Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Napster Does Cell Phones

Napster is not just for MP3s anymore. Count cell phones in with Napster-compatible mobile gadgets. The music subscription service today announced mobile phone models that may download tracks from its 1.5 million-plus song catalog. >>>MORE ...

Monday, August 29, 2005

It's Showtime For Nokia 20Lives Game

The countdown is on for Nokia's latest interactive adventure - the sequel to Nokia Game. Beginning today, mobile phone users can register to participate in the new Nokia 20Lives game challenge, scheduled for September 19 through October 13 across 21 countries in 11 languages. It's another day, another life. >>>MORE ...

Friday, August 26, 2005

Teens See Cell Phone As Social Necessity

If a cell phone topped your teenager's back-to-school shopping list this year, welcome aboard. According to a recent IDC and SMS.ac survey of nearly 8,000 U.S. teens, ages 13 to 18 who use mobile phones, many in this age group perceive a cell phone as a social necessity - 35.9% of teens acquired their phones mainly to use text messaging while an additional 13.3% acquired them to talk with friends. >>>MORE ...

Thursday, August 18, 2005

GPS Wherifone Knows Where

It's late afternoon. Do you know where your kid is? Just log on to a Web site, enter your password to see a road map or aerial photo of your kid's location. Science fiction? Hardly - not if your kid is carrying the GPS Wherifone, a new mobile phone coming this Fall. >>>MORE ...