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October 22, 2008, by mobiThinking
If you hate missing the latest news, this should make you smile. Following a request from mobiThinking, those nice folks at the news aggregation site Newsnow.co.uk have set up a dedicated feed. It should pick up any news article or blog that mentions “mobile Internet” and the like. We’re helping them refine it a little, but it looks pretty good so far. What’s your favourite news source and is it picked up by Newsnow? Please comment below... Read More
The Google Phone Cometh (so what)?
October 21, 2008, by mobiThinking
mobiThinking thought we should follow up on (aka pinch) an article about the Google Phone. We spotted it in the periodical email our shamelessly techie big-sister-site mobiForge (previously known as dev.mobi) sends out the mobile developer community... Read More
Using OpenCellID cell information in a mapping application
October 21, 2008, by Ruadhán O'Donoghue
We've just published part II of our OpenCellID feature. This time we look at making use of the OpenCellID positioning information introduced in the first part, and using it to display a device's location on an open source map, with a result similar to the Google Maps "MyLocation" feature. Thanks to Thomas Landspurg for this great contribution... Read More
Will mobile marketing come out of the credit crunch smelling of roses?
October 17, 2008, by mobiThinking
Recession is looming, but the mobile business plans to encourage brands to boost mobile marketing spend. Brands should be spending 5 percent of their marketing budget on mobile, according to AKQA head of mobile Dan Rosen. He said he’s working on initiatives within the Mobile Marketing Association aimed at promoting brand spending on the mobile channel... Read More
Mobile car insurance taken for a test drive
October 16, 2008, by mobiThinking
“An advert on the back of a London bus invites drivers to apply for some car insurance over my mobile. Visit Swiftcover.mobi or text ‘Swift’ to 80231 (which replies quickly with the URL) for a quote in 60 seconds or less. So we tried it… not while driving as that would be illegal, if not a little daft. On the homepage Swift’s hen invites us to get a quote, offering a money-back guarantee if cheaper insurance is found elsewhere within 14 days of the start of the policy... Read More
