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Bei der MobileMonday DemoNight@M-days, einer gemeinsamen Veranstaltung der M-Days und von MobileMonday München am Donnerstag, den 28.1., hatten die Vertreter von 7 vom Veranstalter (aus 23 eingereichten Bewerbungen) vorausgewählten Unternehmen Gelegenheit, ihre Applikationen bzw. Geschäftsmodelle in 6-Minuten Live-Präsentationen auf der Messe-Bühne vorzustellen. Der Sieger wurde dabei vom Publikum durch die Intensität des Applaus gekürt.

Microsoft Tag plays chess with mobile barcodes

Something is happening in the mobile barcodes water. The media interest in Microsoft Tag is evidence that interest is barcodes is moving to the mainstream and the recent success of companies from NeoMedia to Scanbuy to JagTag is showing that the US and South America are proving to be very liquid markets.

No books, no publishers. Wattpad and Lulu offer authors mobile publishing

Much like in the music industry, authors often find that the vast majority of their money goes to their publisher. Since most authors couldn’t possibly handle the cost of publishing thousands of books, that’s often not too bad a trade. But today Wattpad and Lulu have announced a partnership that could prove that authors can make money from publishing their works on the mobile internet.

How will mobile change the Hostel industry?

As more people use their mobile as the first point of contact with the internet, Hostel owners around the world are asking how they can tap into this. I’m here at the HostelWorld Conference in Dublin today. Hostel managers and owners from all over the world have gathered here to share info, network and plan for the year ahead. And this morning, the entire conference is dedicated to the growing field of mobile and how it can change the Hosteling world.

More good news for independent mobile application stores - Mobango shows 500% download increase

Mobango is an interesting blend of services - it’s a mobile social network, user-generated content hub and application store all rolled into one. Mobango allows its subscribers to post and share mobile content completely for free, including mobile games and applications. And it is reporting a surge in use over the last year.

Further adventures of TV and mobile devices: now we’ve got a GRAMMY social networking app

Further adventures of TV and mobile devices: now we’ve got a GRAMMY social networking app
Not content to simply have the GRAMMY music awards on the weekend, CBS has an entire week of programming. GRAMMY week is seven days worth of events leading up the music awards - and at the end you get to watch the largest music promotional event in the US on television. But app developer Diversion Media wants more than that, and is releasing the first official GRAMMY iPhone application.

Calling all mobile app developers! Last chance for free tickets to MWC

Last week, we announced our competition to win a day ticket for the BlackBerry App Planet day at Mobile World Congress this year. On Tuesday the 16th of February RIM will be holding a day specially dedicated to mobile application developers - and we’ve got tickets to give away to lucky mobile app developers…

Nokia mobile navigation news nukes TomTom shares: is there life left in pure navigation?

Following up on our story this morning about Nokia’s new navigation service comes news that shares in TomTom have taken a dive since the announcement. TomTom makes devices that specialise only in navigation - but in a world where mobile devices can do the job just as well, do companies like TomTom have a place?

Nokia throws its weight around - new Ovi Maps mobile navigation service is free

In 2008, Nokia bought digital mapping and navigation company NAVTEQ for around $8 billion. That’s a pretty hefty price tag, even if NAVTEQ is widely regarded as the best mapping company around - and Nokia is trying to get its moneys worth. Today sees the launch of a revamped Ovi Maps, with a tonne of extra features added for free.

Tetris is now the most purchased mobile game ever: Alexey Pajitnov dances with joy

When Tetris was first released in the mid-1980s, its creator basically got screwed. Under the USSR, the government held all copywrites and the game was distributed for free. With the founding of the Tetris Company in 1996, Alexey Pajitnov has been able to draw profits from his creation - so the news that it is now (once again) the most downloaded mobile game in existence is welcome news.

Is anyone else sick of Apple’s new gadget already?

It seems like we’ve just come down from the massive hype-fest that was the Nexus One, and here we’ve gone again. There’s a tonne of speculation about the upcoming iSlate or iPad or iTablet or MacBook Touch or iWhatever it is that Apple will be launching next week, or next month, or next quarter. But we don’t really know anything, because Apple is being coy… again.

Hate shopping? FastMall iPhone app takes some of the pain away

There are people who really love malls - the maze-like structure appeals to them on some level. I’m not one of them. Like most men, I subscribe to the “know what you want, in-and-out in five minutes” philosophy. So I’m very interested in this new iPhone app, FastMall. It offers custom-built maps for different Malls in America, packing a huge amount of info into a small interface.

Travel Guide books from the Financial Times go mobile with iPhone application

Last year, the business newspaper powerhouse Financial Times launched what it called the Little Book of Business Travel. It was a modest blue volume that was given away free with copies of the paper, and featured advice and guidance on travel in Asia - including accommodation and business etiquette. Now the Financial Times has released a mobile app of the guide for iPhone and Blackberry.

The irresistible draw of mobile apps: staunch mobile web advocate Flirtomatic launches an iPhone application

If you wanted to show someone that it’s possible to take a concept, launch it on mobile, gather an audience and make money from them - you could do worse than to use Flirtomatic as an example. The mobile social network is dedicated to connecting people who to flirt, chat and maybe meet up, and it has proved adept at making sure that the service is always profitable. But Flirtomatic has had a rocky relationship with mobile applications, so now that it has announced the launch of an iPhone app, it’s worth looking at why.

Want free tickets to Blackberry App Developer Day? Mobile application developers apply within

At Mobile World Congress this year, RIM will be holding a day specially dedicated to mobile application developers. BlackBerry App Planet day will be held on Tuesday the 16th of February in Barcelona, at the biggest mobile conference in the world. Attended by delegates and speakers from the worlds biggest networks, advertisers, brands, developers, manufacturers, service providers and more, it’s the hottest conference in the world. And the lovely people at hotwire PR have given GoMo News tickets to give away to 10 lucky mobile app developers…

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