If Apple can make mobile phones why not Sun? Sun has decided to acquire the intellectual property assets of SavaJe
– a Java based OS for mobile phones....More
Shop Scan Save loyalty scheme via mobile
A scheme equivalent to the old Green Shield stamps loyalty programme has
been launched for mobile phones. With Shop Scan Save, instead of stamps,
barcodes and texts will be sent to mobile handsets...More
KDDI eyes North America for expansion
Fresh from its success in its home market, Japan's No: 2 – KDDI – is looking to
expand into North America according to recent reports. It plans a tie up with
Sprint Nextel....More
Ericsson says Payforit really works
The UK mobile network operators have been moving towards a generic 'branded' mobile payments system called 'Payfor
it'. Ericsson has revealed that its implementation has raised sales by 20%.
...More
Unlocking Nokia handsets made easy
A
British web site is offering an instant unlocking service for Nokia mobile
phones via a premium rate phone number. Mobile Insight has tried it and
it works... More
Horse betting by mobile finally arrives
Thanks to 3, Mobile Insight actually managed to bet on the weekend's
Grand National entirely by mobile surfing... More
Snippets
A Geek Squad technician, Hao Kuo Chi, has been accused
in a Californian court of using a cameraphone to videotape a young woman taking
a shower.
LA Times story
In Site of the Week (by Tony Dennis)
This week
Fanerotica
Fanerotica is the creation of a Czech mobile house, Wirenode. To play this
online mobile game you have to certify that you are over 18. It's very
definitely aimed
only at heterosexual males, by-the-way. Indeed, Fanerotica is definitely one
of those games for mobile geeks only. The rules are that players have to chat up a
'virtual' lady by trying out their best pick-up lines. The more
successful you are, the more of her clothes she takes off. The attraction to
this game is, however, that you can watch naughty videos on a regular mobile
phone - not just via streamed video on a 3G connexion. For those with the older
style WAP phones, the system only displays pictures, though. The game is
intended to demonstrate, er, Wirenode's great skills at creating a system
that automatically recognises the characteristics and capabilities of your
mobile phone.