As Patrick talked about on Monday, 2009 may turn out to be the year for mobile internet, and companies need to be thinking about their mobile strategies. Some websites have already adapted well to the use of mobile internet, but others seemingly have a long way to go. A new ebook (pdf) from dotMobi takes a look at the best and worst on the mobile web. Here are a few best practice tips for mobile websites......
Have you noticed we’ve got a new advertiser recently on Mobile Industry Review? Wapple. Smart chaps. Thank you for your support, Wapple — you’re helping us keep the lights on here at MIR. If you haven’t taken a look at Wapple recently, please do. Here are their headlines (from the landing page of the ad): - Mobile websites that take millions of hits daily - Sites that look and work perfectly on every mobile device - The easiest way to get your content on mobile - Mobile campaigns that respond uniquely to every visit - The fastest way to...
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may be the largest handset maker in the world, but the big question is: will wireless incumbents like Nokia, or newcomers like Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG), be the ones to thrive in an industry that is increasingly focused on the mobile Internet? Today, Nokia's unveiling the N97, which is the company's best chance at staying relevant in the fast-paced and increasingly competitive industry. Nokia has done a good job of keeping this project under wraps, so this morning will be the first time pictures of the phone and the device's specifications will be made...
Mio, maker of popular consumer GPS products, is reportedly developing its own 3.5G Windows Mobile touchscreen handset. Going head to head with the Garmin Nuvifone, Mio’s offering is expected to come to market in Q1 2009, slightly ahead of the Nuvifone. Details on the presumably GPS-centric phone include a 3.5G chipset from Qualcomm, the proprietary “Spirit” touch user interface and a 3.2MP auto-focus camera. This is not Mio’s first attempt at a GPS PDA phone as it already has a few of Windows Mobile handsets like the recent A502 and 702. This latest phone however, may push Mio’s handset...
It seems that for the past decade, we've all been told that the mobile internet is going to be "big" and will eventually eclipse the "desktop-oriented" internet that most of us are still most familiar with. ...
From the Courier Mail: Among their arsenal of weapons are bags of almonds and BlackBerry mobile phones – almonds to keep their energy up, and the mobile internet connections to stay one step ahead of police and the military. These fuckers turned our tools against us and it’s an embarrassment - and a reminder - that the tools that make our lives easier and, dare I say it, better, can also be used to sow doom and destruction. The story says that the commandos were “trained” in their mission, learning how to shoot AK-47s with some accuracy but knowing...
ClarionMiND’s mobile Internet navigation device is now available for purchase. With it you get GPS, can play movie and music files, and surf to watch YouTube videos or play online games. With a 4.8-inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) touchscreen display, it comes with preloaded North American maps and Google Maps points of interest. The fun device features a Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18 operating system with Intel Atom processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB SSD flash memory and a built-in Firefox-based web browser. Choose from red, black or white and get yours for a hefty $649.00. Tags: clarionmind, google maps, gps, media,...
O2 has just launched a credit crunch incentive to their Pay & Go users whenever they top up, as they now receive presents each time they do so. Making Christmas day happen every time they spend money; who said it was better to give than receive? This is all aimed at those 11.5million users on the prepay tariff who will now be eligible for gifts as a reward for topping up their balance. These come along in the range of free texts, picture messages, mobile internet browsing and minutes to prizes such as shopping vouchers, cinema tickets, race days...
Americans have been waiting with bated breath for months on end for Clarion's MiND mobile internet device to launch, and just as we were promised in September, said device is finally on sale in the month of November. Available in black, red or white hues, the MID boasts a 4.8-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, preloaded maps of the entire US and Canada, built-in RealPlayer, Linux OS, an Intel Atom CPU, 512MB of RAM, a 4GB SSD, Firefox browser, Bluetooth 2.0 / WiFi, a microSD card slot, 2 USB ports and a battery good for around 1.5-hours of usage....
I stepped in at the last minute this week to do a keynote slot at the Mobile Content Summit when a colleague had to pull out, topic was on "Mobile Web 2.0 and Ecosystems", and i stayed to listen to some interesting presentations from Flirtomatic, Vodafone etc. I think the talks will be put up by the organisers, will link to it when that happens or if not will put mine up. Coming hot on the heels of the Future of Mobile, it was interesting to see how the memes are flowing. Now I am the first to be sceptical...
Sagem Orga, in partnership with BlueSky is targeting the array of cellphones (and presumably mobile-internet enabled PCs and such) that currently don't have GPS with this new invention: a SIM card with AGPS aboard. Clever stuff indeed, packing all the chips for a "highly accurate GPS receiver", wiring and antenna into a thumbnail-sized space. We've got to wonder how good its satellite fixes will be with such a small device though, and since it looks like every gadget that comes out has GPS aboard nowadays, adding GPS to a device via its SIM card might just be a temporary stopgap...
