March 2008 Archives
Loopt GPS and Verizon Network for Social Mapping
Verizon Wireless and Loopt, a social-mapping service, announced today Loopt will be available next month on select Verizon Wireless phones. With Loopt, Verizon Wireless customers can leverage their phones’ location-based services capabilities to share location information, status messages and…
AT&T Mobile TV Launches in May
AT&T and MediaFLO USA Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated announced today the launch of AT&T Mobile TV with FLO, a mobile television service featuring high quality live programming. The mobile TV service will launch in May 2008 on two new exclusive handsets, the LG Vu and…
Mobile Broadband Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Services Ready to Go
Aircell announced the completion and full operational readiness of the nation’s first wireless network designed specifically to provide mobile broadband services to commercial and business airline passengers while flying over the U.S. The company’s wireless network enables full corporate…
Ringbacks Upturn While Ringtones Downturn, Says BMI
BMI has released its annual projection for U.S. ringtone sales and for the first time released a U.S. ringback tone market projection for 2007, estimating that the 2007 music ringtone market will dip to $550 million in retail sales, down $50 million from calendar year 2006. BMI pegged the market at …
Bio Chip Health Diagnosis Via Cell Phone Possible
NTT DoCoMo announced that in experiments with the University of Tokyo, it has successfully demonstrated the world’s first molecular delivery system for molecular communication. This system could one day be incorporated into cellphones enabling instant remote diagnosis of the user’s hea…
New iPhone May Be 3G and OLED, Says Gartner
Wireless and Mobile News just received a phone call from Bob Hafner, Managing VP at Gartner, regarding Gartner’s speculations on the new iPhone. “Gartner speculates that the new iPhone will have 3G,” said Hafner, “Steve Jobs has hinted at the possibility previously.”…
Nokia Siemens Doubles EDGE Data Speed
Nokia Siemens Networks launched their downlink Dual Carrier EDGE software solution, ushering the first steps of EDGE Evolution into Nokia Siemens Networks’ GSM/EDGE radio portfolio. This solution offers double data speeds of up to 592 kbps to existing EDGE-capable GSM networks, thus enabling a…
More Music Options from AT&T
AT&T announced the immediate availability of two new music applications — mSpot’s Make-UR-Tones and Remix — and plans to significantly expand offerings for Napster Mobile over-the-air downloads. Make-UR-Tones allows customers to customize ringtones by using their mobile phone.…
Top Call Quality Ratings for CDMA & Alltel from JD Power
Alltel ranks highest in wireless call quality in two regions and ties with T-Mobile to rank highest in a third, while Verizon Wireless leads in two regions and U.S. Cellular ranks highest in one region, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Wireless Call Quality Performance Study(SM)-Volum…
Motorola’s Future After Split Uncertain, Comments ABI
Motorola Inc., whose share of the worldwide mobile phone market has been in a downward spiral for several quarters, announced Wednesday morning its intention to split the company into two publicly traded entities. One company will focus on mobile handsets and accessories while the other will concent…
Carl Icahn Wants to Know Why & Wherefore of Motorola Split
Gadfly activist investor Carl Icahn has a lot of questions about Motorola’s decision to split into two entities. yesterday, Icahn sent Motorola’s board a letter call the decision “much delayed and long overdue” and”step in the right direction.” However Icah…
Verizon Calls Attention to Caller ID Spoofing Telemarketers with Law Suit
Verizon Wireless saidit has filed a lawsuit to stop unknown telemarketers from calling its customers and employees with an offer of an extended car warranty. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the telemarketers illegally used an autodialer to reach Verizon Wireless customers an…
Blip & Track Your Friends/Workers with GPS for BlackBerry
BlackLine GPS offers Geo-socializing for BlackBerry ussers with Blip Friends, family, and co-workers can now share their location with any GPS-enabled BlackBerry smartphone. BlackLine GPS Inc. (“BlackLine”), released Blip, a free geo-social networking platform for GPS-enabled BlackBerr…
Thompson and Edwards Keynotes for CTIA Day 3
Former presidential candidates Fred Thompson and John Edwards are expected to keynote the third day of CTIA Wireless.…
Mobile Answers from Beta AskMeNow
AskMeNow announced they will be showcasing their groundbreaking mobile solutions for consumers, publishers, advertisers and distributors at CTIA Wireless 2008 . On display at CTIA will be AskMeNow’s beta mobile site which features a natural language search of Wikipedia, along with easy looku…
Free GPS for Outdoor Activities from Wayfinder
Wayfinder the leading supplier of innovative location and navigation services for mobile phones, today announced that it is introducing its Wayfinder Active application in the U.S. and Canada. Wayfinder Active is a free GPS application for mobile phones with a unique combination of maps, GPS recordi…
Cable Operators Get into WiMAX with Sprint & Clearwire
Comcast and Time Warner Cable Inc. are beived to be in discussions to fund a new wireless Internet WiMAX venture thatwith Sprint. and Clearwire, reported The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Comcast would contribute up to $1 billion, while Time Warner Cable would add an…
Alltel Launches Video Social Services
Alltel Wireless, announced that customers with video-capable phones now have exclusive access to Alltel Social Video, a new application that allows customers to share and rate videos from a wide range of online outlets. To deliver the application, Alltel Wireless has teamed with Transpera, a leading…
Samsung to Release AnyCall Haptic iPhone-Like Music Playing Smartphone
Samsung will be release the AnyCall Haptic phone with virbrating responses to make it feel more like a buttoned device. It has an iPhone-like UI, 3.2 inch display, 2 megapixel camera, and microSD slot. It is expected to be released in Korea soon with U.S. versions on the horizon in the c…
Splitsville for Motorola Devices Divorced from Broadband Enterprise
Motorola announced that it will spilt into two separate public entities: one focused on broadband and enterprise, the other on mobile devices. …
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