Mobiles reviews - services

Alltel expands WiFi service - Alltel WiFi expands to 25,000 hotspots in US

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:36:49 +0000

It seems that Alltel is picking up their game in the face of acquisition from Verizon Wireless. Following on their announcement that they'll be rolling out EVDO Rev. A on their network, Alltel is expanding their Alltel WiFi service in the US. For those times when WiFi is a better fit for your needs, Alltel has [...]

EA wants to do Moby game subscriptions again…

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:27:36 +0000

EA VP of European publishing, Javier Ferreira, believes that subscription models can work for mobile games and help drives sales…. For the UK I am not so sure - as The Inquirer neatly points out, the whole pullava regarding Mr C. Frog and his irritating ringtone really did alientate end-users as regards paying subscriptions for [...]

Explore your locale with Travel Channel GO for iPhone

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:03:31 +0000

There's nothing worse than being stuck at home asking that dreaded question of your significant other - "What should we do today/tonight?" To help ease the brain-racking search for new and fun things to do in your area, the Travel Channel is bringing their travel-expertise to the mobile space. Travel Channel GO is a web-app that [...]

American Airlines kicks off in-flight broadband data trials - Aircell Gogo is a go

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:55:54 +0000

We'd love to on one of the two flights that American Airlines is using to test their Aircell-equipped airliners' in-flight broadband data service. Following on American Airlines' announcement that they'll be retrofitting 15 of their Boeing 757 jets with Aircell hardware capable of providing 2Mbps data service, the US air carrier is set to test [...]

T-Mobile unveils T-Mobile @Home service

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:10:51 +0000

Still tied to that wireline service of yours? If you just can't bear to part with your landline and make the jump to go completely wireless, T-Mobile has just announced their T-Mobile @Home service. The UMA service aims to marry your landline and wireless phone service in wireless minute-saving bliss. The service requires T-Mobile wireless [...]

Virgin Mobile USA announces 'Totally Unlimited' calling plan - unlimited calling for $80

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:37:45 +0000

Virgin Mobile USA, determined to increase its marketshare in the face of unlimited calling plans from all the major US wireless carriers, has announced its own unlimited calling plan. And, as the joint venture between Sprint and Virgin Group is poised to become the sole MVNO (they're something of a pseudo-MVNO, like Boost Mobile) to [...]

Alltel rolling out EVDO Rev. A data network

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:46:40 +0000

Despite being Verizon's next big meal, Alltel has announced that it too will be rolling out an EVDO Rev. A data network to give data-hungry customers some high-speed wireless data as they wait for LTE to get real. The EVDO Rev. A network will give Alltel's data speeds a boost from 400-700Kbps to 600Kbps-1.4Mbps on the [...]

T-Mobile details quirky prorated ETF policy - almost useless

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:57:37 +0000

T-Mobile, facing ETF-pressures from consumers and the Feds alike, have finally given in to the prorated ETF trend. But, we really can't fathom why America's favorite (at least according to JD Power) wireless carrier wouldn't give customers a bigger break on their ETF (early termination fee) policy. While the rest of the Big Four will be [...]

Verizon rolling out unlimited calling circle plans for enterprise customers

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:21:31 +0000

With the acquisition of Alltel, it looks like Verizon is set to bring the same My Circle goodness to its business users. Verizon is rolling out its own free-calling circle plan, of sorts, for subscribers of the No. 2 US wireless carrier's Verizon Freedom for Business unlimited long-distance plan. A penny shy of $5 every month [...]

LG's Red, White and Bluetooth giveaway event in pictures; LG HBM-760 headset in words

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:01:12 +0000

Freebies always draw large crowds. And so, when I heard that LG was giving away free Bluetooth headsets at the Peterson Automotive Museum, I had to check it out (for the readers, of course). Seeing as how it's a slow news day anyway, I hopped in the car and braved the triple-digit temperatures to check out [...]

Obopay to mobilize MasterCard customers

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:49:52 +0000

Last time we mentioned Obopay, they announced a new round of investment. This time, it's MasterCard that is announcing a partnership with the mobile payment provider, to give its customers the "ability to provide an innovative mobile payments service to their MasterCard cardholders on all credit, debit and prepaid MasterCard-branded products." The announcement of this service [...]

NIKE PhotoiD customises your trainers with Mobile imaging!

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:33:50 +0000

People who like Nike trainers, and Mobile devices are probably going to like this story….. Thanks to a new pan-European mobile marketing campaign, fans of the popular sportswear company will now be able to create their own colour-customised trainers, based on pics they take on their Mobiles. The new service is called Nike PhotoiD. The idea behind [...]

Verizon's visual voicemail to work on BlackBerry Thunder, too

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:48:41 +0000

We already reported that Verizon is preparing to launch its visual voicemail service and that few devices — including LG Chocolate 3, LG "Voyager Refresh," Motorola "Utopia" and Motorola "Blaze" (touchscreen) — are already on board. Now we have a new tidbit of information, suggesting that the so called RIM's response to the "iPhone challenge," [...]

FEMA developing national SMS text message alert system for US

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 03:49:26 +0000

What kind of nationwide emergency alert system can Americans rely on in times of crisis? Well, if your FEMA, then the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System is just the kind of nationwide SMS text message alert system that you want keepign Americans in the loop during emergencies. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has just [...]

Drugs.com goes iPhone

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:59:39 +0000

The leading online resource for clinical drug and related health information Drugs.com recently announced the iPhone-optimized version of its website. Aside from getting some media attention prior to WWDC, the idea is to provide physicians and healthcare professionals with a "free drug information service for easy access to medication summaries, dosing information, warnings and built-in [...]