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Keep your handsets in your pockets, unless you’re happy to pay big money for content

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

In the latest news story about Telstra holding off on launching mobile TV (DVB-H) Justin Milne, MD of Telstra Big Pond, says that DVB-H has a long way to go.
For an advanced first world country, gee, we are slipping behind. If I was to live in Moscow I would be able to choose from 11 […]

3GSM Wrap-up

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

For a great review of the 3GSM event in Barcelona I highly recommend reading Rudy De Waele’s blog post about it.
More info: http://www.m-trends.org/2007/02/3gsm-2007-wrap-up-complete.html 

Mobile Content Australia Conference - March 28th & 29th

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Following on from it’s successful inaugural event last year, Mobile Content Australia is back. Early bird discount is still available so be sure to visit their site to check out why it’s worth attending.
More info: http://www.acevents.com.au/mobilecontent2007/ 

1st Mobile Monday Global Peer Awards 2007 Finalists Announced

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

For anyone fortunate enough to be going along to 3GSM in Barcelona next week, make sure you get along to the MoMo Global Peer Awards.
The finalists have been announced and this list is a great way to check out some of the most innovative new mobile applications around.

Off-portal gaining strength in the USA

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

The Off-Deck Mobile Content 2007 conference shows the growing interest in getting content to consumers directly rather than via telco portals. As data rates in Australia are dropping there is likely to be more and more off-portal websites and an increasing focus on providing compelling experiences for mobile internet.

iPhone is a penny dropper

Friday, January 12th, 2007

Despite some reluctance to get too excited about seeing the iPhone being held by the person next to me on the train anytime soon, I would like to publicly thank Apple for immeasurably helping the mobile media industry.
This nifty device with exceptional user experience will mean that the penny drops in the minds of many […]

VOIP to mobile

Thursday, January 4th, 2007

The full potential of wirelessly connected mobile phones will be reached in 2007. There you go Russell, that’s my wild prediction for the year ahead.
Having seen the exciting potential of the wireless broadband connected mobile, with the Nokia N80, and it’s exceptional web browsing experience, I am convinced we are only going to enjoy optimal […]

Mobile Media Show #22 – Podcasting to the mobile

Friday, October 27th, 2006

Mobile Media Show #22 (MP3 – 5MB – 12min)
Today I am speaking with Monte Silver, from BambooMC who have recently released Mobipod, a service that delivers podcasts directly to your mobile phone.
Monte explains how background downloads works, how the on-device client is initially loaded onto the phones, which handsets are suppported, memory management and what […]

Fringing free

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Just got wind of a new mobile phone software offering Voip.
I am guessing you would want to be only using it with a wireless connection as the data rates are going to be formidable for using the operator service.
Please let me know if you’ve given this a try and if it works.
More info: http://www.fring.com/

Five Days Left To Be In With A Chance To Win A Share Of $40,000 In The IMGA 2006 Awards

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

Marseille, 20th September 2006 - The IMGA, the international awards for mobile game developers, is calling on budding developers to get their original and innovative concepts in before 25th September in order to win a share of the $40,000 cash prize. The award categories include the Best Interactive Experience Award, the Best Use of Connectivity, […]