Archive for March, 2007

Now Gucci wants to sell its own phone? Zzzz.

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

This pic was spotted at Flickr recently along with two others that may or may not be bona fide comps for an ad campaign for a new Gucci cell phone. So when can we expect Baby Phat's phone? Mark Ecko's? Gee, thanks a lot, Prada! Props to: The Cell Freak.

eBaum’s World to get a little smaller.

Monday, March 12th, 2007

So, the TV show didn't work out...let's try this. eBaum's World -- universally reviled online repository for wacky videos and Flash cartoons -- announced a deal with a major wireless carrier to supply its customers with eBaum's World Mobile, a repurposing of its online content for cell phones. Content will be ...

Yahoo! Go 2.0…like, whoa!

Friday, March 9th, 2007

Actually, I don't know if Yahoo! Go 2.0 is worthy of a "Whoa!" or not, but it's available and looks kind of pretty. The heart of the app is something called the Carousel, an 'intuitive' interface designed to naviagate the widgets comprising Yahoo! Go 2.0. Yahoo! says they've optimized Go 2.0 ...

“Mobile Pornographer Beats Off Disney,” or: Headlines that write themselves.

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Not even the House of the Mouse wants to enter into a legal imbroglio when porn is involved. Michael Wightman, a British producer of adult content for mobile devices, recently trademarked "A Place Where Dreams Come True," referring, I guess, to the sound stage where he makes the magic happen. However, ...

The Killing of Wi-Fi : The Threat of Wi-Fi

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

It comes as no surprise that cellular carriers are afraid of the promise of Wi-Fi. It's as if the cell phone companies finally noticed the train at the end of the tunnel; and it seems they are prepared to derail it. t's no coincidence that these commercials for EV-DO and others ...

Weasel Out of Your Verizon Contract for Free

Monday, March 5th, 2007

This is making that iPhone at Cingular look more doable. A small administrative fee change at Verizon Wireless goes into effect March 15. This represents a material change in your Verizon contract which means you can break it without penalty. Woot! Consumerist (via Gizmodo)

“What are words for, when nobody listens..?”

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

SimulScribe is a new service that converts voicemail into text messages and then sends the transcriptions to your mobile device or e-mail account of choice. I like this idea -- voicemail containing info needing scribbling onto a Post-it or gum wrapper almost always requires multiple listenings, and time is money, my ...

Old n’ Busted: 14K Gold Anklet; New Hotness: This

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

Remember the cell phone garter? The keen minds at HTL Wireless have gone one better. This is the CPC Strap (Cell Phone Case Strap), "the world's first and only cell phone case accessory on the market with Jewelry Strap Loop Attachments™ that allow you to personalize the case by attaching cell ...