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Samsung S8000/Jet review - Part II

Rating: troubles tranfering phonebooks

Surely I'm not that unusual in having more than 200 entries in my handset's phonebook? So why was it so difficult to transfer my numbers from a Nokia to the Samsung S8000/Jet?

Agito's RoamAnywhere goes heavy on Presence

Rating: location and context condensed into single icon

Following on its success with Wi-Fi handovers see here, Agito's latest release of RoamAnywhere (3.0) with major on users' 'presence' based on both location and 'context'.

Vyke and Nimbuzz unite

Rating: VoIP meets Dutch mobile social network

Here's a curious development. A fast growing Dutch based mobile social network – Nimbuzz – tying up with a mobile VoIP provider -Vyke. Given Google's telephony launch today - Google Voice - Truphone must be feeling somewhat under pressure.

BT's MyPlace re-visited

Rating: Just in case you hadn't read this before

As BT's  Myplace is in the news, I'm replublishing this story. It said .. it is a free location based service being employed by UK Telco, BT, to try to entice users onto its Openzone public Wi-fi service.

Friend-finding dubious draw for LBS

I chuckled when I saw a report from ABI Research about mobile location based services. It started with the words… "After years of hype."Given that I'd pitched a location based service to VCs back in 1999, I'm probably responsible for some of that hype.

MWC: Chargebox has ad serving potential

I was extremely grateful when I literally stumbled the Chargebox Lite being showcased on the UK´s Trade & Investment stand at MWC in Barcelona.
The Chargebox does what it says on the tin - it provides a series of lockers into which you can insert a mobile phone - or indeed, many other kinds of portable electronic device. Within 20 to 40 minutes your battery should be recharged.

MWC: LBS is the future for mobile ads says CDG chair

Rating: Mr CDMA´s observations on GPS and ads

I´ve always found Mr CDMA – aka Perry LaForge, chair of the CDG– extremely good value for money when it comes to industry observations. And he had some pretty interesting things to say about mobile advertising. LaForge describes the mix of GPS with cellular telephony as a good platform for mobile advertising.