Cellular M2M service market to grow, diversify (Linux Devices) ? Aug. 23, 2007 ? Revenues from cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) services will quadruple, from approximately $2 billion in 2006 to more than $8 billion in 2012, a new report from ABI Research forecasts. The study also predicts increasing variety in the M2M market's business models. ......more...wap.timesofmalta.com Internet enabled mobile phone (Times of Malta) Is your mobile phone WAP-enabled? Phones built to take advantage of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) can access web content using a "mini browser" application built into the phone's interface. The content streams in via the cellular network and appears in your phone's display window....more... Cell phone coupons may ring in deals (Provo Daily Herald) Scripps Howard News ServiceBy RYAN KIMSan Francisco Chronicle The venerable coupon, deliverer of savings for more than a century, is getting a makeover via the cell phone.Marketers are increasingly experimenting with mobile coupons with the belief that the savings vouchers can find a wider reach and gain new effectiveness and flexibility....more... Matchmaking goes cellular (The Record) Are you too busy to keep up with your online matchmaking service? Match.com has launched a new service called MatchMobile, which means you don't have to wait to find a computer or wireless network to hear from a potential date....more... iPhone Hacked Free from AT&T (eWeek) At least four different hacker groups have cracked AT&T's lock on iPhone cellular service. ...more... Who pays for fraudulent calls on your phone? (CNN.com) NEW YORK (AP) -- Q: If I my cell phone goes missing or is stolen, am I responsible for charges that I didn't ring up? How can I protect myself from fraud?...more... Skype offers low cost cellular calls (The Inquirer) INTERNET TELEPHONY firm Skype, has just come up with a great wheeze to encourage people to sign up to its Skype Pro service. Low cost cellular calls with Skype to Go....more... Sprint Sees Growth Beyond Cell Phones (AP via Yahoo! Finance) To Sprint Nextel Corp., being a cell phone company is old hat. It's betting on new technology that aims to pull in business from a much wider range of devices, from laptop computers to digital cameras....more... Customer Service (Brandon Sun) MONTREAL(CP) - A Quebec coroner is recommending a public safety campaign on the dangers of using cell phones while driving after a Bloc Quebecois MP died last year in his vehicle while on a portable phone....more... |