Ever since I got my hands on the Nokia N96, I’ve been trying to find and use a nice, decent Twitter client for Nokia S60 devices. It’s sad to see that there are very few Twitter apps for Nokia, but still I was able to find some nice free apps. Below is a list I’ve compiled which can help you in running Twitter on an S60 device. Applications Twibble Mobile is one of the best twitter clients for Java enabled devices. It supports all important twitter functions, uploading of photos via twitpic, GPS, and much more! Download here. Fring is...
Sprint Nextel (S) has been thinking about unloading its underperforming Nextel walkie-talkie business for months, after writing down most of its $35 billion purchase price. And according to the WSJ's Amol Sharma, they've gotten multiple bites: Latin American carrier NII Holdings (NIHD), which operates similar networks, and several private-equity firms. But any deal to buy Nextel with Sprint comes with several hurdles, which Sharma details: Sprint has spent the last several years working Nextel's back-end systems like billing and customer service into its own. So some major surgery would be required to separate the services. Sprint might not be able...
Fring is a new free iPhone application released on Friday that seems to have generated as much buzz in discussion forums about its Skype VOIP capabilities as it has confusion. The application web page describes Fring as: fring™ is a mobile internet service & community that enables ou to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, make free calls and live chat with all your fring, Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®* friends using your handset’s internet connection. How well does this all work? Unfortunately in my limited testing and usage I was...
Chrysler's mobile internet system, UConnect, has finally gotten official pricing, and unless you're the crackberry type with a serious addiction, the $499 initial fee and $29 monthly fee probably sounds pretty steep. The system was developed by Autonet, a company which installs something similar — and portable — in Avis rent-a-wrecks. The initial professional installation costs between $35 and $50, and, combined with the one-time and ongoing fees, this is looking like a worse deal than going Comcastic. [MotorAuthority]...
Dorien Aerts takes a look at Flemish newspapers’ mobile efforts. What kind of mobile internet services do newspapers in Flanders offer? Since the launch of the iPhone in Belgium a few weeks ago, the mobile internet has become a hot topic. It has ‘a face’ since then, and more and more people want to try it out. Here’s what’s being done… De Standaard (publisher: Corelio) One of Belgium’s quality papers, De Standaard has offered a mobile website to its readers since the 16th of June via m.standaard.be. The service contains all kinds of news, from sports and politics to celebrity updates. Apart...
Reuters sources vehemently denied yesterday that Sprint Nextel, the troubled no. 3 wireless carrier, is in talks to sell itself to Korean wireless giant SK Telecom. But Sprint (S) and SK Telecom (SKM) are talking. What about? A "strategic partnership to develop new handsets and services," according to the WSJ. What's the point? Korean cellphones and mobile Internet services are more sophisticated than ours, so in theory, SK could help Sprint tailor cooler phones and more useful Internet services. The payoff: In theory, Sprint could finally start attracting wireless customers away from other carriers -- instead of the other way...
