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Carnival of the Mobilists #84

I have been very remiss in posting regular links to the excellent Carnival of the Mobilists newsletters and I'm sorry about that. I just read through the 84th Edition and thoroughly enjoyed many of the articles covered in this latest roundup of mobility writing. Articles posted this week are grouped...

Tags: Smartphone, S60, Nokia, Mobile software, mobile services, iPhone, Carnival of the Mobilists

Blog posts 2007-07-31

AT&T's new OTA eMusic Mobile service results in $1.50 per song fee

AT&T just launched their new eMusic Mobile download service that allows you to download MP3 files from eMusic directly to your compatible mobile phone. eMusic is an online seller of MP3 music from independent labels that has is DRM-free so you can purchase and then listen to your MP3 songs...

Tags: Wireless carriers, Smartphone, S60, MP3 players, mobile services, Feature phones

Blog posts 2007-07-31

First Look: TalkPlus Mobile S60 client

There are some very good Voice 2.0 services available to help you be more productive and efficient in your work and one company that I chatted with back at CES in January is TalkPlus. I tried out their TalkPlus Mobile service late last fall and in the winter, primarily using...

Tags: Voice 2.0, Symbian, Smartphone, S60, Nokia, Mobile software, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-06-25

GrandCentral may be acquired by Google

According to an unconfirmed report on TechCrunch the excellent Voice 2.0 company that I have talked about a few times, GrandCentral, may have been acquired by Google. This is one way to arrange major funding for your company and I just hope we don't lose the functionality and features that...

Tags: Voice 2.0, Symbian, Smartphone, S60, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-06-24

Is T-Mobile rolling out HotSpot@Home service next week?

Last year I posted that I finished a beta test and was going to sign up for the T-Mobile HotSpot@Home service, which I then did. I found the service to be a bit buggy still after the initial beta though and after trying both the Samsung and Nokia UMA phones...

Tags: Wireless carriers, VoIP, Nokia, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-06-21

MyStrands social recommender service secures US$25 million in funding

In my personal experience, the internet seems to be evolving into a tool that is actually connecting people more than isolating them. I know in the last couple of years that I have met and corresponded with more people than I would have in my limited "real-life" sphere of living....

Tags: Windows Mobile, Symbian, Smartphone, S60, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-06-20

GotVoice brings some iPhone functionality to your current mobile phone

Back in March GotVoice rolled out a major update to their voicemail management system see my coverage and image gallery and this week they announced a couple of advanced features to the system. One feature that Apple has been promoting on its iPhone is visual voicemail. GotVoice now has that...

Tags: Wireless carriers, Voice 2.0, Smartphone, On the road, mobile services, iPhone, Feature phones

Blog posts 2007-06-13

Access Google Calendar from you mobile device

I use Gmail as my primary email service and also like the other personalized Google services (Reader, Docs, Spreadsheets, etc.), but never really used Google Calendar much because I haven't found a simple solution to access it with my mobile devices. I just read on the jkOnTheRun blog that Google...

Tags: mobile services, On the road

Blog posts 2007-05-29

fring now supports Twitter

I have to admit that I can't stop using Twitter on my mobile devices, even though I know it is having a negative impact on my battery capacity. I enjoy the community and find it a quick and easy way to stay in touch with friends, most of who I...

Tags: mobile services, Nokia, S60, Smartphone, Symbian, VoIP

Blog posts 2007-05-17

Twitter launches mobile interface

I have been using Twitter since July 2006 see my December post on the subject and usually have notifications for several people turned on for my mobile phones. I personally use Twitter mainly for updates about my mobile life and rarely use Twitter at a desktop. Thus, I was quite...

Tags: Smartphone, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-05-07

S60 Summit: Seminar, Expo, and full Summit 07 coverage and image gallery

I returned from Spain and finally had a chance to catch up on sleep (after passing back and forth through 9 time zones), celebrate my oldest daughters 13th birthday, and get back up to speed with a marine salvage case I started working on the week before I left for...

Tags: Symbian, Smartphone, S60, Nokia, Mobile software, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-04-29

Access and manage your GrandCentral account on the go with GC Mobile

I tried out GrandCentral in February and liked the ability to tie in multiple numbers, including Gizmo VoIP, into a central number and service. GrandCentral is still in beta and continues to improve their service and feature offerings. Jonathan Greene had a chance to sit down with Craig Walker, the...

Tags: mobile services, Nokia, On the road, Palm, S60, Smartphone, Voice 2.0, VoIP, Wireless carriers

Blog posts 2007-04-27

S60 Summit: Widgets extend the functionality of S60

Nokia made an announcement last week that will allow S60 mobile device users to enhance their mobile web experiences. Widgets will be coming to Feature Pack 2 devices in the third quarter of 2007 and I did not have time last week to try to understand this functionality since I...

Tags: Symbian, Smartphone, S60, Nokia, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-04-25

RoadSync 3 brings push email and Exchange 2007 support to S60 devices

I just renewed my subscription to the 4SmartPhone.net hosted Exchange service after completing my first year of service. As a person who uses lots of mobile devices, a Windows PC, and a MacBook Pro I needed a way to keep all of them in sync with my important data while...

Tags: Symbian, Smartphone, On the road, mobile services, Review, Nokia, Mobile software

Blog posts 2007-04-16

Palm offers wireless backup option for Palm OS-based devices

I have to admit that I have been feeling a bit down about the Palm world the last several months, but this week really started to lift my spirits with the news that Palm is developing their own Linux-based OS since it shows me that Palm still has vision for...

Tags: Smartphone, Palm, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-04-13

Video: Nokia N95 music player, Gmail in landscape, and Feature Pack 2 enhancements

I originally posted a video on my Vox blog where I post photos and thoughts on the Nokia Nseries devices, but thought readers here may enjoy it as well. I took the video using a Nokia N93 mounted on the Nokia DT-22 Tripod and was surprised at the great video...

Tags: Symbian, Smartphone, Review, Nokia, MP3 players, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-04-10

Rhapsody and the Nokia N95 take the crown for best mobile music experience

I have a very small CD music collection, I wouldnt even call it a collection really, and have been relying on unlimited music subscriptions to get content on my mobile gear. I have been pretty happy with Yahoo! Music, except for the fact that I cant listen to it on...

Tags: Symbian, Smartphone, Nokia, MP3 players, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-04-09

Does anyone want to send money via their mobile phone?

Donna posted all the details on the recent Citigroup and Obopay deal promoting making payments with your mobile phone. I remember back in the days when I had my Palm IIIx that a small company called PayPal came out with the ability to "beam" money via infrared to other Palm...

Tags: Nokia, On the road, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-02-28

Nokia S60 VoIP support is way ahead of Windows Mobile

I received a Nokia N80i Internet Edition to evaluate a short while ago and at first I didnt think too much of the device because it seemed a bit chunky and the basic specs seemed much like the Nokia N93 with a 3 megapixel camera, integrated WiFi, and integrated Bluetooth....

Tags: VoIP, mobile services, Microsoft, Nokia, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Mobile software, Smartphone

Blog posts 2007-02-27

Optimize your GrandCentral experience with TalkPlus

Yesterday I posted some news and thoughts on the GrandCentral service. After thinking a bit more about the ability to merge most of my phone numbers (mobile, home, Gizmo) into a single number, along with some advanced inbound call features, I then wondered how I could get all of my...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Symbian, Mobile software, Smartphone, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-02-22