MobileNest

Thanks to MOB.Li, a UK company and provider of mobile marketing services, consumers can now interact in real time with newspaper and magazine advertisers via a new text service.

When a consumer reads an ad in a paper and wants more information, they just send a text message to the MOB.Li mobile service number (given on the ad) with their email address included, and the requested information is automatically emailed back to them.

The consumer can retrieve the information sent by the advertiser using PC or moblie phone with internet enabled access.

This service connects consumers with advertisers to get in on last minute deals and special offers. The customer requests the information, thus doing away with unwanted advertisements.

The cost to the consumer is equivalent to a basic text message; much cheaper than a stamp or phone call.

LG Electronics Inc., the second largest Asian phone maker, reported a first loss following a 10 quarter winning streak. The loss follows a decrease in handset prices and liquid-crystal display sales disappointment.

Q2 2006 figures:

• The Q2 net loss was 9.7 billion loss was
• 15.3 million handsets were sold

LG forecasts Q3 sales to beat the Q2 phone sales by 10 percent.

LG Electronics Reports Its First Loss in 10 Quarters (Update5) [Bloomberg]

Verizon Wireless is now featuring the LG 8500 handset as “Chocolate” on its homepage. The phone with a sliding dialpad is expected to be exclusive to Verizon Wireless.

According to the demo on their site this is an MP3 player and phone combo. Let’s wait and see when more information is revieled.

The launch date was not provided and according to some of the earlier reports, it may be as early as later this month.

Increase in mobile TV investing allows mobile television companies to cash in on venture capital and tech company funding.

MobileTV, Inc. closed the first round of Series C financing led by Oak Investment Partner, totalling $70 million.

Funding will be used for worldwide mobile television and radio service expansion in response to planned “overwhelming demand.”

MobileTV service launched in November 2003 and it already has more than million paying subscribers.

Current service offerings allow subscribers to tune in their mobile devices to most current news, sport events, entertainment programming, and music videos.

The service allows consumers to receive media in two formats, live or prerecorded.

According to Juniper Research estimates, by 2011 MobileTV will increase its streaming services annual revenue to $11.7 billian from its worldwide operations and $4.2 billion from its streaming services.

VCs, tech companies investing in mobile TV [EETimes]

WebMessenger has launched WebMessenger Mobile for Skype, a service enabling mobile users to save on long-distance and roaming charges by using their Skype accounts to make and receive VoIP calls on their mobile devices.

This mobile service is available for RIM BlackBerry, Palm handhelds, Windows Mobile Pocket PC and J2ME Java phones.

The WebMessanger Mobile allows users to check the availability of colleagues, friends, and family, send and receive chat messages, call anywhere in North America for free, and outside US for the same low rates charged by Skype.

Free Version WebMessanger Mobile Features

• Click-to-Call – call your Skype buddy with the push of a button
• Text chat
• Add new contacts
• Supports up to 20 buddies

Advanced Version WebMessanger Mobile Features ($3.95 per month)

• 3-way calling
• Multi-party conferencing up to 4 connections
• Supports hundreds of buddies

WebMessenger Mobile for Skype [WebMessanger]

The entry-level Motorola C139 was launched today by Cingular Wireless. The phone is available only with Pay as You Go service, through Cingular’s GoPhone program.

The Motorola C139 is equped with the following features:

• Dual-band GSM (580/1900)
• 65K colors screen (96×65 pixel)
• Light weight (3oz)
• Battery life 11 hours talk time and 18 days standby time

The Motorola C139 is availalable now for $39.99 without a contract.