Mobile Websites and Phone Apps http://www.mobilemammoth.com Mobile websites, apps, and tools for the mobile phone, PDA, and other wireless devices. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Winter Olympics 2010 Vancouver Mobile Website http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-websites/winter-olympics-2010-vancouver-mobile-website/ http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-websites/winter-olympics-2010-vancouver-mobile-website/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:36:05 +0000 MobileFreak http://www.mobilemammoth.com/?p=787 The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are just a few days away, and NBC has launched some interesting mobile services to let folks follow the action from wherever they are.

The Vancouver Olympics will clearly be the most mobile accessible Olympics in history, with NBC’s mobile website and apps (2 apps, to be exact) providing the following content:

  • Top Stories
  • Medal Counts
  • Athlete Profiles
  • Video
  • Polls & Trivia
  • Live Results & Schedules
  • TV Online & Listings
  • Vancouver Information
  • Photos

NBC is also offering text message and email alerts, and you can sign up here to receive them. The nice thing is that you can select which winter olympic events you want to follow, so you’re phone is not getting a text message after every oh-so-exciting curling match (still not sure how curling is considered an olympic event, a sport, or even a hobby).

Now if only Vancouver could get some snow… Enjoy!

Mobile Website:

m.NBCOlympics.com
OR, text the word Olympics to 51515

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So today we highlight a mobile website that offers a very simple loan payment calculator. There are many other loan payment calculators out there, to be sure, but these kind people took the time to write us, so there you go.

Mobile Website: 13rams.mobi

Enjoy!

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According to rumors, the phone will be available from T-Mobile for $180 (with a 2-year plan), or $530 unlocked.

Judging from their 404 pages, look for more information at google.com/nexusone after the announcement.

Follow today’s Nexus One news by following us on Twitter.

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Send an anonymous text message this New Year’s Eve, and any reply will get sent to your email address. Our free text message tool here at MobileMammoth.com has sent over 225,000 messages and counting. New Year’s Eve is typically one of the most popular times people use it.

Send Text Messages for Free Here!

So go ahead – wish someone a happy 2010 via text message today!

]]> http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-websites/send-an-anonymous-new-years-eve-text/feed/ 5 Happy New Year from MobileMammoth http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-websites/happy-new-year-from-mobilemammoth/ http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-websites/happy-new-year-from-mobilemammoth/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:25:06 +0000 MobileFreak http://www.mobilemammoth.com/?p=775 We hope everyone out there in mobile-land has had a festive and safe holiday season so far. We are looking forward to 2010, which is sure to be another exciting year in the world of mobile apps, widgets, ads, and more.

Thank you for being a part of the MobileMammoth community in 2009, and Happy New Year!

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That said, we encourage folks to give iQ Mobile Search a try. With an extremely intuitive user interface, the site provides the capabilty to search from 13 different sources, including Google, Bing, Amazon, IMDb, LinkedIn, and WikiTravel. In addition, it lets you choose your search location from 14 different countries.

Weather you are stuck in the snow waiting for a tow truck, or waiting in line shopping, there’s always something you can do with a phone and a good mobile search site. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Mobile Wesbite:

iqmobilesearch.com/

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One of our favorite posts that he mentions looks at how small business can develop a mobile strategy to take advantage of this ever-growing medium.

Got take a look!

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The majority of searches default to Google, though the image search defaults to Bing, which I found rather interesting (Is it me or does everyone like the Bing image search results better than Google’s?).

There is a shopping search function as well, which serves up results from Amazon, eBay, Shopping.com, or Walmart. That shopping search feature is very timely – check it out to see prices online before you make that holiday purchase at the mall.

Check it out!

Mobile Website:

ugux.com

]]> http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-websites/mobile-search-tool-for-the-mobile-web/feed/ 0 Carnival of the Mobilists #201 http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-websites/carnival-of-the-mobilists-201/ http://www.mobilemammoth.com/mobile-websites/carnival-of-the-mobilists-201/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:02:50 +0000 MobileFreak http://www.mobilemammoth.com/?p=760 This week it’s an encore Carnival with Phil Barnett hosting for the second time over at Burning the Bacon, a blog dedicated to “mobile and interactive marketing insight, perspectives and propaganda.” It’s a solid line-up of analysis and commentary provided by a mix of newcomer and veteran Mobilists.

A special welcome to NewDigitalCafé, a blog founded by Randy Giusto, who was previously IDC’s GVP/GM of Consumer, Digital and Social Media, Mobility, and Computing Research. In addition to his in-depth look at the potential impact of Android tablets, we explore the Nokia 5330 Mobile TV Edition, the Droid, the many exciting use cases for SMS alerts and ask ourselves whether the time isn’t NOW for NFC.

Speaking of SMS alerts, don’t forget to try out our free text messaging tool. Enjoy!

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