Simyo launches the Nokia X6 light Blue for 481,99 EUR

From today Simyo will sell the Nokia X6 in Light Blue for EUR 481,99
see: http://bit.ly/7mwZbZ and the Nokia X6 Dark Red for EUR 489,98 see: http://bit.ly/6rLSeo

The phone is being pushed as the ultimate social media device and sold with a special 1GB data package for as little as EUR 5 per month.

never.no Joins Forces With Cyprus-Based DOOH Provider, Eyecatching Media

OSLO, Norway — Jan. 19, 2010 — never.no, whose Interactivity Suite powers communication between mobile phones and video displays the world over, today announced a partnership with Eyecatching Media (Cyprus) Ltd., a Cyprus-based provider of digital out of home (DOOH) services including digital signage for businesses throughout the region.
“By providing the missing link between the [...]

Response to haiti earthquake relief via mobile giving at all-time high REACHING $7 MILLION IN DONATIONS

In 36 hours, donations made via mobile phones for Haiti Earthquake Relief have surpassed $7 million across all the short codes managed by the Mobile Giving Foundation, a non‑profit organization dedicated to helping other non-profits raise funds through mobile.
This amount represents a mobile-giving record for funds raised for a single cause. But there is [...]

Orange UK customers go MMS mad in the snow

“This week, Orange saw one of its biggest spikes for MMS. Yesterday, customers sent an unprecedented 984,000 messages with pictures of them playing in the snow - almost double the normal daily volume. Throughout the day, the Orange network witnessed a considerable increase in customers using MMS to share their experiences in the snow with [...]

GSMA Global Mobile Award Winners Speak Out

The GSMA Global Mobile Awards uniquely offer organisations across the global mobile eco-system the opportunity to showcase the latest mobile products, services and initiatives to the world. The Awards which have been running since 1995 are open to eligible mobile companies and supporters of the mobile eco-system.

Gemalto to increase investment in Netsize

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 - GTO), the world leader in digital security, today confirmed that it has subscribed to a capital increase in Netsize, with an option to potentially acquire the company outright at a later date. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Netsize offers mobile payment solutions based on operator billing (through premium [...]

BMW launches world-first: personalized mobile video advertising campaign in China

BMW has selected China for a world-first in advertising - personalized video messages delivered directly to cell phones. The targeted messages, distributed Dec 21-24 in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou, address individual customers with a holiday greeting that is uniquely tailored to a specific individual.
For BMW, being first in advertising innovation is second nature. The [...]

NEW YEARS EVE SALES OF TESCO PARTY PHONE ROCKET AS REVELLERS ANTICIPATE LOSS OF 2.6M PHONES DURING CELEBRATIONS

LONDON 31th December 2009 - Despite our love affair with the latest hi-tech gadgets, Tesco reports that a cheap and cheerful tiny ‘party phone’, the £20 VX1i Party Phone, has become the surprise best seller this Christmas and New Year. The sim free phone allows party goers to drop in their own sim card [...]

Qype launches Android application

Qype launches updated Android application featuring real time updates and over 10,000 mobile vouchers
Today Qype (http://www.qype.com), Europe’s largest site for people-powered reviews and recommendations, unveils a new version of the site’s mobile application, Qype Radar, featuring integrated vouchers and real time social tools.
The new real time updates allow users to broadcast their location to their [...]

Simyo slashes iPhone price by EUR 100

I got this tit-bit in German. In brief Simyo.de is slashing the price of iPhone (without SIM-Lock) by EUR 100 to EUR 699.

Kirusa launches Call-N-Tweet

Kirusa has launched Call-N-Tweet. It allows users to send Voice Tweets to update their Twiitter service

Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition launched

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, an entertainment hub that combines mobile broadcast TV (DVB-H), social networking, music and gaming in one compact 3G device. With mobile broadcast TV consumption on the rise - by 2012 there will be over 300 million people worldwide watching TV on their mobile [...]

Qualcomm plus mobile barcode technology on Brew

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12 — Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced that it is working with key mobile software providers to optimize their solutions for the Company’s next-generation Brew® Mobile Platform (Brew MP) operating system, streamlining the process of commercializing new devices [...]

Yahoo! gets a mobile makeover

In 2009, Yahoo! launched a new homepage and its first ever global brand campaign – all reinforcing Yahoo!’s vision to be the centre of people’s online lives. Yahoo! also launched its new mobile homepage this year, (http://m.yahoo.com ), which seamlessly integrates the Yahoo! experience across PC and mobile. Yahoo! continues to set industry standards with [...]

Orange to make £750,000,000 revenues from the iPhone

Leading fact-based market insight company Mediacells forecasts:
•More than 1 million iPhone users on Orange UK by the end of 2010
•Increase ARPU of more than £10 per user per month compared to typical Orange contract customers
9th November 2009
Orange is set to make £795,065,695.77 in revenues from iPhone customers in the UK, according to a Mediacells forecast [...]

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