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Mobile Magic: Dead or Alive?
No denying, mobile phones are going everywhere in this world. But each step toward market expansion is bringing sleepless nights for mobile marketers. Reason: consumers are increasing but profitability is flat or falling. So what’s the present and future of the mobile device and mobile market? Answers Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General, in an interview with Rakesh Raman, managing editor, My Techbox Online. | Q&A list

Nokia 5230 Nuron will Show You the Way
The new smartphone will come with maps with turn-by-turn directions for users to reach their destinations. Nokia and T-Mobile USA today (March 3) announced the upcoming availability of the Nokia 5230 Nuron. Operating on T-Mobile's 3G network, the device offers Web browsing feature on a 3.2" touch screen. | Availability

9 Hot Apps for Your Palm
Operating on the Palm webOS platform, both the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus, available from Verizon Wireless, were designed for typical Web users. Here are a few applications for business professionals, students, and homemaker women. The apps are available for Palm webOS users. | Nine apps

Mobile Ad Channel for Sports Marketers
Omnilert, maker of RainedOut text message service for sports leagues and clubs, has introduced a new mobile advertising medium. All RainedOut text messages will now contain a national sponsor incorporated at the end of the RainedOut notification. | Mobile ad solution

Arena for Mobile TV
As the action in the mobile TV market is getting hot, AT&T and LG Electronics have announced a new mobile TV device, LG ARENA. It’ll be available online beginning Feb. 26 and in AT&T’s U.S. stores from March 7. Music, movies, pictures are possible. | Mobile TV scene

One Billion Mobile Workers by 2010 End
The world's mobile worker population will pass the one billion mark this year and grow to nearly 1.2 billion people – more than a third of the world's workforce – by 2013. According to forecast from market researcher IDC, the most significant gains will be in the emerging economies of Asia-Pacific. | Adoption factors

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Now Coming Soccer TV Phone
A low-cost handset is being launched to deliver live, free-to-air broadcast TV to Latin American and African consumers prior to this summer's 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa. Brightstar's Avvio 505 device, which incorporates Telegent's free-to-air analog mobile TV receiver, will allow consumers to view soccer matches. | Phone features

Nokia: Calling All Innovators 2010 Contest
Forum Nokia has announced Calling All Innovators 2010, an international application development contest designed to inspire creativity. It features four categories for submissions that enhance the use of Nokia mobile devices. | Participation details

Your BlackBerry will Start Your Car
Viper SmartStart, which allows users to start their car with their iPhone, will also work on most BlackBerry smartphones starting in Q1 2010, says vehicle products company, Directed Electronics. Popular in cold weather, remote start allows users to start their vehicle by remote control to defrost the windows and pre-warm the cabin, so they get into a warm car that's ready to drive. | Free app

Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Series
What They Do with Their Mobiles
Verizon Offers Palms for Your Palms
Nokia to Focus on Smartphone Market
Mobile Phones: 1.13 Billion Units in 2009
Nokia Ovi Store for AT&T Buyers
Is Your Palm Waiting for Palm Plus?
Your iPhone for Live TV Show
How Mobiles Combat Malaria in Africa
Nokia's Million Dollar Venture Challenge
China Mobile Internet 2010 Summit
When Your Smartphone Buys for You
BlackBerry Will Read Your Business Card
Free Printing App for iPhone, iPod touch
Calling India? Here’s a Cheap Option
LG Promises Fun with Mobile Digital TV

 

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For Rumor LG Goes High with Brooke Shields
From '59 Feet Above the Bright Lights' LG Mobile Phones and Sprint celebrated the launch of the new LG Lotus Elite and LG Rumor Touch. Model and actress Brooke Shields hosted the party held at the private residence of Phil Maloof of the Maloof Companies and Maloof Productions and Music in Las Vegas, NV. | Watch the video

Which Movie? Ask Blockbuster on iPhone
A free Blockbuster App for iPhone and iPod touch is now available from App Store. It’ll allow users to search Blockbuster entertainment catalog, check real-time store availability, manage online rental queues, etc. More functions will be added. | Watch this video

Mobile Media Trends: Top 10 for 2010
Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), a global trade association of the mobile media industry, has released its forecast of the top trends in mobile media markets for the year 2010. | What it says

Korean Team Wins Mobile World Cup
Students Yeong-Ho Bae and Mok-Min Ha of South Korea take crown and USD 100,000 in LG Mobile World Cup World Championship in New York. Having earned the right to compete at the World Cup by winning their national title, the 13 two-person teams traveled to New York to engage in five rounds of team and individual events. | What they did

Which Mobile is Smart Enough?
A study reveals 17% of American consumers are considering to buy an Android-supported smartphone in next three months, compared to 20% who’d prefer an iPhone. Researcher comScore released on Thursday its latest report on the mobile market, Android: Crashing the Smartphone Party. | List of options