Archive for May, 2006
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Kids whose parents shut-off their cellphones for running up the bills need worry no longer. By simply watching more TV commercials cell phone video commercials or receiving more text messages, they can earn free talk time.
The program, called SugarMama, lets people earn one minute of talking time by watching 30-second ...
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Back in November I posted about The Mosquito, a device which emmitted an unpleasant sound only teenagers could hear. The device was introduced outside a UK storefront to prevent teenage loitering. Well, the same science is used to create a ringtone which only teenagers can hear. Now, unbenknownst to their ...
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Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
They Might Be Giants is back in a big way. Not since Istanbul was Constantinople have I been so excited to hear about TMBG. Their free ringtone of "Call connected thru the NSA" can be found here.
Read: Hammer of Truth
Visit Flycell for your cell phone ringtones and wallpapers.
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Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
Still outlawed by the FAA and FCC, in-flight cell phones may become a reality sooner than we thought now that the airlines themselves are also pining for the technology in the US. Hoping to squeeze more revenue from passengers, the airlines are lobbying harder than ever to reverse the ban ...
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Wednesday, May 24th, 2006
BroadVoice is planning on releasing a WiFi phone which also can access the GSM network. T-Mobile and Verizon already offer smartphones with WiFi capability, however they aren't necessarily designed for VoIP applications. Companies such as Nokia and T-Mobile have already successfully tested seamless cellular-to-wifi handoffs; allowing the caller to "roam" ...
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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
MocoNews.net writes about FreeClippz.com a site which lets you download viral videos for free using your PC. The idea is that you can sideload the content to your phone (meaning to move the content from your PC to your phone, avoiding data and phone usage charges.) Their software will format ...
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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
Sorry for not posting as of late...been super busy doing "traditional marketing." Booty holding it down. Mario still a fave. Ppl sick of Ne-Yo? No change in Virgin?!?
Billboard (Issue date 05/27/06)
Ms. New Booty, Bubba Sparxxx Featuring Ying Yang Twins & Mr. ColliPark
Super Mario ...
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Monday, May 22nd, 2006
Google's RSS feed reader has gone mobile. I've been using Bloglines, but it looks as if I'll have to give Google another shot. So far, the WAP-based reader is fast when accessing it from my Verizon cell phone. Navigation is made easy through use of the number pad. What's missing ...
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Friday, May 19th, 2006
(Don't know why i didn't notice this before.) On my daily read of Gizmodo I noticed an ad for PayPal Mobile. It looks like they are hoping to increase mobile payment adoption by giving cash giveaways for signing your cell phone up to PayPal.
Adding the service was quite ...
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Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
Sorry so late on this... MI making its move. UK still Crazy for Barkley.
Billboard (Issue date 05/20/06)
Ms. New Booty, Bubba Sparxxx Featuring Ying Yang Twins & Mr. ColliPark
Super Mario Brothers Theme, Koji Kondo
Grillz, Nelly Featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp ...
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