Monthly Archives: September 2011
MobileVoip fixes bug in its Symbian app @ GoMo’s request
Rating: Now the app runs on Nokias as well as Android & iOS
Here at GoMo News we’re always interested to here from app developers who dare to venture outside the bounds of Infamous Duo – Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. So we were delighted to hear from MobileVoip that the company had just signed a brand new, Symbian version of its app. Naturally, we decided to test out the Symbian app and therein lies a tale. After much messing around we discovered why we were getting this particular error message: – ‘Unable to install. Constrained by the certificate.’ We discovered the answer on Nokia’s developer forum here. The app had indeed been signed but it wasn’t the production version, it would only run on a developer’s handset. So we had to get back in touch with MobileVoip. We’re very happy to announce that we are now up and running with the Symbian version. Continue reading
Vodafone goes all Silicon Valley and sets up R&D Center – Xone
Rating: Get yourself down to Redwood City to test out your stuff
It seems that Vodafone has finally recognised that California is the hotbed of innovation not only in the IT world but in the global cellular sector, too. So the company has just launched an R&D facility – Xone – which is located in Redwood City – right in the heart of the Silicon Valley. According to Siavash Alamouti, director of Vodafone Group’s R&D, “Vodafone Xone offers Silicon Valley start-ups access to more than a third of a billion customers in more than 30 countries around the world. We’re excited about this opportunity to share our scale and global expertise with the brightest and best the valley has to offer.” The really important bit is that the leading mobile network operator has built a test network for 2G/3G/LTE which actually connects back to Vodafone’s European network. Clever stuff. Continue reading
Quick chat with Rich Eicher Sr from codeREADr
I received a press release from Rich Eicher Sr a Director at codeREADr. He was very excited about the release but I called him back and said it was a bit too PR(sy) for GoMo News. So instead we had a quick chat on the new offer. Please see below
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Google ads track promotion site to Music Beta
Rating: Get tracks for free via Magnifier
As skilled news hounds, GoMo News managed to join Google’s Music Beta service even though we don’t actually live in the USA. Well, we’ve just spotted a message from Tim Quirk, head of music programming with Google. He’s promoting a new facility called Magnifier. At first we thought it was a new music search engine but it’s actually a blog. What Magnifier does is highlight new music which you can download free of charge. Each and every day, the team of music experts on Magnifier will add a new track. If you add it you can listen to it on your Android handset by downloading the Music Beta app. Today’s track was Kalimba by Mr Scruff. Continue reading
Cortexica gives its API away for free
Rating: Visual search tech targets mobile app developers
Cortexica Vision Systems has decided to distribute its VisualSearch API to mobile app developers for free until 1st January 2012. The company is convinced this move will find favour with developers. Controversial former head of NeoMedia and now CEO with Cortexica, Iain McCready, commented,” We’re confident that after trialling the API for free, they [developers] will want to keep using our technology in their mobile applications.” Continue reading
GetJar offers prime Android apps for free with GetJar Gold
Rating: World’s largest app store decides to give away premium apps
Given that (to date) all of its apps have been available for free, GetJar naturally became the world’s largest free mobile app store. Now, in a complete revolution, consumers are offered GetJar Gold – a programme that gives consumers free ongoing access to premium applications that they would otherwise have had to pay for on other app stores. Those same premium Android apps which cost up to $10 on the Android Market or in the Amazon App Store are now offered free as part of GetJar Gold. With 30 million active monthly users, GetJar is set to give away millions of dollars worth of apps. GoMo News is impressed by this bold move. Continue reading
AdoTube buys Jetmind for its Mobile In-Screen Advertising opportunities
AdoTube has announced a new In-Screen mobile advertising program. Powered by the recently acquired Jetmind Technologies, the new offering allows advertisers to leverage AdoTube’s robust ad capabilities, inserting any of AdoTube’s advanced ad formats such as the Polite Pre-Roll onto any mobile device, platform, and app.
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Location based app gets attracts major VC investment
Rating: Echoecho answers the Where R U? question
A location based app works that not only anywhere in the world but also works across multiple platforms (Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Nokia) – echoecho – has acquired $750,000 in seed funding from Google Ventures and the UK-based venture firm PROfounders Capital. The app aims to answer one of the most common text messages we send and receive – namely, “Where are you?” The company claims that with echoecho, in just two clicks you can ask anyone in your address book that question. And, as soon as your friend/colleague/relative accepts the request, you can both see each other on a graphical map. echoecho CEO, Nick Bicanic, commented, “We’ve all been in a situation when we’re near our friends, but can’t actually find them.” Bicanic believes his company solves that problem and provides a whole host of extra features. Continue reading
Taptu raises more capital we speak to CEO Mitch Lazar
Today a press release was issued stating that Taptu had received funding for its social reader. But the big story was not about the existing Taptu platform but a new platform called Tapform. I needed to know more and called up Taptu for a interview. This is how it went.
Bena Roberts speaks to Mitch Lazar CEO Taptu
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PingMe aims to make texting thing of past
Rating: Isn’t a BBM killer coz Blackberry version not out yet
A new division of the mobile ad network, RadiumOne, has decided to launch the free messaging app – PingMe Messenger. It’s cross-platform app alright because there are iOS and Android versions. Other news sites may tell you there’s a RIM/BlackBerry version out, too. But it ain’t out yet because GoMo News actually checks these kind of things. So RIM won’t have to worry that its BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) service is in danger quite yet. And the London rioters can’t switch to it, either. But, hey, PingMe makes it simple for friends and family to share their location with each other. And – providing you’re on the right kind of data tariff, then the service is absolutely free. Continue reading
Sony Ericsson woos UK press with Emile Sande
Rating: The LiveDock Android docking station impressed too
Analysts might not have been able to predict Nokia’s rapid decline in the smartphone sector, but GoMo News can certainly predict a rapid rise in Sony Ericsson’s (SE) standing amongst the UK press. After last night’s Sony Ericsson Summer Showcase, that is. Not only did the wine and [...]
insurance2go builds on first mover advantage
Rating: Mobile handset insurance is the way to go
insurance2go claims to be the first company in the world to insure the mobile wallet. This specialist mobile phone insurance business was started by Duncan Spencer, former head of insurance at the Carphone Warehouse. Spencer claims his new venture is blossoming thanks to the boom in the sale of smartphones. “Recently we have seen that people are signing longer and longer contracts of 18 or 24 months so they can get a top-end handset at a reasonable price,” Spencer observed. “However, “This means that the period before they can upgrade is longer and if something happens to the handset within the contract period they are still obliged to pay the rental.” Spencer continued, “We’re seeing people switching to smartphones now and in the future there will be new technologies such as 4G that will drive demand. We also see expansion into Europe as a key part of our growth plans.” Continue reading
Leadbolt CEO says mobile ad dollars will reach USD 6 billion by end 2012
September 7, 2011 – Dale Carr, CEO of Leadbolt, a top advertising, content locking gateway and monetization platform for mobile and online, says that mobile ad sales will soar in the coming year reaching $6 billion by the end of 2012, with mobile and tablet ad delivery taking priority over online increasingly. Carr predicts 5 [...]
iTunes Store and Android Market ain’t necessarily best
Rating: research2guidance says Ovi and BlackBerry AppWorld still cut it
The latest Smartphone App Market Monitor report from research2guidance – available here, finds that – despite all the hype surrounding the major platforms of Android and iOS, publishers are still overlooking the hidden potentials of the niche mobile OS players. Niche players like Microsoft’s WP7 [...]
Augmented Reality goes stellar in Germany
Rating: Stern magazine get into bed with Metaio/Junaio
The September 1st [2011] edition of the leading German news magazine, Stern, not only devotes a large section to discussing augmented reality (AR), but also uses the technology to enhance the whole issue. Readers can get a demo of AR in action by downloading a dedicated app labelled Stern AR. The September issue contains custom symbols printed on a number of pages. This is something of a coup for Metaio, whose Junaio AR browser app provides the basis for this technology. Here at GoMo News we’ve been investigating producing channels for the Junaio app ourselves. What Stern has done is to simplify the whole procedure. You don’t need to download the AR browser separately and then add a Stern ‘channel’. You can download the Stern AR app from either the iTunes App Store or the Android Market. Continue reading
