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on the go

  • 07.02.08
    Play Your Favorite Nintendo Games on Windows Mobile on the go | (0)
    There's a lot of excitement building up around mobile gaming on cell phones right now. This might be a result of faster processors in cell phones or bigger screens. As the mobile web matures, game developers are adding in social features and online gameplay to make even simple games more engaging. I'm especially excited to play Super Monkey Ball on my iPhone, but really it's the simple pleasures that are the best. And what brings back feelings of giddy nostalgia more than having a little Super Mario Bros 1 in your pocket? PocketNester Plus is the best for Pocket PC since ...
  • 07.01.08
    Myxer’s Free Ringtones: Ad-Supported Model Works on the go | (0)
    Myxer provides ringtones, wallpaper and videos that you can download on your cell phone for free. You'll want to make sure you have a data plan, especially if you're going to download a lot of videos or something, but that's about it. They also allow you to create your own ringtones and share them online with friends. You just go their site and find the free ringtone you want to use. Then you enter your phone number and they sens a text to your phone with a link to the file. You click on the link and save the ringtone to ...
  • 07.01.08
    Revamped Google Reader for iPhone Offers Full Features on the go | (0)
    Today Google announced a brand new mobile interface for Google Reader that has been optimized for the iPhone. The new Google Reader for iPhone is full featured and offers an excellent example of the capability of the mobile web far beyond the simple interfaces that we often see today. If you have a Google Reader account, all you have to do is go to http://www.google.com/reader/i/ to start using it. The main difference is that the reader starts out in a list view that tells you the title of the post, which feed it's from and the first few words of the ...
  • 06.30.08
    Open Table Opens Doors to the Mobile Web on the go | (0)
    Open Table is an online reservation system that allows restaurants to offer their guests the option of finding and reserving a table from their web site. To date, their site has seated over 70 million guests across the US in major markets like NYC, San Francisco and my backyard, Washington DC. They're just announced the release of their mobile web interface for finding an open table on the go. How It Works Just point your mobile browser to http://mobile.opentable.com to get started. From there you can choose your City and general region. The Neighborhood field isn't readily apparent, but you can use ...
  • 06.27.08
    Digital Media Conference Panel on the Future of Mobile Music on the go | (0)
    This panel of mobile insiders will discuss the latest developments in the mobile music market, including mobile marketing initiatives, portable devices and other mobile-related innovations and revenue-generating opportunities such as music videos, full-track streaming of music, ring tones and “ringbacks.” What mobile innovations are having the greatest impact on the way consumers discover, purchase and listen to music, network with fans and artists, learn about concert information and release dates from their favorite artists and interact during the concert experience? What are the developments that will shape the industry in the years to come? How is the experience? Ted Cohen of ...
  • 06.26.08
    Digital Media Conference Panel on Mobile Ads on the go | (2)
    Advertisers and marketers are finally starting to seriously look at (and put dollars toward) mobile advertising and marketing. A range of mobile services — ranging from text message campaigns to video clips to free music downloads — are now an integral part of many interactive campaigns targeting youth. Is mobile advertising and marketing ready for prime time for the non-youth population? What are the lessons learned for those who are at the forefront of mobile advertising and marketing? State of Mobile Advertising The seats almost completely filled up for the mobile advertising panel discussion. I think that's a good omen that ...
  • 06.26.08
    Digital Media Conference Discussion on Mobile Entertainment on the go | (0)
    This panel of experts will explore the explosive growth of entertainment, games and video on mobile devices. Executives at some of the most innovative mobile entertainment firms give their perspectives on the state of the industry. What are the lessons learned and what business models are working at present? How are consumers responding to new product offerings? What are the technological — and business model — chokepoints to a more robust wireless entertainment experience? Current State of the Mobile Web Nic Covey of Nielsen Mobile kicked off the panel by sharing some statistics about mobile web usage in the US today. It ...