December 2007 Archives
ZDNet Punked by Fake iPhone Thumb Surgery Story
A story that should have gotten a thumbs-down from editors at ZDnet was the third most read post on ZDNet. Russell Shaw wrote, about the post Man endures thumb surgery to better enable iPhone use: “At first, this sounded quite twisted, but consider the era, dude. We’re talkin…
Skweezer Stats Show Dramatic Increase in Wireless Web from Xmas
Greenlight Wireless Corporation announced that usage of its Skweezer mobile browsing service has dramatically increased since December 26th, which appears to support industry speculation that mobile handsets were a popular item under the Christmas tree. Aggregated mobile Web traffic data from the S…
Cell Phone Lithium Batteries Limited on Airplanes
Beginning January 1, airline passengers will no longer be allowed to pack loose lithium batteries in checked luggage, under new transportation laws aimed at reducing the risk of battery fires. Passengers are permitted to carry up to two spare extended-life rechargeable lithium batt…
Donate Military PhoneHome Time Via Text to 740 on AT&T
AT&T I has announced a new text messaging program that will support the USO — and U.S. military families — with free prepaid phone cards. The program launches at the AT&T Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Beginning Jan. 1, and running through March 31, 2008, customers can make a $2 donation…
300 Million News Year’s Eve Text Messages at Verizon
Verizon Wireless expects its customers to send and receive more than 300 million messages in the 16 hours between 12 p.m. today and 4 a.m. ET New Year’s Day. Mike Lanman, vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless, said, “During holidays such as New Year’s Eve…
OtterBox Drop-Protects, and Waterproofs iPhones
Now, you can take your iPhone virtually anywhere with the OtterBox for iPhone Armor Series case. The fully rugged, interactive enclosure provides complete water, dust, dirt, drop and sand protection so your iPhone is safe regardless of what the day brings. The rugged cases can withstand any adventu…
Mobile Banking Analyst Review
We are pleased to announce that our editor, Lynn Walford was asked to write an article about mobile banking for ATMmarketplace, titled "Mobile banking at market tipping point."In the article, all the top analysts from Aite Group, TowerGroup, Celent, and Javelin voice their opinions about SMS text, d…
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