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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. Continue reading
GetJar slams Nokia claim to be 2nd largest after iPhone app store
You always have to keep an eye out for those independents. One of the longest standing application stores in existence, GetJar, is stepping up to Nokia as the Finnish giant claims it has the second largest app store after iTunes. But GetJar claims that Ovi comes third. Continue reading
Guardian iPhone application proves that people will pay for quality on mobile
I had some nice things to say about the mobile application for the UKs Guardian newspaper earlier this week – so it pleased me today to see that it has been downloaded over 9,000 times, despite costing over two pounds. Continue reading
Another mobile application tops 10 million downloads over GetJar
It seems that announcing when you’ve hit 10 million on GetJar is “the thing” to do. Well ok, I would too. It’s pretty impressive. The latest to announce this accomplishment is mobile IM and chat client mig33. A large part of this success can be attributed to Pay Per Download – a GetJar program that allows developers to bid for better placement on the GetJar site. Continue reading
Mobile content driving growth of operator CMCC Guangdong
China’s largest provincial mobile operator, Communications Corporation Guangdong (CMCC GD), currently has 2 million subscribers. It expects to have 3 million by the end of the year – driven mainly by it’s mobile content service, Baihe. The service, powered by 724 solutions, provides video, news and entertainment content. Continue reading
Virgin Mobile France partners with independent mobile app store GetJar
Virgin Mobile France has announced a huge partnership with mobile application store GetJar. The platform, device and OS agnostic app store will selling its entire selection of free mobile apps through the French operators soon-to-launch app store.
The Virgin Mobile France app store should be launched by Wednesday of this week – the 17th of June. [...]
Facebook application now available on Nokia Ovi store
Facebook has unleashed its Symbian application over it’s Ovi content store. The app is free to download, so long as you have a phone that can run it. And the only phone’s that can run it are touch-screen S60 devices
Thanks to IntoMobile for spotting this one. It’s an interesting way for Facebook to release this [...]
Spotify teases us with sexy-as-hell preview for their mobile music app
Spotify has released what is basically a teaser trailer for the upcoming mobile version of its on-line music streaming service. The demo is for an Android version of the service, but many people expect that an iPhone will be forthcoming.
Subscribers to Spotify get access to a huge catalogue of music and artists that streams live [...]
GoMo Buzzwatch: Nokia’s Ovi store begins global roll-out with soft launch
Beginning with Australia, Nokia‘s Ovi service began it’s global roll-out today. Early reports indicate this is a soft launch of the mobile content service, for testing purposes. Nokia plans a full, official launch at a later date.
As reported on All About Symbian, the service is now live in Australia, Ireland and Singapore – although it’s [...]
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Tagged buzzwatch, Mobile Content, mobile downloads, mobile internet, mobile manufacturer, Mobile Web, nokia, Ovi
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Virgin launches Vmusic in India – free music has never been worth so little
QuickPlay and Virgin Mobile today announced a new music service for the Indian market. Vmusic will be the first unlimited service for full-track music downloads from Virgin Mobile in India. Quickplay will be providing the infrastructure for the service, which will be free to subscribers… for the first 12 months, anyway.
vJazz phones from Virgin Mobile [...]
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Tagged DRM, Mobile Content, mobile downloads, Mobile Music, Music, virgin, virgin mobile, virgin mobile india
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Virgin Mobile India packages free music with new mobile device
The new vJazz mobile phone from Virgin Mobile India is it’s latest attempt to catch the youth segment. The phone is aimed square at music lovers, coming pre-packaged with the vMusic service – but the allure of the vJazz is that all music downloads are free for a year with the phone.
The phone comes with [...]
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Tagged india, mobile carrier, Mobile Content, mobile device, mobile downloads, mobile handset, mobile internet, Mobile Music, mobile network, mobile operator, mobile phone, Mobile Web, virgin, virgin mobile, virgin mobile india, vjazz
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Mobile content in Uganda provides 5-10% of mobile telecoms revenue
An Ericsson survey in Uganda has revealed that up to 10% of mobile network operators revenue in the country comes from mobile content downloads. While the main operators in the country are heavily investing in 3G capabilities, most of the device owners can’t afford 3G phones. So the majority of content downloads are initiated via [...]
Virgin sweetens unlimited mobile data plan with free music downloads
Virgin Mobile and Bebo have teamed up to provide free music to mobile users of the social network. The new service is part of Virgin’s recently launched Addict price plan, which offers unlimited data and SMS to users who top up by at least 20 euro per month
The free-to-download service works by letting users download [...]
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Phonevalley uses free SMS to promote PUMA Ocean Racing mobile site
Phonevalley, the mobile advertising and marketing arm of The Publicis Groupe, has created a mobile site for the PUMA Ocean Racing team. The PUMA team is competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, also known as the “Everest of Sailing”. Over nine months, the PUMA team will sail over 37,000 nautical miles between Alicante, Spain and [...]
