Archive for February, 2008

LinkedIn goes mobile

Social networking site LinkedIn has announced a mobile version, which you can find on m.linkedin.com. The beta release is available in 6 languages and allows to search profiles, invite people to your network and receive updates about connections. A final version, featuring more and phone-specific functionality, is expected later this spring. LinkedIn counts about 20 [ READ MORE ]

Telenet wants Mobile TV

Duco Sickinghe, CEO of Telenet, sees a big future for Mobile television. In an interview with De Tijd, he explains that after analogue and digital TV, internet TV (PCTV & GarageTV), it is now time to invest in mobile TV. Telenet is considering to participate in the auction for Flemish frequencies for mobile television, later [ READ MORE ]

Bruno in Barcelona

This week we’ve been bombarding you with articles about the Mobile World Congress (3GSM) in Barcelona. Bruno Leijnse, journalist at Trends, is reporting live from Barcelona on his blog, so for more interesting articles, check Bruno in Barcelona[ READ MORE ]

Yahoo! brings social networks together on mobile

Another big announcement at 3GSM Barcelona comes from Yahoo!. They are launching OneConnect, which should become the ultimate mobile link between social networks. In today’s cyberworld, there are dozens of websites and tools for social networking, IM, and buddylisting: MySpace, LinkedIn, Facebook, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Mail, AOL,… to name a few. OneConnect checks the online [ READ MORE ]

Redford stimulates mobile short films

“Technology doesn’t get traction until artists push their way into it and conjoin with it – the more art lends itself to new technology, it’s going to drive it in new commercial ways.” says Robert Redford yesterday at 3GSM in barcelona. The famous actor/director sees mobile as the ideal platform to distribute short films. Redford’s [ READ MORE ]

The future of IM is mobile

“Worldwide there are about 400 million chatters. 90% of them are youngsters. The future of IM (Instant Messaging) is the mobile phone.” That’s the opinion of Jeffrey Ganek, CEO of Neustar, the company whose network is used by all North-American mobile operators. Neustar aspires to be an essential element in the world of Mobile IM, [ READ MORE ]

Mobile Alliance against child abuse

The GSM Association, which groups all major mobile operators, has created the ‘Mobile Alliance against Child Sexual Abuse Content’. This alliance wants to prevent child porn to be distributed over mobile platforms. To keep the Mobile Internet clean and child-friendly, the necessary technical barriers will be build in. The initiative, which already received the support [ READ MORE ]

Timbaland becomes Verizon’s Mobile Producer

Verizon Wireless will soon be launching their new ‘Mobile Producer in Residence’ program, which features a music producer bringing his work directly onto the mobile platform. Hiphop producer Timbaland – famous for his collaborations with Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake and recently Madonna – will be the first Mobile Producer, teaming up with different guest stars [ READ MORE ]

Call for cheaper SMS roaming

Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, continues attacking the high roaming tariffs. In 2007, she imposed a decrease in roaming fees for international phone calls. Now she also wants to see prices diminishing for international SMS messages and data transfer. Right now, these prices still vary widely because mobile operators charge each [ READ MORE ]

CBS Mobile uses LBS for Mobile Advertising

US-based CBS Mobile has teamed up with Loopt, provider of social-mapping and communication services. Objective is to combine Mobile Advertising with Location Based Services (LBS), which allows for consumers to receive mobile ads tailored to their current physical location, for example promoting stores and restaurants in the neighborhood. More at New York Times[ READ MORE ]

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