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You might be paying $1,000 per MB for SMS
Many mobile prepaid service plans in the US still require a per SMS charge. Most charge for sending and receiving and include a premium charge for sending to other countries. Have you ever sat down to figure out how much you’re really paying for this frictionless and convenient mode of communication? The Plans ATT $.15 [...]
Continue reading...New Rules? 700 MHz Auction set for 2008
12. July 2007
FCC Chairman pledges open access for part of 700 Mhz auction. “Whoever wins this spectrum has to provide … truly open broadband network — one that will open the door to a lot of innovative services for consumers,” Martin said in an interview Monday. What this would mean in practice: “You can use any wireless device [...]
Continue reading...Mobile Web - Just Say No!
10. July 2007
Mmetrics have released an interesting little data snack from their smartphone user panels. The chart shows the top “mobile web” destinations in the US versus in the UK. What’s interesting here is that five of the top ten web sites accessed from mobiles in the UK are carrier/operator sites, while the US list more closely [...]
Continue reading...Data Goldmine from Mobile and Social Networks
3. July 2007
The BBC reports on how real time data on mobile phone use in Rome is being used by MIT researchers to observe how people move around the city through the day. Anyone who has ever driven in Rome or any city in Italy knows the chaos which results from traffic congestion. Researchers are looking to the [...]
Continue reading...iPhone Countdown: Watch live
29. June 2007
The day has arrived and lines have formed at Apple stores around the US. If you’re in the US and have cable TV, CNBC is carrying live feeds from various cities awaiting the first sales of the iPhone. There are Internet streaming sites also covering the launch and include live chat. The NYC Soho Apple Store [...]
Continue reading...What was new at BREW 2007: into the new
24. June 2007
The BREW Conference is traditionally focused on developers. Past events brought together operators, handset makers and developers working with Qualcomm’s BREW platform for the delivery of content, namely games and other applications. There were several new aspects to the conference in 2007 that distinquish it from previous years. A clear signal of [...]
Continue reading...BREW 2007: Cardless SIMs on Sprint Nextel
22. June 2007
The BREW conference is underway in San Diego, CA. The attendance is strong and there are lots of applications which deliver “media”. My first observation at the conference was the following. The phrase mobile content is last year’s color, and now, all is media. Ringtones, wallpapers, logos, text messages, pictures, and of [...]
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The day before the North Carolina State Fair opened in Raleigh the door was open to preview the midway for 2009. The rain and cold didn’t slow down workers putting the final touches on everything from rides to ensuring enough oil was on hand for frying pickles, candy bars, Oreos and even apple pie.
Even the State Fair and those who cover it are making use of mobile technologies for convenience and function. I hope you enjoy the show!
Tim Chang
27. July 2007
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