The next big thing in mobile is… voice?
As data and web access started shifting to mobile devices, applications emerged and traditional phone calls began a slow decline, all but superseded by texting, mobile apps and the wireless web.
Today, texting and mobile applications have surpassed voice in popularity, arguably because of their dynamic… Continue Reading
SocialCord creates payment platform for Twitter; now what will people pay for?
Let the monetization begin: SocialCord has created a platform for musicians, writers and brands to build a “freemium” model delivered over Twitter or mobile phones. For example, bands wrestling with how to make a living from their music can send links to songs or videos… Continue Reading
Palm’s Pre fails to help Sprint, and RIM snickers
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Q&A: Verizon says it will be the first to offer ‘true’ mobile video
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Twitter brings back full SMS capabilities to U.K. on O2 network
O2 is becoming the second mobile operator to revive full SMS text messaging capabilities in the United Kingdom after Twitter cut the service last fall because of costs. (Users can send updates viatext message to Twitter but, unlike in the U.S., can’t receive updates). Co-founder… Continue Reading
Sony Ericsson takes cues from Apple, RIM app store pricing
Sony Ericsson opened its PlayNow Arena app store to developers, taking elements from both Apple and Blackberry maker Research In Motion’s pricing models.
The company is sharing 70 percent of revenues after taxes and service charges, mirroring Apple. However, it’s setting a minimum price for paid… Continue Reading
Google adds layers to its mobile maps; multiple search capabilities
Google Maps’ mobile phone experience is becoming a richer experience with the addition of layers that you see public transit, Wikipedia entries or your friends’ location on Latitude. For example when coming to a new town, you can turn on a Wikipedia layer that lets… Continue Reading
Turn Flickr, Facebook photos into postcards with ShoZu, Touchnote
ShoZu, a London-based company connecting phones to social networking sites, is partnering with Touchnote, to let you mail any photos you’ve uploaded through their service as postcards to friends and family.
British startup Touchnote, which won audience award for best mobile service last week at our… Continue Reading
Business cards finally useful again with augmented reality?
Like the human appendix, business cards have outlasted their actual usefulness, but they’re somehow still around, piling up and killing trees. Perhaps they have a little more life in them with the help of augmented reality, a fast-growing area that superimposes animation or information on… Continue Reading
Apple and RIM to share more than half of cellphone industry profits this year
Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s Blackberry are on track to make up more than half of the mobile phone industry’s profits this year, according to Deutsche Bank.
The two companies may contribute 58 percent of the industry’s operating profits this year even though their handsets… Continue Reading
Facebook opens developer platform for mobile
Facebook has announced that third-party developers can integrate features from web-based Facebook applications to work on mobile devices.
Most of the world uses mobile devices, and in many countries, people use phones more than they do computers. With Facebook’s audience rocketing upward around the world, this… Continue Reading
AdMob raises $15M, in race for mobile ad crown
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AdMob, which says it has the largest ad platform for mobile phones, has raised $15 million in a second round of financing led by Silicon Valley’s venture firm Accel Partners, and including existing investor Sequoia Capital.
AdMob, of San Mateo, Calif., has served more than 1.6… Continue Reading