Windows 7 and a mobile broadband nightmare

Rating: One of our dongles is missing!
Using a mobile broadband dongle while travelling has become such an everyday occurrence that when it stops functioning, disaster strikes. This is what happened to GoMo News when a Samsung Netbook NC-10 was upgraded to Windows 7.
The favoured mobile dongle is a Huawei E220 device supplied by 3 UK. [...]

m-ticketing hits the UK Bus route with m-blox and Arriva

Customers across Arriva’s regional bus businesses in England, Scotland and Wales, will be able to buy daily, weekly and four-weekly tickets via their mobile phones following the national launch of Arriva’s m-ticketing service on Tuesday, 17 November. This spans 1,000 routes and 4,500 buses.

New Mobile Barcode Marketing Agency QRe8

I love innovation and I love mobile barcodes. I got a nice email from the Co-founder of QRe8 and he created two mobile barcodes for GoMo News.

Toyota uses mobile barcodes to reach American football fans

Toyota is using mobile barcodes as an integral part of it’s most recent marketing campaign in the Giants Stadium. The home of the New York Giants can seat over 80,000 fans, and Toyota has chosen mobile barcode company JAGTAG to to run a mobile campaign.

Google buys AdMob but what does it mean for mobile and the competition?

Google has a list of purchased conquests on its bedpost. The latest notch is called AdMob – the mobile advertising self-service platform actually making a little bit of money.

We Love Mobile claims first outside Japan

Rating: Rich mobile codes, that is

Mobile advertising agency, We love Mobile, is claiming to be “using rich mobile codes … the first of their kind to be used outside Japan” for a campaign its masterminded for Colombia Records and the band, Passion Pit. Couldn’t see anything particular rich about the ‘Mobile QR’ codes, though.

Mobile Barcodes: woabi buys mobile barcode business barcoo

Hot news in the German press. Checkitmobile, the owners of mobile barcode services woabi just received its second round in financing and has bought barcode scanner business barcoo.

Maxda cx-7 mobi site and barcode campaign

I am a huge BMW fan - but for the first time in my life a mobile barcode campaign in the German Autobild magazine has made the new Maxda look ever more appealing.

In praise of Iain McCready, CEO NeoMedia, and the success of his mobile barcode licensing agreements

I just had the most positive talk with Iain McCready, CEO of NeoMedia. I congratulated him on today’s huge news that the patent lawsuit with competitor Scanbuy has finally come to an end. Scanbuy and NeoMedia have reached an agreement and Scanbuy will license NeoMedia’s IP.

A positive chat with CEO Jonathan Bulkeley on the NeoMedia licensing deal

After the Scanlife blog broke the NeoMedia / Scanbuy licensing deal, I phoned Jonathan Bulkeley, Scanbuy CEO, to get the scoop.

Scanbuy and NeoMedia reach a deal

Scanbuy and NeoMedia announced a cross licensing deal today which we hope will move the mobile barcode space to new heights in the United States. Both companies have invested a great deal of time and resources in developing our intellectual property, and we are pleased to have finally come to a fair agreement.

Our technology inter-operates with any mobile operator, any handset, any geography and any barcode format – that flexibility is critical to making this a viable and long-term solution. Scanbuy’s current patent portfolio covers the entire mobile barcode space, and we will continue bring innovative solutions to our partners and customers.

Thanks for your support,

Jonathan Bulkeley, Chief Executive Officer

Mobile barcodes on TV and on Sony Ericsson with Scanbuy

2d barcoding expert Scanbuy, as busy as ever, has released two pieces of news today. First, it is powering a new mobile barcode service from Latin American mobile operator Claro Chile. Second, the Scanlife barcode reader will be coming pre-loaded on Sony Ericsson camera phones.

The CEO of NeoMedia on mobile barcodes, scale and Latin America

I gave Iain McCready NeoMedia’s CEO a call yesterday to find out more about the recent partnership with Bems.

2d barcodes come to Fritos with Scanbuy

Ever felt your bag of Fritos wasn’t interactive enough? If you live in Mexico, that’s no longer a problem. The Frito Lay brand in Mexico, Sabritas, has now placed mobile barcodes on the back of millions of packs of special edition Halloween Cheetos, in a deal with barcoding company Scanbuy.

NeoMedia kicks off huge mobile barcode alliance with Bems and Telefónica

A three-way deal for mobile barcodes has just been announced for 12 countries in Latin America. Spanish based barcode company Bems has become the exclusive partner of Telefónica for 2d barcodes in Latin America. And Bems has partnered with NeoMedia for the 4 year deal, which will see NeoMedia technology, platforms, barcode readers and campaign management at the centre of the Telefónica drive.

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