequila and partied with the Player X people at the ME Awards a few weeks ago – I feel all in there! But back to the point.

Bye Bye Disney Mobile USA?

Rating: kids are out
I just got an email alert from Rafat Ali at moconews saying: Disney Mobile is to close. I haven’t seen it anywhere else so if its true…
My first reaction. Well I am not surprised. Any MVNO targeting kids is out because it relies on busy parents to sign up for the service [...]

Jumptap jumps into Telefonica with mobile search and advertising solution

Rating: show me some emocion

Mobile search and advertising provider JumpTap’s solution is now live on Telefonica’s emocion portal. The service has been live since May, but has only been announced today.

From the press release:
“As the leader in the market, it was essential we deployed a search and advertising solution that would enhance the user experience without being intrusive. The mobile screen is too small to make mistakes,” says Susana Rodriguez, Director of Online and M-Commerce at Telefónica. “The JumpTap solution seamlessly integrated into the movistar emoción platform and delivers search results with highly relevant sponsored links associated to the search, along with high impact, contextual advertisements throughout the portal.”

Orange new venture Orange Vallee headed up by CEO of MVNO Ten

Rating: looks like the purchase of Ten by Orange is imminent

Now, mobile operators are generally flat footed and slow. But Orange is going to change this by creating Orange Vallee a new entity to identify, develop and market innovative products and services within particularly short lead times.

BASE 5 new flatrate in Germany for EUR 75 per month

Rating: BASE it baby

The Germany low cost provider BASE (part of E-Plus) has launched a mobile to mobile all network flat rate. WOW.

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