Cheap international calls for Blackberry users

Rating: No need for wi-fi to save money on calls with Anywhere
RIM’s Blackberry users are being targeted with a low cost international calling service by VoIP expert, Truphone. It uses GSM not Wi-fi to offer cheap calls.
Still officially in beta mode, the application is called Truphone Anywhere for BlackBerry and can be downloaded from here or [...]

OnePoint offers instant attendee feedback by phone

Rating: Leveraging mobile handset to survey showgoers
A feather in the cap for OnePoint Surveys which has landed the task of collecting feedback from those attending the forthcoming Insight 2008 show for the organiser, Centaur Exhibitions.
All attendees need do is text a keyword to OnePoint’s shortcode, 85001, and then complete the questionnaire - sent to their [...]

QR Codes, Quantum Codes, James Bond and Sony shaken, not stirred

I read this this morning and it made me smile. I don’t blame Sony for “milking Quantum of Solace“. I would.

OK, I am still quite high on the fact that a couple of people think that my husband looks like Daniel Craig (no wonder I think Mr. Craig is hot!)
But anyway - interesting read this [...]

Major break for video ringtones launches in Turkey

Rating: Vringo signs crucial deal with Avea
In answer to critics who’ve said that video ringtones cannot be monetarised, Vringo  has just announced a deal with Turkish operator, Avea. It’s aimed directly at the youth market.
The pair claim it is the first carrier-led video ringtone subscription model. Avea will be offering the service via its Patlican [...]

Leading SMS Provider Acknowledged for Unsurpassed Ease-of-Use and Rapid Implementation; Bests Google Maps and Other Mobile Industry Leaders

Redwood City, CA, October 27, 2008 – Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging solutions, today announced it won first place in Mobile Industry Review’s (MIR) 2008 Awards ‘Best Value Product’ category. Runners up in the category include Google Maps, SpinVox, 3 Pay As You Go, Mippin and others. The 2008 MIR awards recognized over [...]

Nobody does it better, nobody does it quite as good as you - Ralph Lauren you are the best!

Now, since Ralph Lauren teamed up with NeoMedia for mobile barcodes - I have seen that example used as a case or user study by nearly everyone at several industry events.

Now, Ralph Lauren launches its own iPhone application. I can only say - this is how you do it. If anyone understands style and brands [...]

Nokia invests in Shanghai Based Mobile Advertising Company Madhouse

I read about Nokia and Madhouse a few days ago. Basically, Nokia’s venture arm has made the investment. Now, I was going to write about this myself -but Ovum’s Eden Zoller has done all the hard work for me. Read here great article here: http://www.ovum.com/news/euronews.asp?id=7440

Vangard voice cross enterprise mobile applications -can you add voice to a mobile barcode?

Vangard Voice Systems, Inc. (Vangard), the innovator of AccuSpeech(R) Mobile voice technology, announced the availability of its new Mobile Voice Platform (MVP).

MVP?
It is an environment for web or mobile applications.
Huh?
I might need a briefing –but to me it sounds like it can empower voice applications anywhere. So it is enabling voice as an interface in [...]

Mobile Advertising: SinglePoint Introduces SingleBrand Ad Marketplace for messaging

SinglePointhas launched a new ad marketplace called SingleBrand.
SingleBrand?

Well its seems as though the Ad Marketplace is an onscreen inventory for mobile messaging campaigns – run on the TV.
What?
So its a messaging inventory platform for interacting with different media and mobile.
How?
Well – the new marketplace has an inventory for each TV show. It shows viewer data [...]

Blyk expansion – an update

Rating: Membership numbers slip out courtesty of Nokia Siemens

A snippet put out by my old friends, Nokia Siemens Networks has revealed more details of the ad-funded network, Blyk’s expansion. Specifically the Netherlands and Belgium.
Significantly, the release says “More than 200,000 people in the U.K. have taken advantage of the program.” That’s an update to Blyk’s [...]

TELECOM ITALIA Hot New Services and Tariffs

Telecom Italia is rolling out “Alice Casa”, a new totally IP residential landline package that does away with line rental fees, while offering unlimited calls to landlines in Italy, unlimited websurfing time, and access to Alice Home TV – Telecom Italia’s cable TV service – over broadband, for just one all-in monthly subscription fee. “Alice [...]

Nokia Maps Bermuda triangle Part: II

Rating: Tanla- it ain’t our fault
Oh, the power of the Press. Tanla’s tech support/customercare responded very swiftly to my query and has offered me a full refund over the non-purchase of a traffic module for Nokia Maps.
As I outlined here, multiple requests for the traffic information module which hooks into Nokia Maps - the autoroute [...]

Portugal Telecom Enhances MEO Mobile Service Using Envivio Mobile TV Encoding Platform

Envivio Inc., has announced that its Mobile Series™ video encoding platform has been installed by MEO Mobile. MEO Mobile has used the Envivio platform to upgrade and expand its mobile streaming service, enabling it to deliver 37 channels of high quality broadcast TV, as well as a wide variety of Video On Demand (VOD) content.

Envivio?
Is [...]

Orange HTC Touch HD Exclusive

Orange today announced that the HTC Touch HD handset will be available in the UK from early November, exclusively on the Orange network. The Touch HD is a premium multimedia enhanced mobile handset, designed with a focus on entertainment that is set transform how people experience multimedia on the move.
From the press release:
 
Speaking on the [...]

Nokia Maps goes into PRS Bermuda triangle

Rating: Gosh, it’s those guys at Tanla again
Over the weekend I was stress testing Nokia Maps. When I tried to download the Traffic Info, I went into a PRS (Premium Rate Service) infinite loop. Who runs ithis service? Step forward, Tanla Mobile.
I was running Nokia Maps on a Nokia E66 kindly loaned by the company [...]

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