Sprint Nextel has raised as of October 1st, 2006 the amount it charges users to send an outgoing SMS message. The original rate was 10 cents per message which was increased by 50% to 15 cents. This is a significant percentage wise increase where other carriers charge around 10 cents per message. Sprint Nextel raised […]
Microsoft is following Google’s and Yahoo’s lead in placing click-to-call advertising on its Mobile Windows Live search. MSN is planning to display a click-to-call ad above the search results, making it easily accessible to the user. Ad-to-call ads complement mobile search, since users are already using a phone. Users can click on an ad to […]
Cognos plans to disconnect office users of its business intelligence software and make the software available on mobile devices. The current plan is to launch a first version of business intelligence software on BlackBerry early in 2007. The Cognos 8 GO! Mobile will allow executives and managers make better decisions while distanced from the office […]
According to BBC News, Carphone Warehouse commissioned a survey studying phone usage amongst 1,250 kids ages 11 and 17. The survey was performed in UK and showed that by the time kids reach secondary school, as many as 91% of them own a mobile phone. In addition, the study showed that a third of adults […]
A new HTC Windows Mobile device, code name Libra, was showcased this week at the CTIA. According to PhoneScoop, executives from HTC confirmed some of the key features. Libra will have a traditional numeric keypad and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The new phone design brings the smaller size of a device in comparison with the […]
Google started testing AdWords for mobile devices displaying ads in listings of Google’s search results. The advertisement tests were launched in the United States and the United Kingdom. Similarly to AdWords for web, the ad format as well as marketing campaign detail can be directly managed by the user. AdWords mobile users can select one […]
Mobile ESPN has announced live video of up to 25 college football games per month during the upcoming season. Starting next month the upstart mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) will have an exclusive on the top market college games. The coverage kicks off with Florida State vs. Miami on September 4th. The mobile video should […]
Mobile TV Guide was added to the services offered by 4INFO, a mobile search provider. Their search services cover the weather, flight tracking, sports scores, and more. The new addition, the Mobile TV Guide is accessible through WAP and SMS. The service can be tested by calling 4INFO (44636) starting with a keyword TV and […]
Motorola will start selling a new addition to its personalized appearance family, featuring the pink RAZR, a new RAZR phone with laser-attached tattoos. Jeremy Dale, Motorola vice president and head of channel marketing, said the idea for the tattoos came “about last Christmastime when we saw the phenomenal success of the pink RAZR. It had […]
FCC approved the HTC Excalibur Smartphone (ID NM8EXCA). The new phone will become a direct compatition for the Motorala Q. HTC Excalibur features: Unique touch-sensitive scroll pad on side Windows Mobile Smartphone OS Quadband GSM WiFi/Bluetooth QVGA screen At this point, there were no public carrier announcements of HTC Excalibur deals. T-Mobile and Cingular were […]
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