Archive for the 'Mobile Telephones' Category

SlingPlayer For Windows Mobile Comes to Loads More Phones [SlingPlayer Mobile] (Gizmodo)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Saturday, December 27th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

The aging SlingPlayer for Windows Mobile has been updated, and almost exclusively for compatibility. The app will now run on most modern phones, including (finally) 640×480, 800×480, 400×240 and… Source: gizmodo.com
Android Phones Coming From Sony Ericsson and Toshiba (Washington Post) Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Asus could launch as soon as next summer new, less expensive […]


SlingPlayer For Windows Mobile Comes to Loads More Phones [SlingPlayer Mobile] (Gizmodo)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Friday, December 26th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

The aging SlingPlayer for Windows Mobile has been updated, and almost exclusively for compatibility. The app will now run on most modern phones, including (finally) 640×480, 800×480, 400×240 and… Source: gizmodo.com


Indian Government Cracks Down on Spurious Mobile Phones (PC World)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

The Indian government is attempting to curb imports of phones that do not have IMEI numbers. Source: www.pcworld.com


Bambuser Gets A Facelift, Rejoins The Mobile Video Streaming War (TechCrunch)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

We haven’t covered live video streaming startup Bambuser until now, but the Swedish startup is rapidly shaping up to becoming a formidable contender to the likes of Qik , Flixwagon , and Kyte in the race to turn mobile phones into portable TV studios. Bambuser […]


Nigeria: Unclear Letters - Nipost to Alert Customers Via Mobile Phones (AllAfrica.com)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) will soon commence alert system through mobile phones to notify customers of unclear letters in their post office boxes. Source: allafrica.com
Mobile Phone Dealers Jailed in 1.6 Million Trading Fraud (Cellular-News.com) Two directors of dealerships selling mobile phone products and services for UK retailers such as Phones 4U have […]


Mobile masters (The Star)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

KBU International College walked away with the first prize in the Mobile Content Challenge (MCC) 2008. Source: thestar.com.my
Mobile Phones and the Birds and the Bees (PC World) Reconsidering whether electromagnetic fields are hurting the ability of birds and bees to navigate. […]


Microsoft eyes 50% Taiwan smartphone OS market share; no plans to develop own-brand mobile phones (Digi Times)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

Microsoft aims to boost sales of its Windows Mobile OS for handsets to account for 50% of Taiwan’s smartphone market in 2009, compared to 40% recorded in 2008, according to Eddie Wu, managing director of Microsoft ODM embedded devices, Asia. Source: www.digitimes.com
Mobile Phones and the Birds and the Bees (PC World) “An article recently published […]


T-Mobile drops upgrade fee for new phones (Mobile Burn)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Friday, December 19th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

T-Mobile has announced that it has dropped its US$18 upgrade fee that used to apply to all new phone upgrades, whether at the end of a two-year contract term or otherwise. $18 isn’t a huge sum of money, but now that times are a bit lean, every little bit can help. Source: www.mobileburn.com
Study: Mobile Phones […]


Train passengers to use mobile phones as tickets (Daily Telegraph)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

Passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones as a train ticket. Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Demand surges for 3G mobile phones (Zawya) Dubai: Demand for third-generation or 3G mobile phones is growing rapidly in the UAE as the average user in the region is becoming more tech savvy, an official said. Source: www.zawya.com


USA-only: Pandora for certain Windows Mobile phones released (MS Mobiles)

Offered by: Marc Downing
Date: Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Category: Mobile Telephones

December 16, 2008 [General] | By Edward J. R. Previously available officially only for one Windows Mobile powered phone - LG Incite - now it is available for more phones… Source: msmobiles.com
Report: Mobile Phones Will Be Primary Online Access Point By 2020 (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance) Mobile phones will be the primary access point […]