Emerging Markets Driving Growth in Worldwide Camera Phone Market

According to Infotrends, the number of camera phones shipped by 2012 will pass the 1.3 Billion mark due to the boom of the camera phone market in "Eastern Europe, Middle Eastern, and African regions".

Would you Watch if it was free?

At the three carriers that offer mobile TV services--AT&T ( NYSE: T), Verizon ( NYSE: VZ), and Sprint--consumers must pay either a monthly fee, or a pay-per-view charge. But there's growing evidence from other countries where mobile TV broadcasts are available for free that it's that little inconvenience of having to pay that prevents consumers from watching, not their short attention spans or the size of mobile phone screens. In Japan, free TV broadcasts killed off the Toshiba-backed paid mobile TV service Moba-Ho! just a few weeks ago, while in Germany, there have been press reports that subscription TV venture Mobile 3.0 will be forced to shut down after operators threw their support behind DVB-T technology that lets users view digital terrestrial TV for free.

has the Iphone 3G been fixed?

The brand-new radio chip in the Apple iPhone 3G has been causing the company a bit of indigestion in recent weeks as customers complain about dropped phone calls and intermittent connections to the highly touted 3G network.

Several hours ago, Apple shipped its second software update for the new iPhone 3G. Software version 2.02 “fixes bugs,” according to the documentation accompanying the software patch. That has touched off a wave of speculation that this update will fix the new handset’s communications problems.

On a side note you can win an IPhone 3G from ClickOVA. ClickOVA is giving away an Iphone 3G to their most active user. The contest ends August 31st, 2008 and you can get more details at www.ClickOVA.com

The Dream is Real!

T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google’s Android software, according to people briefed on the company’s plans. The phone will be made by HTC, one of the largest makers of mobile phones in the world, and is expected to go on sale in the United States before Christmas, perhaps as early as October.

Is your cellphone corny?Samsung hopes it is!

Samsung unveils its latest “eco-phone.” The E200 Eco is the third phone Samsung has introduced this year with parts made from bioplastics — materials extracted from corn. It is the first, however, in which the entire case is bioplastic.
The E200 Eco has a 1.3-megapixel camera, video messaging capabilities and an MP3 player. It's due to release in Europe in September but American's are going to have to wait it out to get green as there isn't a release date yet for the US.
And in case you were wondering even the packaging materials are green, having been made from recycled materials.

Where Will You Be Watching The Olympics? From Your Mobile Phone?

With the 2008 Olympics well underway hopefully most of you have figured out how you will stay updated. And various media companies are hoping you turn to your mobile device for your updates. They're banking on the Olympics being the watershed moment for mobile content, and even mobile advertising. And, when you think about it, the Olympics has a perfect recipe for making this come true: there's a gigantic, worldwide audience full of people who can at times be ravenous for updates no matter where they are.
YAHOO! has developed a specific mobile page devoted to the event; NBC, the official Olympic broadcaster in the U.S., has a number of options; and a number of smaller scale companies have launched everything from mobile TV to microblogging sites just in time for the Aug. 8 event.