Friday, November 18, 2005

Cell Phone Solution - Look 'Ma, No Clicks

A new solution from Motorola now puts the mobile phone home screen zero clicks away from wireless Web content and cell phone services, including news, sports and entertainment. Motorola dubs it SCREEN3. With no buttons to push or browsers to launch, hello SCREEN3.>>>MORE ...

Sunday, November 06, 2005

Jay Leno Goes Mobile

You can now get your laughs on demand, with access to video segments from "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on your mobile phone, as part of Sprint TV service. TV on mobile phones is closer than you think. It's coming to a cell phone near you.>>>MORE ...

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Have iPod Will Text-Message

What do iPods and cell phones have in common? Well get this - iPod users are 2.5 times as likely (as non-users) to exchange text messages on cell phones, and three times as likely to take photos with a camera phone. That's according to a new Intelliseek study of 660 online consumers.>>>MORE ...

Monday, October 17, 2005

Samsung Phone Breaks Storage Barrier

Samsung has taken cell phones to the next level with its release of the SPH-V7900 mobile phone. The new model packs a whopping three gigabytes of embedded storage. What does this mean for mobile infotainment?

You can cram three full-length digital movies into a cell phone or about 700 songs. Cell phones currently have a limit of about 300 songs or one gigabyte.

Coming at a time when storage capacity has become a key metric for the latest music phones, Samsung's direction is great news. The storage barrier has been broken. And it won't be the last time. You can count on it. >>>MORE ...

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Remember Birthdays - Wirelessly

Here's a tip for a free mobile phone service to help keep you in good standing with family and friends. Never forget a birthday again, with a reminder app.>>>MORE ...

Friday, October 07, 2005

Mix A Ringtone - On Your Phone

New options for cell phone ringtones are emerging. For example, Sprint's ToneMaker DJ service allows customers to create original Music Tones right on their mobile phones. So what will it be - Hip Hop, Rock, Funk, Electronic or Dancehall? You decide.>>>MORE ...

Friday, September 16, 2005

Barbie's Got A Brand New Phone

Cell phones for children are hot. Not to be outdone, Barbie's getting a brand new phone and this time, it's not a toy. Mattel and Nokia have teamed up with Single Touch Interactive to deliver a doll-themed prepaid cell phone for children.>>>MORE ...

Thursday, September 08, 2005

ROKR Launched With iTunes

The gadget "formerly known as the mobile phone" just got kicked up a few more notches - in the direction of mobile infotainment. With yesterday's release of the Motorola ROKR with iTunes, your favorite songs from the iTunes collection on your Mac or PC are headed to your cell phone. Thanks to Motorola, Apple and Cingular.>>>MORE ...

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 ...

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Mobile Phone Pockets Required

Look for more cell phone pockets in clothing fashion trends. High on the list of features for apparel maker Dickies is the ever-useful cell phone pocket. Its Fall 2005 line of denim jeans includes the tech-friendly cell phone pocket.

What else is on tap fashion-wise? >>>MORE ...

Friday, July 15, 2005

Fantastic 4 Mobile Hits Phone Screen

Long after you watch Fantastic 4 on the big screen, your cell phone could remind you of scenes and voices from the new movie. Thanks to a suite of Fantastic 4 mobile products - games, wallpapers, cell phone themes, voice tones, ringtones and ringbacks. >>>MORE ...

Wednesday, July 06, 2005

What's Your Cell Phone CQ?

It's National Cell Phone Courtesy Month and time to rate your CQ - as in courtesy quotient. Wireless carrier Sprint wants you to know how well you mind your mobile mannners. And there's an online quiz and lots of tips. >>>MORE ...

Thursday, June 30, 2005

Can You See Me Now?

A newly released eyewear gadget could make watching videos by cell phone a lot more attractive. Connected to a mobile phone, portable DVD player or digital camera, Teleglass projects high-resolution video on eyeglasses, creating a virtual 28-inch TV screen as viewed from seven feet away, says the Tokyo-based manufacturer. >>>MORE ...

Thursday, June 23, 2005

Wimbledon Goes Mobile

In a big boost for mobile infotainment, Wimbledon's first officially licensed cell phone tennis game, "Wimbledon 2005," has been launched in North America and Europe. Mobile carriers Verizon and Cingular will offer the new game as part of their cell phone services. Sounds like a winner for tennis buffs. >>>MORE ...

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Japan Indicates Future Wireless Trends

The mobile phone will evolve from a communication tool to an integrated communication device, media terminal, credit card and remote control, according to a new report by Ireland-based Research and Markets.

"Insights from the Japanese Wireless Market 2005" looks at the world's most advanced mobile market, Japan, for clues on how mobile technology and consumer behavior will evolve. >>>MORE ...

Friday, June 10, 2005

Mobile Users Prefer Musical Ringtones

According to M:Metrics, 24.58 million U.S. mobile subscribers - 13.6 percent - downloaded a ringtone in April 2005, with nearly half purchasing tones from the Web.

The monthly benchmark survey also found that overwhelmingly, consumers prefer musical ringtones to sound effects or voice ringtones. Ninety-three percent of respondents said they downloaded a musical ringtone in April, with twenty-three percent of these subscribers downloading more expensive mastertones, or actual recordings of songs. >>>MORE ...

Friday, June 03, 2005

Who's Talking More - Wirelessly?

For the fifth consecutive year, men continue to out pace women in cell phone usage, according to an annual survey conducted for Cingular Wireless.

Men talk 35 percent more on their wireless phones than women, more than double the 16 percent lead men held in 2004. Men are using an average of 571 minutes a month, compared to an average of 424 wireless minutes a month for women. >>>MORE ...