Archive for May, 2007

The restricted size of mobile games files and the relatively poor audio quality on handsets means that the sound of mobile games has been neglected, but that will soon change according to this ZDNet Asia article in Business Week. “The received wisdom until recently has been that mobile games are played in public. And that [...]

EJL Wireless Research has predicted that the global mobile advertising market will reach $9.5 billion in gross revenues by 2011, of which the largest segment is expected to be mobile coupons which will bring in almost $4 billion by 2011, or 42 percent of the overall market. Other forms of mobile advertising will include SMS/MMS, [...]

Telecom companies are once again attracting investment money, with venture capital firms putting $2.6 billion into the telecommunication industry last year according to MoneyTree Report from accounting and research firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Xchange writes that “without question, wireless content is king” and gives a couple of examples to back that up—although it appears to be [...]

At the D: All Things Digital conference Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil Microsoft Surface, the first in a new category of surface computing products from Microsoft that will “break down traditional barriers between people and technology”.

A Surface computer is able to recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows [...]

Venture capital firm Core Capital Partners announced its $3.9 million investment in mobile consumer software publisher LimeLife. The company, which specializes in publishing mobile content for women, said it will employ the funding to continue development of its software products and technologies. Last week, LimeLife announced a partnership with AT&T to introduce “Rachael Ray Recipes [...]

Participation television phenomenon “American Idol” closed out its sixth season last week with record voter totals. According to communications management solutions firm Telescope, which processes voice and text votes for the program, “Idol” generated 609 million total votes during its five-month run, topping season five totals by 31 million overall votes. The May 23 finale [...]

Punching in a password and listening to voice mails on hand-held devices is inconvenient — or rude if you’re in a meeting, at a party or in a restaurant.
A slew of new services using voice-recognition technology aim to eliminate the hassle of checking voice messages on wireless devices. These services transcribe recorded messages into text, [...]

Nokia has warned that its patent dispute with Qualcomm could hinder the uptake of 3G technology, saying that “alternative technologies such as mobile WiMax were gaining momentum due to uncertainties surrounding the licenses” according to Reuters. Nokia Chief Technology Officer Tero Ojanpera also said that “3G is not about cheap price but about new capabilities”, [...]

A report from Mobile Today has announced that the Samsung U600 Ultra Edition II is the number one top seller in the UK, with all the heavy promotion to this Samsung mobile phone it has helped the U600 sell like hot cakes beating the likes of the Nokia N95. The Samsung U600 in fact knocked [...]

As our users already know, Properazzi recently launched a collaboration with WidSets to provide a property watch service for mobile phone users. WidSets is a clever consumer service developed by Nokia that, among other things, let’s people receive personalised internet content on their phones, and we’ve been really pleased with the way this has worked for property search.
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