Mobile content may not be sexy, but in some places it’s still King. Flycell launches content portal in Aregentina.

Flycell is a New York based content company that specialises in entertainment for both mobile and on-line internet. It maintains its own mobile content portal in nine countries, with a focus on ringtones and wallpapers - the question is how will this kind of content compete with applications?

A few handsets are upgradeable to Windows Phone

Rating: And the first one off the stocks is the Samsung Jack
A little gem that popped into our email letterbox on Xmas eve. The news comes that some existing Windows Mobile handsets can be updated to Windows Phone (6.5). The first such update is for the Samsung Jack (SGH-i637) but others will follow.
The advantage [...]

Another survey finds Brits answer phone in the loo

Rating: 70 per cent of Brits admit phone usage in toilet
Research conducted by Purple Gossip (a re-cycled handset specialist) has found that over two-thirds (70 per cent) of Brits admit to having used their mobile phone in the toilet. That’s not just talking, it’s also texting or playing a quick game of Tetris and Bejeweled.
These [...]

Phonezoo hits the 10 million users mark

Phonezoo has crossed an important milestone of 10 million registered users.

txtNation and MobileArt combine mobile content and mobile billing

 
MobileArt is due to launch in December, and while it’s not likely to be very relevant to European and American phone-owners, it’s probably going to see significant usage in emerging markets. The mobile content service is concentrating on making it’s content as easy to pay for as possible, with a heavy focus on geo-targetting.

The billing [...]

Mobile content site Myxer hits 20 million users, 55 million downloads per month

Myxer today announced that it has acquired 20 million users, who average 55 million downloads per month - roughly 21 downloads every second. It claims that it’s current total of over 350 million downloads since launch makes it the mobile webs largest content community.

Who are these Myxer peole anyway?
Myxer is an ad-supported mobile content service. [...]

Top 10 Mobile Ringtone Downloads 2008- Vodafone Germany

See below for a list of the top mobile ringtone downloads on the Vodafone Germany network in 2008.

Platz - Number
 Artist - Artist
 Track - Title Track
 Label - Record Label
 
1
 Leona Lewis
 Bleeding Love
 Sony
 
2
 Katy Perry
 I Kissed A Girl
 EMI
 
3
 Duffy
 Mercy
 Universal
 
4
 Kid Rock
 All Summer Long
 Warner
 
5
 Guru Josh Project
 Infinity 2008 (Klaas Remix)
 Kontor
 
6
 Polarkreis 18
 Allein Allein
 Universal
 
7
 Ich + Ich
 So Soll Es Bleiben
 Universal
 
8
 Timbaland
 Apologize
 Universal
 
9
 Schnuffel
 Kuschel Song
 Sony
 
10
 Amy MacDonald
 This Is The Life
 Universal

Shaquille O’Neal’s Notorious Kobe Bryant Freestyle Rap Now Available as Free Ringtone Downloadable at FunMo.com, Thanks to FunMobility

I have no idea about the Lakers. I also have no idea who Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant are. I don’t know if the Lakers are in basketball or baseball and quite frankly – I prefer Goth (Sisters of Mercy), Rock/Indusrial (from GnR to NIN), football (ManU and QPR), F1 (Lewis Hamilton) and tennis (popeye muscles).

But [...]

Direct-to-Consumer offering from Universal expands with Qualcomm’s BrandXtend

Universal Music Group (UMG) and Qualcomm today announced plans to expand UMG’s Mobile content and services offering by using Qualcomm’s BrandXtend solution.
UMG is opening additional channels of content discovery and delivery to music fans everywhere, offering an extensive array of direct-to-consumer mobile products, including ringtones, video ringtones, wallpapers, artist updates and more from thousands of [...]

Mobile News for Leaders