55 Million SMS sent per day in UK, during August 2003
Posted on 27-Sep-2003 09:48 News, Mobile
The Mobile Data Association announced that the total number of chargeable person-to-person text messages sent across the four UK GSM networks reached 55 million per day during August 2003. This compares to UK daily averages of 45 million in August 2002 and 34 million in August 2001.
Vivendi moving to licence Vodafone Live!
Posted on 26-Sep-2003 07:57 News, Mobile
Apparently the Vodafone group never discard the option of selling licences to their Vodafone Live! service - and Vivendi is in the line to get it.
Nokia launches Imagewear products
Posted on 25-Sep-2003 22:22 News, Mobile
Just after the news of the Nokia 7600 came out, Nokia announced Imagewear. Great wearable imaging products, but where's Bluetooth?
Will mobile payment finally lift off?
Posted on 23-Sep-2003 22:13 News, Mobile
Nokia and Visa announced developement in mobile payment, by including eletronic wallet software in new mobile phones.
AOL and Cingular now offer IM over SMS
Posted on 22-Sep-2003 21:37 News, Mobile
Cingular promisses to have the AOL Instant Messenger fully integrated to their SMS service by the end of the year.
SMS spread boycott day in Nigeria
Posted on 22-Sep-2003 20:05 News, Mobile
According to reports, the National Association of GSM Subscribers of Nigeria and the Consumers Rights Project called for a one day boycott of GSM phone usage to try and reduce costs and increase coverage.
Mobile phone wishlist - a class discussion
Posted on 20-Sep-2003 10:03 News, Mobile
The Keitai log is a web diary by a group of Tokyo college students who are researching the changing role of cell phones in Japanese society. This post discusses thing mobile phones can not do now, but would be part of a "wish list".
Gameboy can be changed into a video mobile phone
Posted on 13-Sep-2003 13:36 News, Mobile
While Nokia's n-gage is coming to try and get a piece of the gaming market with a mobile phone that doubles as a portalbe game console, a Japanese company is set to launch a device that doubles the Gameboy video game console as a video phone.
Two-way SMS to be available in flight soon
Posted on 13-Sep-2003 13:23 News, Mobile
If you get irritated while watching a movie and someone's mobile beeps (or play a horrible tone) when a SMS comes in, wait until you're trying to sleep on a plane over the ocean, and a few mobile phones start beeping.
Nokia opens the Series 60 Asia Challenge
Posted on 11-Sep-2003 07:41 News, Mobile
If you develop applications for Symbian devices, Nokia is now running a challenge with companies in Taiwan, Philipines, Singapore and Hong Kong.
