So, we are all frustrated with technology limited by reach – for example Bluetooth and its 20 meter range.
So my favourite Berlin start-up aka-aki’s new mobile application is showing consumers who is nearby with guidance such as,
“within walking distance, in the city, in the region”.
Interview with Founder MobUI John
Zedge, a leading mobile content and social community provider and Smaato, a pioneering provider for mobile advertising solutions, announced a new strategic partnership for mobile advertising.
Rating: So say Proxama and Aconite
An ability to control NFC applications in the field will be critical to both consumers and service providers, According to Proxama and Aconite.
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How can you make money out of mobile widgets? Answer: Find a way of integrating adverts into them. That’s exactly what Amobee and Qualcomm have done together.
Rating: Halves cost of service to $5 per month
Sprint Nextel has decided to go big on its child location service which it calls Sprint Family Locator. Developed by WaveMarket for Sprint, it claims to be the industry’s first family location service that enables families to locate offspring using GPS technology.
Rating: This is how the Mobisoc roadmap now looks
Coo. The power of the Press. Or should that be the Blog? Anyway, Mobisoc - which wants to be the new Sun Microsystems of the mobile world – has responded to my criticisms of the product.
Rating: Whatever happened to on-SIM apps?
A rather innocuous press release from SIM specialist, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), has got me thinking about SIM customisation. It could prove a very powerful marketing tool for operators.
Rating: Intrinsyc Destinator software for Symbian
Canadian software house, Intrinsyc, has struck a deal to distribute the latest version of its Destinator satellite navigation software through India via SatNav Technologies.
