Google today released their “Go Mobile” service which will format websites for mobile devices.

Free for the first year, the service will then cost $9 per month. Customers have the option to view the mobile website created from their original website, then customize it as needed. This appears to be a viable solution for many small to medium-sized businesses who lack the time and resources to spend on creating a custom mobile website.

We ran across this release in a FORTUNE article, which also put together a great example video (see below) of how a small business can take advantage of this service.

No word yet as to why has this not been mentioned on the Google Mobile Blog.

Will you use Google’s “Go Mo” service? Let us know by posting a comment below.

The NCAA has published a mobile website specifically for 2012 Final Four information, including venue details, daily schedule of events in the host cities, and loads of local information about the Final Four sites of New Orleans (men’s) and Denver (women’s).

This mobile website is simple and intuitive, and we were surprised to see all the additional information about related Final Four events and attractions, and even how to get around the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Pepsi Center (note the liberal mentions of sponsors across the site as well).

Whole there are plenty of mobile websites and apps that can get you the scores, if you are traveling to either New Orleans or Denver for the 2012 Final Four, this site will help you discover where to go, and can save yourself a lot of time as well.

NCAA Men’s Final Four:

http://finalfourmobile.com/mens/

NCAA Women’s Final Four:

http://finalfourmobile.com/womens/

The creative team at design consultancy BERG are on to something very big. Their fall announcement Little Printer has created some buzz, and now that we are getting closer to a release date, many are imagining all the uses for this unmet need.

We now have all these smaller mobile devices, 140-character tweets, yet still print from giant printers on 8.5 x 11 inches of paper. Why? I cannot how many times I’ve used less than 20% of the 8.5 x 11 inch page on which I print. Why? All these questions, yet it never occurred to me that a small little printer would be so useful.

To get your creative ideas flowing, take a look at their video below.

Thank you BERG. We cannot wait to do big things with your Little Printer.

The Loop reported yesterday that Apple is announcing the release of the next generation iPad at an event in San Fransisco on March 7.

There are not a lot of details about the specific features of the newest version of the hottest tablet in the world, other than it is expected to have a Retina display, improved graphics, and a faster processor. It should be interesting to see the price breaks on the iPad 2, and how that impacts sales of the Amazon Kindle Fire.

Will you be waiting in line for the iPad 3? If so, email us your best pictures and you may win a coveted MobileMammoth t-shirt!

Need to act fast for Valentine’s Day this week? Send a Valentine’s Day text message to your sweetheart’s mobile phone from the link below. The site includes a variety of heartfelt poems and sayings that are under the 160-character maximum.

Valentine’s Day Text Messages:
http://www.lovingwhisper.com/valentines-day/list/50/valentines-day-sms.htm

If you have any favorite Valentine’s Day messages that you’d like to share, please do so in the comments. And guys — don’t forget that while sending a text message is nice, following it up with jewelry of flowers is highly recommended!

We at MobileMammoth hope all our U.S. readers had a safe and happy Thanksgiving this year.
We have quite a bit to be thankful for, as we are gearing up for more content and mobile-related tools in 2012.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend, and stay tuned to us for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals!

Words cannot express the gratitude that we at MobileMammoth have for the contributions that Steve Jobs made to the mobile industry. Yet his impacts went way beyond any single industry, or any single country. His impacts were felt worldwide, and they were as much cultural as they were technical.

I remember seeing Steve Jobs one afternoon near Palo Alto, as we were both parking at a jogging trail near Stanford known as ‘The Dish’ for the giant satellite dish which stood next to the trail. This was back in 2001 before the iPhone and just months before the first iPod came out. Yet I was still in awe because of what he had accomplished already.

Steve Jobs was indeed a visionary. He went against the grain. He turned industries on their heads.

Thank you Steve.

For those who use our text messaging tool, it is currently unavailable while we incorporate new functionality, including additional security measures. Unfortunately, a few bad apples have abused it, and we cannot let that go on.

Please continue to check back here, or follow us on Twitter for updates.

While we’re at it, let us know what else you’d like to see in the tool, and thank you for your patience!

Be prepared for Hurricane Irene by getting text message alerts from The Weather Channel.

From the Outer Banks of North Carolina all the way up to New York City and the coastal New England cities, Hurricane Irene is set to cause serious damage to the entire East Coast. The Weather Channel offers multiple ways to stay updated on the latest hurricane developments from your mobile phone.

Remember, with possible power outages and landline issues, your cell phone might be the only communications device available during or after Hurricane Irene. See what options below might work best for you to stay informed.

Mobile Website:

The Weather Channel website will auto-detect for mobile browsers and will render the mobile version of its website.

Severe Weather Alerts by Text:

Choose from a number of alert options, including severe weather alerts, that apply to the zip code you enter. Access it here.

Notify!

Subscribers to The Weather Channel Notify! service will receive alerts by phone when severe weather warnings are issued in their area. Note this is a PAID service.

Weather Channel Android App:

www.weather.com/services/android.html

Weather Channel iPhone App:

www.weather.com/services/iphone.html

Weather Channel iPad App:

www.weather.com/services/ipad.html

QR codes (Quick Response codes) are 2-D images that provide immediate access to digital information or actions that are relevant to what the user is doing at that moment. When a user scans a QR code, typically using the camera on their smartphone, it can open a URL on their mobile browser, or initiate a text message, email, or IM from the phone itself.

Popular uses of QR codes include companies linking to their websites or specific landing pages, enabling a phone call to the customer service or sales departments, or to help market a text messaging (SMS) campaign.

Here at MobileMammoth, we posted this QR code on our home page which, when scanned, connects users to our online text messaging tool. That way they can send text messages from their mobile browser and avoid text overage fees from their wireless carrier.

Anyone can quickly generate a QR code for free at sites like myQR.co and Kaywa.

QR codes are seeing quite an uptick in use this year, and for good reason. We highly encourage companies and individuals to start using them now and experiment!