Archive for January, 2008

Unlocked iPhones Increasing

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

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Maybe it's time for Apple's brilliant CEO to get rid of its exclusive partnerships and go mass market for its revolutionary mobile handset, . According to Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi, about 1 million or 27% of total iPhones sold in the U.S. are “unlocked” so consumers can use it on other mobile operators.

Pay Bills and Deposit Paper Checks via Camera Phone

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

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Image analytics and pattern recognition software firm is all geared up to take mobile banking to the next level with its ImageNet Mobile Deposit - the first mobile banking software that extends mobile payments and paper check deposit capabilities to millions of customers who use camera phones.

Is Customer Service in the Wireless Industry Improving?

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

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As I was browsing my feeds, I chanced upon a from survey and professional services company Vocal Laboratories and its study of customer service quality among major wireless phone companies.

It turned out that Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile both received …

Verizon Fourth Quarter Profits Up 3.9%

Monday, January 28th, 2008

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The United State’s second largest telecommunications company, Verizon Communications, announced that fourth quarter profits were up 3.9% for October through December of 2007. The perceived economic slowdown in America hasn’t hurt company growth, with the exception of a marginal increase in nonpaying wireless subscribers.

“We have not seen a change in our sales expectation through January,” said Chief Financial Officer Doreen Toben.

Google CEO Predicts a Huge Mobile Revolution

Monday, January 28th, 2008

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CEO Eric Schmidt told a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the future of is a “huge revolution”, contrary to the conservative projection of Forrester Research. The mobile advertising market is projected to generate a meager $1 billion in 2012.

Skyfire Brings Your Desktop Web Browser To Your Mobile Device

Monday, January 28th, 2008

cell phoneOn Friday, I got to watch a demo of over Skype Video given by Skyfire CEO Nitin Bhandari. Skyfire aims to bring the full PC browsing experience to your mobile handset rendering a web page complete with Flash with no compromises. Based on the demo I saw on a live handset, it truly delivers!

Nokia Makes Offer To Buy Trolltech

Monday, January 28th, 2008

cell phone stating their intent to purchase . Trolltech makes a cross-platform graphical toolkit called Qt, which first got notoriety when it was chosen for the on Linux. Originally not open source, Qt is now licensed under both a commercial license and the GPL.

Qt will …

Are Smartphones Necessary?

Monday, January 28th, 2008

n95_low_videoscreen.jpgRom Feria over at Tech Without Wires points to a UK study that suggests . The study suggests brits use voice calling and SMS more than they use the advanced features.

I myself make heavy use of the secondary features of my Nokia N95, however I realize that I am not in the majority. Most everyone I know outside of people …

Brits Not Yet Ready for New Mobile Technologies

Friday, January 25th, 2008

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Despite the slew of cutting mobile devices, flat-rate data packages and new mobile technologies such as Mobile Internet, mapping and GPS, a shows that about 60% of are still fixated on voice calls and text messaging services.

If there's any new …

The New York Times Brings the Latest News via SMS

Friday, January 25th, 2008

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, one of the best newspapers in the U.S., has tapped the power of or SMS to deliver the latest news, columns and features directly to our mobile devices. The service is free of charge but standard carrier rates apply.

Though this development is noticeably …