Archive for 'Online Services (non-entertainment)' Category
eAgency’s Radar Monitors Kids’ Cell Phone Calls and Messages
4 January 2008eAgency’s Radar software enables parents to monitor and block SMS messages and received calls. The company will be announcing some new features at CES. For text messages, parents can see full text and the number or contact name it came from. Parents can also see call times and durations of phone calls. Numbers […]
Amazon, Warner Music Make a Play for iTunes Market, Leave DRM Protection in the Past
4 January 2008Amazon.com is making a large push against the iTunes-held online music market by signing Warner Music Group to its download service. Warner Music songs became available on the Amazon MP3 service last week. The two plan to make exclusive Warner tracks and special album bundles available for download via Amazon’s MP3 download service as […]
- Bloove Brings Your Mobile to Your PC, a Phone Away from Phone
30 December 2007Bloove, which launched its public beta in October, has released the newest version of its self-titled software, a Web service that allows mobile phone users to access their phone’s services from a computer. This program can perform a variety of mobile functions including managing contacts and speed dials, SMS sending and placing phone calls.
The company […]
Verizon Wireless to Support Google’s Android
8 December 2007- An Open Access Cellular Network Followed by Selection of LTE for High-speed Wireless Broadband
- Integration of FiOS and LTE: Wireless Meets Wireline
- Verizon Could Offer Seamless High-speed Wired & Wireless Broadband Services
Last week Verizon Wireless said it would open its network to third-party devices and Internet applications and services. Then it said it would […]
Personalized Interaction: Issues in Mobile Advertising
4 November 2007Mobile marketing is experiencing unprecedented growth, being the fastest rising advertising channel within the past several years. The “Personalized Interaction” panel brought together moderator Ted Cohen, managing partner of TAG Strategic and representatives from Enpocket, Ad Infuse, GoTV, Third Screen Media, AdMob, Amobee and Action Engine to discuss the implications of mobile advertising.
One hurdle […]
Comcast Manages P2P Traffic to Optimize Speed for All Its Broadband Subscribers
27 October 2007The AP has confirmed through nationwide tests that Comcast knowingly and actively interferes with its users’ file sharing. An unwritten rule called Net Neutrality, which most thought existed, is that broadband service providers (BSPs) would treat all Internet traffic the same. Some time back but not recently, BSPs had talked about giving preferential treatment to […]