6 new handsets from Nokia

N77
E61i
E65
6110 Navigator
3110 Classic
E90

Source: Nokia

PushMail for BPL mobile users

BPL Mobile has launched a PushMail service for a normal GPRS handset. Users who do not have smart phones can also subscribe to the service, as the company will send an SMS on receipt of a mail. Pushmail enables users to access mails without connecting to the Internet as the software would push it from the server to the handset.

Source: iSource

GSM doorbell

Dutch wireless start-up Waleli has announced plans to roll out its 'GSM doorbell' internationally. The Waleli GSM doorbell is a clever application for GSM mobile phone technology, allowing people to answer their doorbell, talk to visitors, and even open the door, whether they are at home or not via their mobile phones.

At home, when the householder doesn't need the GSM mobile functionality, the GSM doorbell can be switched to normal doorbell mode with a single keypush.

Source: Cellular news

Go mobile!

According to new research by leading handset manufacturer, Sony Ericsson, an increasing number of workers are 'going mobile'. The research shows that over half of working adults in the UK (53%) work on the move.

A key driver for this increase is that employees are now able to perform a wider variety of tasks away from the office. Mobile devices in particular are becoming more sophisticated. Almost half of respondents (49%) access the Internet via a mobile device, with a further 22% saying they would like to have access to this tool when working remotely. 22% of those sampled also said they are able to work on company documents and emails outside the office.

Source: Cellular news

Mobile Monday Global Peer Awards

Mobile Monday Global Peer Awards winners were decided Monday in Barcelona. The awards were handed out to two European applications and one from the US.

The Audience Award went to a Swiss LBS application called Plazes. The Plazes service adds physical presence to the web. The Plazes website automatically detects your location and connects you to people and places nearby.

The jury’s favorite was a French 3D application that can scan and manipulate real life hand written text. The winner, RealEyes3D, operates at two levels: It runs a mobile copy service for camera phone users, www.qipit.com and sells “handwritten messaging” applications to handset vendors.

Community Award went to an American company Mobile Complete. It offers solutions to manage the user experience throughout the life-cycle of mobile applications, services, and handsets.

Source: Mobile monday

Mobile dating gets popular

Mobile dating has become a worldwide craze and thousands are trying it to find romance. The spirit is no longer confined to occasions such as Valentine’s Day. It’s the perfect platform where lovelorn hearts meet, talk, share things, exchange ideas, have fun and explore new relationships. So, all you singles, it’s time you master the art of ‘Dating-Sutra’ by just SMSing DAT to 8888 and get ready to meet your dream date at Indiatimes.

Source: iSource

HAVA

HAVA- the world's first integrated video 'time-shifting' and 'place-shifting' product. HAVA is one of the seven innovations selected by Nasscom for recognition by the Prime Minister, at the recently held Nasscom Innovation awards in Mumbai.

It sits in your entertainment centre where you would plug any video source (set-top box, cable, Tivo, DVD player, video camera) into the unit then stream DVD quality (MPEG2) video wirelessly to multiple WiFi clients (notebooks, PC's, cell phone) simultaneously over your standard 802.11g wireless network.

Time-shifting allows you to pause, rewind, fast forward and record any TV program wirelessly. Place-shifting allows a traveller with access to the internet to view, watch and control their TV from anywhere in the world. It is probably the first global consumer electronics product to come out of an Indian company and perhaps one of the most exciting technologies for device manufacturers bringing TV (or video) to their device anytime, anywhere.

Source: iSource

Hutch UK offers Social networking on Mobiles

Hutchison 3G UK has signed a partnership with social networking gateway provider Intercasting. The partnership will enable 3 subscribers to access social networking sites including LiveJournal, Xanga, Vox and BlackPlanet from their mobile handset.

Intercasting allows mobile networks to aggregate the complex process of providing social networking functionalities through its Anthem Social Networking Service Gateway (SNS-G). A media rich interface provides users with a functional, fast and straightforward experience, whilst the back-end handles technical integration, content management and transaction processing.

Source: Cellular news

Mobile Instant messaging

The report by fast mobile, BKI & Informa media predicts that the greatest growth in messaging revenue will come from IM up by a factor of six between 2007 and 2009 with as many as 1.9bn free, public mobile IM accounts. Gartner have also said that if mobile operators want to cash in on this messaging bonanza they will need to embed services themselves to avoid being disintermediated, so the writing is clearly on the wall.

The report by fast mobile & BKI media forecasts that established brands will take over and dominate the mobile IM space, and lead the development of mobile communities, unless operators and vendors recognise the opportunity and act quickly to improve the use of IM-based services and networking.

The report states clearly that IM will be the single biggest driving force in the activation of mobile communities. The report also considers that with the majority of users likely to currently be in the 16-24 age group, many of them with low disposable income, price points and data charges are a key area.

Source: Cellular News

Mobile Instant messaging

The report by fast mobile, BKI & Informa media predicts that the greatest growth in messaging revenue will come from IM up by a factor of six between 2007 and 2009 with as many as 1.9bn free, public mobile IM accounts. Gartner have also said that if mobile operators want to cash in on this messaging bonanza they will need to embed services themselves to avoid being disintermediated, so the writing is clearly on the wall.

The report by fast mobile & BKI media forecasts that established brands will take over and dominate the mobile IM space, and lead the development of mobile communities, unless operators and vendors recognise the opportunity and act quickly to improve the use of IM-based services and networking.

The report states clearly that IM will be the single biggest driving force in the activation of mobile communities. The report also considers that with the majority of users likely to currently be in the 16-24 age group, many of them with low disposable income, price points and data charges are a key area.

Source: Cellular News