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  • Mobile Content Bits: T-Mobile Holidays; Weather And Deal or No Deal App; Sears2go

    -- T-Mobile USA Holiday Line-up: T-Mobile said yesterday that it is releasing new phones and devices for the holidays. It's releasing the MOTOZINE ZN5, which has a 5-megapixel camera with auto focus and flash. T-Mobile is also releasing the 'cameo,' which is a digital picture frame built by Parrot. The frame has a phone number, so you can MMS or email pics directly to the frame. During the holidays, T-Mobile will also give away a free companion flight airplane ticket from Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 to new and existing customers who sign-up for a two-year service agreement. -- Weather Channel on Blackberry: The Weather Channel said it has now launched an update for its Blackberry application. The app now uses GPS, and has interactive maps and a home screen temperature indicator that turns red when severe weather threatens. It sounds a lot like the app it has on the Android Market, except for Blackberry users will have to pay between $12.99 for three months to $34.99 for one year. More info here . -- I-play Launches Deal or No Deal iPhone App: I-play said the Deal or No Deal: Million Dollar Mission app is now available for iPhone and iPod touch from Apple's App Store. The game has 10 levels in which choosing the right suitcase becomes increasingly difficult. The app costs $4.99 on the app store. -- Sears.com launches mobile site: Sears said today it has launched Sears2go , a mobile Web site built by Usablenet. The site lets customers to find and buy Sears.com merchandise from their phone and then pick up the item at the store or for home delivery. Available products include: apparel, electronics and computers, fitness and sports, jewelry, tools, toys and games. Shoppers who want to pick up their order in the store receive a text message when their merchandise is ready. Text SHOP to 73277 to get a link to the store. Our streamlined mobile application for the BlackBerry and other smart devices brings you the latest headlines quickly on the go. Click here to download...
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  • Mobile Content Bits: The Three C's: Cellpoint; CellSpin and Cellufun

    Just for fun, this Friday's mobile content bits will feature only companies with "cell" in their name.... -- Cellpoint builds mobile bookstore for SAXO.com: Saxo.com , an online bookstore in Denmark, said that it's using Cellpoint Moble's mPoint technology to build a mobile site. Customers can access the store by texting "saxo" to a Danish short code. The customer will then receive a message that takes them to the mobile store, where they can browse and purchase books. -- CellSpin creates multimedia features for Twitter: San Jose-based Cellspin said that it is supporting audio, video, picture and text messages that can be uploaded to micro-blogging sites Twitter and Pownce. Users who download Cellspin's mobile application, can leave audio Tweets, or send a picture or video, which allows a message to get across very fast and easily. The application is free, and works on more than 300 phones with the Symbian, Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 or Blackberry operating systems. Others are expected to come soon. Multimedia tweets can also be sent from CellSpin's Web site. Release. -- Cellufun and PlayPhone partner for game portal: San Jose-based PlayPhone said its working with Cellufun to gain access to Cellufun's more than 5.5 million monthly unique visitors and a catalog of free mobile games. The two companies said it is a good way to cross-promote their content, and will continue to look for similar partnerships in the future. PlayPhone will make Cellufun's free ad-supported games available through at http://www.playphone.com and a custom WAP site powered by Cellufun. Release. Our mobile application for Blackberry and other Smartphones brings you the latest headlines when you're on the go.
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