A new GSM operator in New Zealand: anytime?
Posted on 27-Jan-2004 19:54 News, Mobile
Since 2001 Econet Wireless is promissing a second GSM network in New Zealand. The South African group Allied Technologies now owns 50% of the Zimbabwe based operator and promisses to invest.
Market growth of smartphone will spark mobile platform war
Posted on 27-Jan-2004 11:00 News, Mobile
According to the Zelos Group, the Mobile electronics sector will be redefined as nearly half of all mobile handsets will be based on full-feature operating systems by 2008.
Park and pay with SMS in downtown Wellington
Posted on 25-Jan-2004 18:38 News, Mobile
Wellington City Council is starting a six-month trial of TXT-a-Park, New Zealand’s first pay-and-display parking machine system that allows Vodafone customers to pay for parking via SMS.
Official: AT&T Wireless for sale
Posted on 23-Jan-2004 07:36 News, Mobile
The company issued a press release where it explains the strategic direction traced by its board.
Alarm clock hated, but not as much as mobile phones
Posted on 22-Jan-2004 07:58 News, Mobile
Mobile phones passes alarm clock as Most Hated Invention, yet one we cannot live without, according to results from the annual Lemelson-MIT Invention study.
Survey on UK’s female entrepreneur results
Posted on 20-Jan-2004 13:01 News, Mobile
The UK female entrepreneur is in her early 30s, tech savvy, well connected and thrives on risk, according to a survey released today by Aurora, the UK's largest business women's network.
Telstra alerts customers to SMS hoax
Posted on 16-Jan-2004 11:47 News, Mobile
Telstra advised its customers an SMS encouraging people to send a particular message onto eight people, so they would receive free SMS text messages for a month, was a hoax and should be ignored.
Use your mobile phone to board that plane
Posted on 9-Jan-2004 07:55 News, Mobile
Telenor and the airline company "Norwegian" have entered into a partnership that enables customers to order and purchase air tickets for "Norwegian" flights via their mobile terminals. Customers will then use their mobile phones as tickets at check-in.
Emirates and Tenzing redefine airline travel with inflight e-mail
Posted on 8-Jan-2004 07:28 News, Mobile
New offering features first wi-fi wireless connectivity for laptops. The ultra-long-range Airbus A340-500 will be the first aircraft to include an onboard wireless LAN certified for passengers' own Wi-Fi-enabled laptop computers.
Washington DC bans mobile phone while driving
Posted on 7-Jan-2004 17:47 News, Mobile
Washington DC joins other states and countries where it is an offence to talk on a mobile phone while driving. Bluetooth headsets perfect for this situation.
