- Week summary
- Carriers news
- Vendors of software for client wireless devices news
- Application outsourcing and hosting news
| * - Star sign marks especially important (from the editor's point of view) news items and is also a link to the next important news item. |
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- Banner ads on mobile sites are now to be as ubiquitous as on desktops - Verizon has joined the game.
- FON to distribute thousands of their routers for free - soon with Torrent p2p built-in.
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This section lists news about innovative and competitive usage of wireless data by network carriers.
| * Verizon to allow ads on its mobile phones Original news source |
| Beginning early next year, Verizon Wireless will allow placement of banner advertisements on news, weather, sports and other Internet sites that users visit and display on their mobile phones, company executives said.
The development is a substantive and symbolic advance toward the widespread appearance of marketing messages on the smallest of screens. Advertisers have been increasing the amount they spent on mobile marketing, despite lingering questions about the effectiveness of ads on portable phones. Verizon officials said their initial foray would be a cautious one--they will limit where ads can appear, and exclude certain kinds of video clips--and thus may invite greater demand to place ads then they can accommodate. |
| * FON Rewards Active Users by Giving Away Free La Fonera WiFi Routers Original news source |
| FON, the world's largest WiFi Community with more than 200,000 registered members (FONeros), is about to launch an unparalleled Christmas campaign.
Under the motto "Fonero Gets Fonero", all FONeros in Europe or the USA with an active Access Point -FONspot- can invite their friends to get La Fonera WiFi router for free. La Fonera allows FON members to safely share some broadband with the FON Community and connect in exchange to tens of thousands of FONspots worldwide.
By accepting the offer, referrals help grow the Community through their friends, who also become active members of FON once installed their free WiFi router. |
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This section lists breaking news from companies which provide client software that runs in end user wireless devices (phones, pagers, PDAs etc.).
| Zi Corporation Launches Qix with T-Mobile in the UK Original news source |
| Zi Corporation, provider of intelligent interface solutions for mobile devices, announced the deployment by T-Mobile of Qix, Zi Corporation's mobile search and discovery engine, on 25,000 Nokia N70 mobile phones. The service will be available on other phone models through the course of 2007.
T-Mobile is initially offering Qix in the UK, and the global agreement with Zi Corporation provides for additional rollouts in other countries covered by T-Mobile.
Qix is an innovative technology that enables rapid discovery of contacts, features, services, and other content on mobile handsets. Zi worked closely with T-Mobile to create a customised Qix experience. All the phones in this rollout include content links (QixLinks), which will allow T-Mobile customers to quickly access their preferred content on T-Zones.
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| ACCESS Releases Hiker Application Framework to Open Source Community Original news source |
| ACCESS Systems America, Inc. announced that the Hiker Application Framework, designed by ACCESS to specifically to meet the requirements of Linux-based mobile phones and devices, is now available for download. As part of the Company’s strategy to build the industry’s first truly integrated, commercial grade Linux-based platform for mobile devices, ACCESS developed the Hiker Application Framework as part of the ACCESS Linux Platform.
Announced in October (2006), the Hiker Application Framework provides a set of services to install and manage applications. Released under Mozilla Public License (MPL) v1.1, the Hiker Application Framework includes security features that enable secure application management and an integrated user experience. The Hiker Application Framework is also designed to enhance application security to prevent unauthorized use of phone services or tampering with critical system data. |
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This section lists news about outsourcing/hosting of mobile corporate/enterprise applications by e.g. software developers, network carriers, and consulting companies. News about mobile access to portals are also included here.
| Obopay Launches On Helio Original news source |
Obopay,
comprehensive mobile payment service in the U.S., announced it has
partnered with Helio to offer its service to Helio members. Readily
available on the mobile deck, Helio's young, connected members are now
equipped with a complete end-to-end mobile payments solution. Obopay's comprehensive solution provides mobile customers with a
real-time, secure, mobile peer-to-peer payment service, which is linked to
an Obopay Prepaid MasterCard account. Helio members are able to remotely manage their Obopay
accounts by checking balances, viewing payment histories, adding funds and
more -- all from a user-friendly, easy to navigate mobile application
residing on the device. In addition to managing Obopay accounts, users have
access to advanced mobile device personalization features such as contact
list integration and specialized ring tones. |
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