Following the launch of Angry Birds with Nokia of a NFC-based version with special unlockable content, Ninja Fruit announcements its version of an NFC enabled game. This continue the trend of looking beyond pure mobile transactions as the primary use of NFC technology.
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Angry Bird: NFC 101
April 20, 2011 
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You may have seen companies like Apple, Google, VISA, Verifone, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and a whole host of other big companies are getting behind NFC as a payment transaction facilitator for mobile devices. But you know its real when Angry Bird enters the equation. Ryan Kim at GigaOm points to a recent version release of Angry Bird that requires NFC tagging to unlock levels.
Continue reading A White Space phone!
April 1, 2011 2 Comments
WOW!!! I am going to be crushed if this is an April Fool’s joke. Microsoft and Noiki’s new partnership is going to produce a phone that uses the White Space! Daily Wireless has the scoop: “Nokia and Microsoft are expected to officially announce the new white space initiative in Brussels, Belgium, this June, where they will demonstrate phones and tablets based on the new system.
Continue reading Nokia kills Symbian, partners with Microsoft
February 11, 2011 0 Comments
In a not so surprising move, Nokia and Microsoft announced a partnership for making Windows Noika’s primary smartphone strategy. Nokia will phase out Symbian and move all of its platforms to Microsoft.
Continue reading NFC payments: the great disruptor
February 1, 2011 1 Comment
To me its not so much will Apple crush Nokia, which it probably will, but will alternate consumer point of sale systems provided either through access to carrier billing systems, through device providers via NFC or through existing consumer credit card relationships like Starbucks kill a big portion of the credit card industry’s business model?
Continue readingUmundo Mobile Video Uploading
June 9, 2006 0 Comments
From OkDork, via MobileCrunch: “The application lets you send video you capture on your mobile phone to video@umundo.com and then, simply by entering your phone number on the site you can view the video online or cooler, grab the code that will allow you to embed your video in other pages, like your MySpace profile. […]
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World Cup 2006 Technology Overview
June 9, 2006 0 Comments
Daily Wireless has a huge post, even for them, of all things tech at the World Cup. Go read the whole thing! From the post: “The 2006 World Cup is – itself – a logistical record-breaker. The complex voice and data networking, the production of global television and the cellular engineering could be said to […]
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Next-Gen Mobile Services
May 25, 2006 1 Comment
Garry Barker from The Age takes a look at next generation mobile phone services. From the article: “Voice will remain the “killer application” on the phone but, increasingly, the handset will provide a multitude of internet-based services, most of which have not yet come on to the market. The mobile phone will become your ticket […]
Continue readingNokia 5500 Swapable Interface Modes
May 12, 2006 0 Comments
mobiface points out that Nokia’s 5500 phone has a button dedicated to switching between three user interfacec modes: music, sports and phone. What a great idea.
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Nokia Presents Gary Oldman
April 25, 2006 1 Comment
Via MocoNews, Nokia has enlisted Gary Oldman to help promote mobile video. From the press release: “Award-winning actor and film-maker, Gary Oldman today unveiled a pioneering new mobile video initiative, the Nokia Nseries Studio, and announced plans to shoot a short film with the new Nokia N93 multimedia computer, also introduced today.Commenting on the initiative, […]
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