What could Nokia be announcing? On their European site – europe.nokia.com, the Finnish mobile phone giant has put up a mysterious countdown timer, which at the time of this writing is set to 42 hours and some minutes. It’s interesting that the countdown timer is set to when Nokia’s CEO will be giving the opening…
I’m in the Portland Airport, en route to Barcelona, Spain for Nokia World 2008. I’m not quite sure what to expect from this event as I’ve been told it’s not necessarily a trade show but more an update for business partners and journalists to see what the company has been up to. I’m very excited…
Today I got a call from a random lady who was on my blog reading about mobile handsets, mobile VoIP, and other topics I constantly cover. The caller was calling from Austin and is very frustrated with the state of the mobile phone industry. She told me that because she works in the energy industry,…
I’ve written about Fonolo before, the web service that allows you bypass those lame phone systems you encounter when you dial into your favorite 800 customer service numbers. Now, I have 100 invites to give out for the service. Read my post about the service and use this link to sign up for the service.
Redbox, the fabulous DVD rental service that uses rental kiosks located at your local McDonalds, is announcing that they are now stocking Blu-Ray titles. That’s right, for just $1, you can watch your favorite Blu-Ray title at home and return it to your local Redbox kiosk. Redbox is the largest movie-rental kiosk operator in the…
Nokia, the current leader in global smartphone sales, is looking to step up advertising for their Nseries brand of multi-media computers. As a result, the Finnish mobile handset giant will invest $150 Million to get the word out about these connected Nseries life devices. On a local note, Wieden & Kennedy, a local Portland-based adversing…
For those who ride the Ferry across the Puget Sound, Wi-Fi on the ferry is a much needed link and provides a great escape during the hour-long Ferry voyage. Today, Boingo is announcing that they have acquired the contract to run the WSDOT Ferries from Parsons Transportation Group. As a result, Boingo will offer Wi-Fi…
One recent Saturday, I was at my my in-laws’ vacation house. I sat down this Saturday afternoon with intent of watching the University of Oregon Duck football team play. My in-laws have cable TV, but their cable package doesn’t include FSN NW, the station the Duck game was being televised on. In a moment of…
Ever use BrightKite, Shizzow, Fire Eagle, trying to find out where your friends are and how you can meet up with them, only to feel a little let down with the quality of these applications? Personally, I’ve always longed for a Twitter-like map view that gave me presence information on where my friends are and…
Note: This post was also included as a guest post on ReadWriteWeb. Can mobile phones be an effective tool in the fight against AIDS? A new group of organizations believe they can. Last week, in conjunction with the PopTech! conference, the Praekelt Foundation and partner organizations announced a new effort that will use the power…