So, first we have Irakli with a long ball to me on the wing. A great cross, if I do say so myself, to Alfie, who’s shouting “Square ball, square ball, on me ‘ed, my son.” And Alfie only goes and scores. What a dream result. If this means nothing to you, I’ll do a [...]
Archive | June, 2006
Group Moblogging
MobHappy reader Irakli West, hotshot creative director and part-time fireman here in Germany, writes in to tell me about an intriguing cooperative moblogging experiment that he’s running with his fellow firefighters during the footie World Cup. If you’ve been off-planet (or in America – ha ha), this kicks off today. The firefighters will be attending [...]
Carnival of the Mobilists at All About Symbian
This week, the Carnival of the Mobilists is at All About Symbian, so head on over for the very best writing about mobile this week. It’s nice to see a bumper crop of newbies too. Congrats to Michael Mace of Mobile Opportunity, who wins the best post of the week. He goes forward to the [...]
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Data Calling Plans
One of the elements that is undoubtedly holding back heavier use of the mobile web is the cost. It’s been a bit of a theme here at MobHappy that mobile browsing is not only expensive but the cost is shrouded in mystery – it’s like going to a restaurant and only being shown the prices [...]
Plusmo, Another Startup Trying To Help The Web Go Mobile
A new startup called Plusmo is launching today, and its application combines an RSS reader along with support for “gadgets” (think widgets). Its difference from some other similar applications is that it can automatically fetch your content and then store it locally on the device, meaning you don’t necessarily have to connect to view content, [...]
Links for June 6
- Sprint Nextel leads chorus opposing AT&T-BellSouth merger (RCR News) – SKT to buy China Unicom stake for $1.1bn (FT) – US Consumers Keen on Advanced Mobile Services – report (cellular-news) – MusicStrands Mobile (m-trends.org) – Why Mobile Carriers Avoid VoIP (Red Herring) – Warner Music invests in Japan mobile services firm (Reuters) – Meet [...]
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Asking The Wrong Questions About Ad-Supported Content
A new study says that half of European mobile users are interested in mobile TV, and would pay an average of €10 per month for it. That seems pretty high, butwhat’s more interesting is that the study found “over 65% of those questioned expressing zero tolerance to what many consider to be an unwelcome intrusion [...]
More Stupid Apple Speculation, This Time It’s RIM
Well, it had been awhile since the last round of baseless speculation about Apple’s long-rumored entry into the mobile phone market, so I guess we were due. And this one’s a doozy. Let’s go through the logic: 1. Apple now uses Intel chips in its computers. 2. RIM now uses Intel chips in its mobile [...]
More Idiotic Promotion
Following yesterday’s post about how the MPAA had actually managed to promote the The Pirate Bay by allegedly leaning on the Swedish police via Washington, there follows yet another stupid campaign – this time by the quaintly named British Phonographic Institute (BPI). The BPI have denounced the Russian download site allofmp3.com, where albums can be [...]
Battle Lines Drawn Up for Mobile Search
Nokia announced their foray into mobile search late last week, with a pretty low key press release, for what is a strategically important initiative. Nokia’s offering is available in 5 European markets – Denmark, France, Italy, Norway and Spain – and is a free application for N series and S60 handsets. They offer local search [...]
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