Entries from November 2006

Free 411 passes 100m uses

Date November 30, 2006

Free 411 (1-800-FREE411) has surpassed the 100 million use milestone. The relatively new service has still only captured a small percentage of the US directory assistance market, but is rapidly…



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Opera Mini 3.0 ships

Date November 30, 2006

Opera Software has announced the availability of Opera Mini 3.0, the second major update to the package this year. The free application is a web browser designed to work on the vast majority of…



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Nokia 2626, colorful feature phone

Date November 28, 2006

The Nokia 2626 is a colorful new feature phone designed for emerging markets. The handset comes in several color schemes in addition to the pink shown at right.

The feature list is shorter than the…



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Report: 500m mobile broadband users by 2010

Date November 21, 2006

A new report from Strategy Analytics says that the global market for mobile broadband will reach 500 million users by 2010. Next generation technologies like WiMAX and UMTS TDD will help fuel the…



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Symbian passes 100m shipment milestone

Date November 17, 2006

Symbian Limited announced yesterday that the company has shipped over 100m Symbian powered smartphones. The phones are in use on over 250 carriers and have been on sale since the Ericsson R380…



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