Archive for June, 2008

Mobile advertising company Blyk comes to Belgium

Blyk, a company that offers free sms and call credits in return for mobile advertising, is introducing their services in Belgium.  The concept already proved very successful in Great-Britain, where the target of 100.000 members was reached in just 9 months, 6 months earlier than projected.  At the end of the year, Blyk will be [ READ MORE ]

Police warns citizens by SMS

Last month, we reported on the emergency services of Helpi. Helpi has now joined forces with the federal police and the ‘Buurt Informatie Netwerken’ (Neighborhood Information Networks) to create the new communication platform bin-sms.  This platform allows to inform citizens by sms in case of an emergency or insecurity.  For example, when burglars have been [ READ MORE ]

MobileWeb brings De Standaard on the Mobile

MobileWeb, the Belgian specialist in mobile internet solutions, has created the mobile news portal De Standaard Mobile for Corelio. Based on the unique Mobile Web Server, the news pages are adapted to the characteristics of the different types of mobile phones. This way, De Standaard Mobile is optimally presented on every GSM, Blackberry and iPhone. [ READ MORE ]

Strong and growing usage of Mobile Internet in France

According a study performed in the first quarter of 2008 by AFMM (Association Française du Multimédia Mobile) and Ipsos Média about 25% of all French mobile subscribers in the age range 15-50 years use mobile internet services on a daily basis. Flat rate internet plans as well as 3G connectivity are the key drivers of increasing usage and frequency: 50% [ READ MORE ]

Apple announces iPhone 3G

Yesterday during his keynote, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the new 3G iPhone. This new generation iPhone will be able to surf on the mobile networks of the third generation (3G), which are much faster than the classic mobile phone networks. The iPhone 3G will be available on July 11th in 22 countries, including Belgium. [ READ MORE ]

MobileWeb in France with Lille Plus games

MobileWeb.be is also active on the French market. Lille Plus, a French free newspaper has fully outsourced their weekly competitions to MobileWeb.be. On Mother’s Day for example, readers could win a set of beauty products by participating in a SMS Game. Beneath, you can find some nice examples.    [ READ MORE ]

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