October 1, 2009
News to Us: Cellphone-Equipped Robots, Buzzd for iPhone, Twitter Friend Lists, and More
- Google and Best Buy Partner on Mobile Applications | ReadWriteWeb Best Buy is collaborating with Google to boost its mobile strategy, creating a series of exclusive applications. One example of an application (to be developed using Best Buy's Remix API) is a tool to find the exact in-store location of a desired product.
- Buzzd Is An iPhone App Built For Party Crashing | TechCrunch
Buzzd for the iPhone pulls data from Twitter to provide a listing of the current hot local venues (much like Social Great with Foursquare).
- Terrestar Satellite Phone Coming to AT&T | PCWorld
To beat weak reception, AT&T is teaming up with Terrestar to launch the Genus, a hybrid between a cellular and satellite handset. When out of range of AT&T's traditional service, the Windows Mobile device will switch to Terrestar's satellite phone service.
- iPhone Rules Mobile Web; Android and webOS Pick Up Steam | Gigaom
AdMob has released its latest figures showing that the iPhone continues to rule the mobile web space, accounting for 40 percent of use, while Android and Palm's webOS also continue to grow.
- Yelp's Mobile App Changes Reviewing Dynamics | CScout
Yelp continues to tweak its review system in hopes of creating the most accurate representation of a destination. The new Twitter-like 140-character reviews and "quick-tips" capture feelings, but could ignore a restaurant's consistency that is better represented by professional critics.
- Introducing the new Local Search for Mobile | Google Mobile Blog Google is stepping deeper into the hyperlocal arena with its new Local Search for mobile. Using data from Google Maps, it looks to compete with the likes of Yelp and AroundMe.
- Polaris cell phone bot predicts your behavior | cnet
Once the Polaris Japanese robot is equipped with a cell phone it is able to roll around, gather information about user behavior such as walking distance and number of emails sent, to then predict future behavior.
- Twitter Finally Introducing Lists to Organize Your Friends | Switched
Twitter has announced its intention to allow users to organize friends into custom lists, much like what Facebook has to offer.
- GetJar Helps Bring Mobile Apps to Everyone | ReadWriteWeb
GetJar wants to make cross-platform mobile app distribution a breeze with its new App Download Page. It is a mobile-web friendly page that automatically detects the make and model of a user's cell phone to then connect them with the right download.
- Russian carrier taps augmented reality to energize campaign | Mobile Marketer
Russia's largest carrier is using augmented reality to target a younger demographic. Its Red Energy campaign promotes a new calling plan by hiding mobile elements within its television and magazine advertising.
- AT&T Buys App Developer Plusmo | InformationWeek
Plusmo has been acquired by AT&T in order to aid in creating everything from widgets for mobile phones to applications for televisions.
- (Video) Nokia: How we will be using our mobile devices in 2 to 4 years? | IntoMobile
Nokia wants to be able to connect with the young and the tech savvy in 2 to 4 years and has come up with 3 key areas to focus on: "Playfulness," "Staying Connected," and "People Centric."
