Archive for March, 2009
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3 Offers Flate Rate Internet
LONDON — 3 is opening up internet access on the move to everyone, with a new ? flat-rate unlimited mobile internet package. The package is available on all recently launched 3 handsets, whatever the colour, shape or size.
This new package comes on the back of the success of 3′s X-Series, launched with the Nokia N73 in December last year. Complementing the ‘Silver’ and ‘Gold’ X-Series packages, which offer a range of mobile internet-based services from S... more
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Jott.com Raises $5.4M
SEATTLE — Jott.com announced today the closing of its first equity financing, totaling $5.4M. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures, which was joined by Draper Richards, Ackerley Partners and Atomico Investments (UK).
Jott solves everyday problems for people on the go: capturing spontaneous ideas and tasks, and messaging more safely. The service converts your voice to text, and delivers it to the web, email and phone. It works on nearly all cell phones.
“We see a l... more
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Nomadix, ROC-net Team
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. — Nomadix, Inc.
(www.Nomadix.com), the leading supplier of intelligent network devices
and interconnect services for guest access, digital cities, and carrier
HotSpots, and ROC-net Services, a co-operation of local private
businesses providing Internet connectivity and other high-tech
solutions in Northern Illinois, launched a Wi-Fi canopy for an
8-square-mile area of downtown Rockford. The deployment is the first
step i... more
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Bango Offers Sales Channel
CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — Bango announced today the launch of a free mobile web service – Bango Starter – to remove the costs of selling digital content on the mobile web. While the cost and complexity of selling content direct to mobile using old Premium SMS services is rising, the mobile web model is simplifying access to mobile users and driving costs down.
For no cost, this lightweight version of the Bango Service gives businesses, brands and individuals the opportunity to... more
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EarthLink Wins 2nd Muni WiFi
ATLANTA — EarthLink (NASDAQ:ELNK), the nation’s next generation Internet service provider (ISP), today announced that it has signed a contract to build the City of Milpitas, California’s Wi-Fi broadband network.
The approximately 6.5-square-mile Wi-Fi mesh network will provide affordable, high-speed Internet access for the residents of and visitors to the City of Milpitas. It will also enable municipal employees to work in the field without having to return to an office ... more
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Moto Invests in Amimon
SANTA CLARA, Calif. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT – News) through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, today announced that it has made an equity investment in AMIMON, Inc., an emerging leader in semiconductor technology for wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
“We believe that AMIMON’s WHDI(TM) Technology is setting a new standard in wireless HDTV connectivity which nic... more
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iSkoot Connects With Skype
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — iSkoot, a mobile Internet phone company, today introduced the iSkoot Mobile Network, a gateway that connects cellular voice and PC-to-PC networks. iSkoot Mobile Network allows consumers to place and receive Internet calls with their mobile phones without the need for PCs, special hardware, custom phones or Wi-Fi hot spots.
While the initial offering is for Cingular customers, and supports Skype Software only, iSkoot plans to expand the reach of Skype service t... more
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HP Enhances Mobile Video
SHANGHAI — HP (NYSE:HPQ – News) today announced new mobile software solutions that will help people use personalized video services to enliven their interactions with family, friends and social communities.
The HP OpenCall Mobile Video Solutions portfolio includes three flexible, standards-based offerings that can be deployed in high-speed 3G networks. They enable people to send and receive video messages as easily as voice messages, create animated call response messages, and... more
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MetroFi Unwires Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — MetroFi, the leader in
designing, building and operating free citywide Wi-Fi networks, announced
today it has been selected by the City of Portland, the 28th largest city
in the United States, to deliver and operate a citywide Wi-Fi network that
will provide free wireless Internet access and substantially improved
public services to Portland residents. The announcement demonstrates
Portland’s cutting-edge vision for citywide ... more
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TeliaSonera Picks Moto
ORLANDO, Fla. — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT)
announced today, at CTIA Wireless 2007, the commercial launch of its
Residential Seamless Mobility Gateway — the Motorola RSGu3502 — supporting
Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology. Qualified and selected for
deployment by Danish mobile operator TeliaSonera, the Motorola RSGu3502 is
the first available UMA-enabled gateway for fixed-mobile voice convergence
services.
For TeliaSonera&... more