Affecting our lives in many ways, mobile phones have gradually become one of the most important necessities of our lives. The things have literally gone so far that we just cannot imagine to spend a day without these superb gadgets. Moreover, mobile phones suit our busy lifestyle and keep us ahead of our times. Consequently, they have given a whole new meaning to the mode of communication. Mobile technology has grown leaps and bounds since its inception and the future is just big loads to come to bring more easiness in our lives.

Affecting our lives in many ways, mobile phones have gradually become one of the most important necessities of our lives. The things have literally gone so far that we just cannot imagine to spend a day without these superb gadgets. Moreover, mobile phones suit our busy lifestyle and keep us ahead of our times. Consequently, they have given a whole new meaning to the mode of communication. Mobile technology has grown leaps and bounds since its inception and the future is just big loads to come to bring more easiness in our lives.

InfoWorld - Scoring a customer win for Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud platform, Volantis Systems on Tuesday is announcing that its Ubik.com online service for building mobile Internet sites will use Azure for storage.

InfoWorld - Scoring a customer win for Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud platform, Volantis Systems on Tuesday is announcing that its Ubik.com online service for building mobile Internet sites will use Azure for storage.

[From spbsoftware] Spb Software – a top mobile applications developer – is proud to announce that Pharos Traveler 137 comes bundled with customized SPB Mobile Shell, SPB Keyboard, and SPB TV. Pharos Traveler 137 GPS Smartphone became the honoree of the CES 2009 Innovations Design and Engineering Award, in the Wireless Handsets category. The SPB Software products bundles with Traveler 137 are called on to compliment the award-winning hardware by providing an even more fluid and seamless user experience and enabling the Pharos customers to do more with their phone and mobile Internet connectivity.

July 14th, 2009 Posted by John Morris @ 7:47 amCategories:PCs, Peripherals, and SoftwareTags:Google Inc., Google Android, Google Chrome, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal TechnologyAcer and Lenovo will be among the first to release netbooks running Google’s Chrome OS. These netbooks, which will be dual-boot systems with Windows XP as well, could be available as early as next month in some markets, according to several reports.

gOS is on a verge of launching their new operating system for the netbooks, primarily for internet based use as it boot directly to a browser for easy access to e-mails, surfing the net etc. It is also expected to be out for Netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices and PC’s which are used purely for internet like those in public places like airports etc. This Netbook OS has got capabilities to run dually with other OS’s too. Cloud Currently comes installed on specific hardware only.

The introduction of Passport by Vodafone is all set to bring about a shift in roaming rates from expensive to affordable. With its cost-effective schemes, it promises to be the cheapest mobile broadband provider abroad. For just £4.99 a day, Vodafone customers can use up to 25MB of data online, which means it will cost them about 20p per MB. If they are interested in using more, then they can get an add-on of 25MB, which would again cost £4.99. As per Vodafone’s estimates, 25 MB is sufficient to carry out many tasks over the internet.

In what it believes to be the cheapest mobile broadband data charge for using internet abroad, Vodafone has released the Vodafone Passport service for its 3 million customers. For using up to 25MB of data, only £4.99 is charged for a day, which means 20 pence per MB. In addition, a smaller plan of 1MB is introduced for customers who have limited usage under 1MB, charged on their usage per KB, which amounts to 50p per 100KB. For extensive internet access, Vodafone offers 50MB for a price of £9.99 in Europe or £29.99 anywhere outside Europe.

Pharos packs Traveler 137 with Spb software Spb Software announces that Pharos Traveler 137 comes bundled with customized SPB Mobile Shell, SPB Keyboard, and SPB TV. Pharos Traveler 137 GPS Smartphone became the honoree of the CES 2009 Innovations Design and Engineering Award, in the Wireless Handsets category.

In a new mobile broadband scheme for people going abroad, Vodafone has launched ‘Passport’, which would allow reasonable roaming plans for its customers. However, accessing data would continue to be on the expensive side when you are travelling. The ‘Passport’ scheme sees Vodafone providing to its 2.5 million customers access to data services abroad through their mobile phones, at a reasonable rate of £4.99 per day for up to 25MB, which is just 20p per MB. Every additional usage of 25MB would cost another £4.99.

Vodafone has recently launched its ‘Passport’ scheme, which allows it to provide a more competitive deal on roaming for its customers. However, working on data would continue to be an expensive affair abroad. The scheme intends to provide Vodafone’s 2.5 million customers, access to data services on their mobile phones abroad at a sum of £4.99 per day for downloads up to 25MB, which comes to 20p per MB. Every additional 25MB would cost an extra £4.99.

With its attractive roaming packages, the new Vodafone Passport promises a hassle-free holiday experience for its 2.5 million strong customer base. These new rates easily fit into the consumers’ budget and make their holidays more enjoyable. The Passport promises that all Vodafone subscribers, for just £4.99 per day, can relaxingly use a maximum of 25MB of data on their cell phones when they are abroad. This amount, if calculated as charge per MB, comes down to 20p.

With the new rates being proposed by the Vodafone Passport summer promotion offer, 2.5 million Vodafone subscribers have cause to rejoice. Standard roaming tariffs for the benefit of customers ensure that holidaying customers do not have to bother about exorbitant roaming charges any more. With the new Passport in place, Vodafone customers will have to pay a daily charge of just £4.99 to enjoy up to 25 MB of data use on their cell phones when they are away holidaying, which amounts to only 20p per MB.

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iCrossing Launches Mobile Site for Toyota Motor Sales USA  iCrossing, a global digital marketing company, today announced the launch of a mobile site in support of the 3rd Generation Toyota Prius Hybrid for Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc., (http://m.toyota.com/prius) to provide consumers with vehicle and dealer information on their mobile phone browsers.iCrossing developed Toyota’s first mobile site, which launched in December 2008, focusing on the full line up of Toyota vehicles specifically optimized for phone-browsing visitors.

Around 2.5 million Vodafone subscribers will benefit from the new Vodafone Passport summer promotion that offers better roaming packages. Standard Vodafone passport rates ensure that you get the best value for money when you are in roaming tariffs on a holiday. At a rate of about £4.99 per day, Vodafone subscribers can avail up to 25MB of data usage abroad on their cell phones under the Passport scheme. This when broken down comes to approximately 20p per MB.

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iPhone 3.0 is doing great and the 3G S is tests the mobile internet limits. But Apple isn’t happy about Unlocked / Jailbroken iPhones enjoying one of the most popular services on iPhon 3.0 … Push Notifications! Apparently many iPhone users are complaining that Push Notifications have been blocked for them. NotifyMe app developer PoweryBase says push–enabled iPhone apps are in constant contact with servers at Apple HQ. When a request from an unlocked iPhone lands, it’s simply ignored.

AnySource Media supplies what is called “over-the-top-TV”, which delivers live television to TV sets via an Internet connection. The AnySource platform, Connected HDTV, has been signed on by two mobile content providers. Comedy Time and Salacious Streets TV, both pure-mobile providers, will broadcast TV stations over mobile using the Connected HDTV Platform.

A recent report by CCS Insight suggests Social Networks are what is driving the use of mobile internet by young adults. And Facebook is king of the hill. Based on a survey of more than 1000 adults between the ages of 16 and 35, the key themes to emerge are: * Mobile Internet use is growing at a phenomenal rate; social networking is driving growth with a third of young adults regularly accessing Facebook and Twitter from their mobiles * Men are twice as likely as women to access the Internet

Iran tweets for freedom Despite the force of the Iranian government against freedom of expression, people in Iran who believe in social justice and freedom turns to Tweeter for that needed voice. This social networking platform allows them to air their voices freely, and for the first time giving this nation and others as well to unite online, for one good cause.( GrownUpThinking ) Super-economy class on China’s airline The Chinese airline, Spring Air, takes budget airlines to a next level.

BuzzCity, which provides wireless communities and consumer services, has announced the results of its quarterly Global Mobile Advertising Index for Q2, 2009, which show an annual rise, but a quarelty fall, in the number of mobile banner ads served. The figures show that the global recession is having some effect on mobile advertisers, but that mobile advertising continues its strong overall growth. The Index represents inventory sold across the BuzzCity Mobile Advertising Network in more than 200 countries globally and documents the usage of the mobile Internet in these markets.

Ever since the introduction of the Apple iPhone, there has been a huge public response to this product.  Millions of people are proclaiming the wonders and beauty of this cell phone, iPod, calendar and mobile Internet device.  However, the real question is, why do you need to have an iPhone?  Of course, it seems that it is a great product because it streamlines your electronic productivity and allows you to have many products wrapped up into one, but what are the real perks to having an iPhone?  The answer to this question really depends on who you ask.  However, there are many actual reasons why the iPhone is a great purchase.

Odd one this, Morgan Stanley recently took on a 15 year old intern named Matthew Robson, and asked him to write them a briefing paper on how teenagers use different media . It’s ’shaken the city’ apparently, a location you would have thought would have been reasonably difficult to surprise by now given recent economic events, but no matter. In a nutshell, he reported that teenagers don’t listen to the radio much or buy many newspapers, but they do like the internet, listen to music, go to the cinema and play computer games.

WATBlog spoke to Vikas Saxena, India Head, Nimbuzz on Skype, Voip and 3G in India.. Here is the interview: 1. Tell us something about Nimbuzz As I said Nimbuzz is a Rotterdam based company, and we are backed by some of the most successful VCs in the business like Naspers Group and Mangrove Capital Partners. Nimbuzz predominantly is a multi-community mobile social messenger combining instant messaging, (geo) presence, and VoIP across popular communities.

Over 20% of mobile users accessing content now connecting via WiFi says Bango According to Bango, the leading mobile billing and analytics company, over 20% of people visiting web sites to purchase content using their mobile phones are now connecting via WiFi. This presents a major challenge to both content providers and operators as these mobile visitors are unrecognized by the networks, making it difficult to sell and market mobile services to them and significantly impacting mobile content revenues.

Opera Turbo, a browsing-on-steroids solution that will cover Opera Desktop, Opera Mobile and Opera Devices SDK. Opera Turbo, the browser maker argued, comes to respond to increasing mobility and on-the-go connectivity needs of end users, who are relying on wireless and mobile-Internet connections. For them Opera promises consistent gains in speed correlated with traffic compression. Opera Turbo will be made available as a server-side solution, and will not have a client-side component, functioning in tandem with the variants of the Opera browser.

Affecting our lives in many ways, mobile phones have gradually become one of the most important necessities of our lives. The things have literally gone so far that we just cannot imagine to spend a day without these superb gadgets. Moreover, mobile phones suit our busy lifestyle and keep us ahead of our times. Consequently, they have given a whole new meaning to the mode of communication. Mobile technology has grown leaps and bounds since its inception and the future is just big loads to come to bring more easiness in our lives.

about Fennec browser, Mozilla mobilizes Fennec browser, Mozilla mobilizes for mobile browser from Firefox, known by the codename Fennec, begins to give a fuller measure of the ambition of Mozilla. Still in development but increased in beta since mid-March 2009, he was presented to developers who are asked to give their opinions and think about adaptations or developments of plug-ins. Still in development but increased in beta since mid-March 2009, he was presented to developers who are asked to give their opinions and think about adaptations or developments of plug-ins.

In the coming two years, mobile advertising will play an ever more important role in marketing. Research from the American-based Opinion Research Corporation has pointed out that nearly 30% of Americans use their mobile phone to access the Mobile Internet. For this mobile search they use mostly the same search engines as they use on the Internet. The functions mostly used on the Mobile Internet are maps/route descriptions, weather forecast and local information.

Bla1ze from CB has been using Skyfire for BlackBerry and it looks to be a huge improvement for the BlackBerry internet browsing experience. While the browser is still in Alpha testing, it’s looking really slick. According to the company, some of the new features added include: New Keyboard Shortcuts: We mapped the keyboard shortcuts to be similar to the ones in the native BlackBerry browser to offer a more familiar user experience.

In the age of the Great Reset everyone is an entrepreneur, and anyone from anywhere can reach out to a single person or group – or millions. This includes children, the marginalized, and you.  In this new age, anyone – you included – can leverage the power of the smart social mobile web to build a business empire or launch a philanthropic cause, one that adheres, promotes and extends your own personal values.

For the most part, GPRS plans are priced at about 5-10p per 10 KB. This works out to Rs 5-10 per MB. The problem is both with the price and the concept of metering. What is needed is a flat-priced plan that is less than Rs 100 per month. Smartphones are capable of doing a lot, and most of these services require network access. I checked my own data usage on the Nokia E71 in the past couple months - it comes to about 50 MB a month. This works out to an effective rate of Rs 2 / MB.

photo: barnoid I’ve previously written articles about how to get free calls and free texts on your existing Pay As You Go mobile. Since, I’ve recieved dozens of messages asking me how to get free data and internet access on PAYG. Unfortunately, it isn’t so clear cut for data. There are some great networks, some bad ones and then some really bad ones. Find your network and see what it costs. You might be able to save a lot of money by switching tariff.

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LONDON - iPhone users now spend more time browsing the mobile internet than reading newspapers, listening to the radio or watching TV, according to new research. …

I’m pretty sure that Vodafone has already announced this mobile broadband/netbook package for the Samsung NC10 as early as April. Unless of course there is something new to the announcement.  But anyway, Vodafone UK is announcing the it will start offering the Samsung NC10 with built-in mobile broadband connectivity. What this simply means is that you can get a free Samsung NC10 netbook if you agree to sign-up for a 24-month service contract that would cost you around £25 and would give you 1GB of data connectivity through Vodafone’s wireless services.

Undoubtedly, the almighty iPhone still lacks some much needed features. The biggest feature missing is an affordable rate plan. I have been a loyal AT&T customer for years, why I don’t know. Probably, because I have sold my soul to them multiple times for new upgrades, so I have been stuck with them (due to contracts). However, AT&T has given me above average service and performance, but it is not cheap. If they lowered their price or came out with a one rate data plan I don’t think Apple could make enough iPhones to cover the increased sales this would cause.

LITA’s tenth year of Top Tech Trends July 12 was likely its best attended ever–thanks to free wi-fi in the room, live streaming video from Shanachies , and a live blog to aggregate tweets from attendees (real and virtual) using hashtags #toptech and #ttt09 or giving comments or questions directly on the blog. While ALA is working hard to increase virtual participation, Top Tech Trends was more focused on being online than getting online.

4G update: pilot for tourism-oriented French WiMAX network run by Alvarion - gomonews.com 07/13/2009 WiMAX company Alvarion and French operator Bolloré telecom today announced a tourism-oriented WiMAX pilot at the Cote d’Azur. Alvarion is purely a WiMAX company, which recently won contracts to provide WiMAX to rural areas across 17 US states.

4G update: pilot for tourism-oriented French WiMAX network run by Alvarion - gomonews.com 07/13/2009 WiMAX company Alvarion and French operator Bolloré telecom today announced a tourism-oriented WiMAX pilot at the Cote d’Azur. Alvarion is purely a WiMAX company, which recently won contracts to provide WiMAX to rural areas across 17 US states. The Giant iPod Netbook Thingie Cometh? - mobilitysite.com 07/13/2009 Last week I suggested that based on all the hints from Taiwan scr

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Industry analysts CCS Insight today unveiled a report on what is driving the use of the mobile Internet among young adults in the UK today. The report, based on a survey of more than 1000 adults between 16 and 35 years old, …

4G update: pilot for tourism-oriented French WiMAX network run by Alvarion - gomonews.com 07/13/2009 WiMAX company Alvarion and French operator Bolloré telecom today announced a tourism-oriented WiMAX pilot at the Cote d’Azur. Alvarion is purely a WiMAX company, which recently won contracts to provide WiMAX to rural areas across 17 US states.

Google recently announced that it had begun work on a computer operating system that might accelerate interest in the popular mobile Internet device market. Mobile Internet devices (MIDs), which are sometimes called netbooks, are physically small and application-lite laptop computers designed specially to access the Internet over wireless protocols. MIDs have been growing in popularity with some 21 million of the small Internet appliances expected to be sold in 2009.

Smartphone maker HTC’s product manager for Europe. Phil Blair, was at the Wireless and Mobile 09 show in London extolling the value of the smartphone as a corporate tool. He was also showing off HTC’s Touch Pro 2, which can be touch or keyboard driven. It is a good design but your reporter was more interested in HTC’s plans for emerging mobile internet devices (MIDs). Blair was keeping mum on the subject, beyond confirming that HTC is looking at the format.