Posted by The Mobile Technology Weblog on March 12th, 2008
Mobile coupons have found powerful allies in the form of consumer goods giants Procter & Gamble, Clorox, Del Monte, General Mills and Kimberly-Clark and retailer Kroger. According to
Advertising Age, this is the biggest test of mobile coupons to date.
Under the test, consumers download Cellfire, a mobile-marketing application similar to a ringtone or mobile game, to their cellphones. That allows them to peruse Cellfire's mobile shopping mall to see which discounts are being offered. If the shopper finds one of interest, he or she "checks it off" on the phone, creating a mobile shopping list.
The choices are automatically sent to the computers at Kroger, which identifies the consumer by his or her loyalty-card number at checkout, and the discount is automatically applied there.
The objective here is to create a more relevant approach to a segment composed of 25 to 34 years old with growing families and actively shopping for different household products. If proven viable, it might be the start of mobile coupons in the mainstream market.
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Posted by The Mobile Technology Weblog on March 12th, 2008
There are indications that mobile users are starting to warm up on
mobile commerce and
mobile banking which may eventually make these services. According to research firm Harris Interactive, 16 percent of mobile phone subscribers already use mobile banking services, with 60 percent of these people using the services at least once a week.
In terms of m-commerce, about a quarter of users with mobile access to the Internet now use their devices to buy goods and services online via a credit card.
Security remains the main stumbling block with 66% worrying about transmission of financial information.
"If security concerns can be quelled, the sky's the limit with consumer acceptance of mobile banking and purchase transactions. It's a very intriguing prospect for the near future, considering how people have already embraced a variety of mobile technologies beyond simple phone communications," said Joseph Porus, vice president, Harris Interactive, in a
press release.
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Posted by The Mobile Technology Weblog on March 12th, 2008
It seems every developer is out to impress the hard-to-please Steve Jobs. It turned out more than 100,000 developers have downloaded the beta iPhone SDK just 4 days after its release. Moreover, Apple brags that more 1 million people have watched its launch video at its site.
Some of the leading iPhone SDK developers include big names in the industry such as AOL, Electronic Arts, Epocrates, salesforce.com and Sega.
Despite the big turnout, some developers have expressed their disappointment over this much hyped mobile platform. One of the leading underground iPhone developers Jonathan "NerveGas" Zdziarski said in
iPhone Atlas, "The Apple SDK, as many have come to find, has arguably crippled much of the functionality that set the iPhone apart when first released. Even simple features like the ability to run a program in the background, have been crippled in the Apple SDK."
Via
Engadget
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Posted by Ricky Cadden on March 12th, 2008
Alltel has officially introduced the LG AX830 Glimmer, a slider handset with a large 2.8" WQVGA touchscreen display. The AX830 also features a 2 megapixel camera and a microSD card slot for extra memory expansion. It is set to be available for purchase on March 13th.
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Posted by SlashPhone on March 12th, 2008
SplashData today announced a Windows Mobile version of its popular SplashMoney personal finance application. Until now, SplashMoneys mobile finance features, wireless online banking and two-way synchronization with companion desktop software has only been available for users of Palm OS handhelds.
Posted by SlashPhone on March 12th, 2008
Myxer and Greystripe today announced a distribution partnership to deliver high-quality mobile games from Greystripes catalog to the growing and active community at www.myxer.com.
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Posted by SlashPhone on March 12th, 2008
mobilePeople's award winning liquid mobile search platform now supports the iPhone, extending new monetisation opportunities for directory publishers and directory assistance companies.
Posted by MobileBurn.com on March 12th, 2008
Oracle and Nokia Deliver Unrivaled Support and Capabilities for Oracle Mobile End-users and Developers
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Posted by Ricky Cadden on March 12th, 2008
Earlier this year Nokia closed its plant in Bochum, Germany, and is moving those operations to Romania. With 2,300 of its citizens now unemployed, the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia is now demanding that Nokia repay US$63 million in subsidies plus interest, totaling $92 million.
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Posted by Michelle Ruhfass on March 12th, 2008
The DST3G Cool is one of the latest dual-SIM handsets to be announced by General Mobile. This cell phone sports features such as a 2 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot, and Bluetooth. Tri-band GSM/EDGE and quad-band UMTS support round out the feature set.
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