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This month’s contest is wrapping up, and we have been admittedly behind in posting the standings. So without further ado, here are the current standings by name (hint: anyone can come in and win this one):
Myers Briggs - 3 points
Ryan Steyn - 2 points
Several tied at 1 point each:
Dean Collins
Ray Charles
Peter
Rosina
Paul
ES
Again, the rankings above are by name but we also match email addresses provided with the comment.
I predict that the one who publishes just a couple links to this site between now and September 30 will win it easily. Although it can be one with comments too. We shall see.
The official rules can be found here. If you have any ideas for next month’s contests, let us know.
Pandora Radio creates custom radio stations based on your favorite artists that you specify. Despite it’s apparently uncertain future, the service has developed a huge fan following.
Now Pandora comes in a free iPhone App, available through iTunes. One unique feature of this iPhone application is that it lets users create custom music channels, without requiring an existing Pandora account.
If you’re a music fan or if you currently use Last.fm, you really need to give Pandora a try. To download Pandora for your iPhone or iPod touch, get it from iTunes.
In case you’ve been in meetings or class all day, you may not have notice the loud buzz coming from just about everywhere about the slew of new Apple products announced today.
All the details on the iPod Nano, the iPod touch, and of course Steve’s presentation can be found here, here, and even there too.
But what I am most impressed with is Apple understanding the potential of the iPod touch. When you take a step back and think pre-touch, having the vision to see that an iPhone without the phone can still be a hugely valuable and popular tool is impressive.
Even when the iPod touch launched, it took the general public a little while to realize just exactly what it was. “Isn’t it just like an iPod nano?” No. “Oh then it must be an iPhone.” Nope.
The iPod touch It is this beautiful space in between, that let’s everyone enjoy the non-phone features of the iPhone, the most important of which is access to the growing number of applications that are available at the iTunes App Store. And for the thousands of techno-geeks that are waiting for an Android phone but still want to be part of the Apple party, the iPod touch is the perfect answer.
Now you can send free text messages to your friends and family without using your text message credits on your wireless plan. You can even send the message anonymously if you like.
Here is an updated list of carriers supported:
The free text messaging tool here at MobileMammoth.com is back up and running. The tool was down late last night until about 1:50pm Pacific Time today. The downtime was associated with a minor update to the tool last night.
We apologize for any inconvenience to our users. You may now resume sending text messages to your heart’s content!
With gas prices at $4 per gallon and rising, and an economy in a recession, it’s a good time to think about new ways to save money. Today, we have one for you. In fact, if you use this mobile website before making your next purchase of $100 or more, I can almost guarantee you will save money.
FatWallet.com saves money for its readers. By highlighting hot deals at major retailers, providing price comparisons, and through the very busy user forums, FatWallet can help you find a deal on just about anything.
At FatWallet.mobi, mobile web users can access their forums through a simple, no-frills mobile interface. So before you pull out your credit card for that HD flat screen TV, or that grill you need for the summer, remember that it is now incredibly easy to make sure you are getting the best deal. Simply browse over to FatWallet.mobi from your mobile browser, and search for the product or brand you have in mind.
I did a quick search for “HD TV”, and one of the first posts returned was for a Philips 50″ Plasma HD TV from Walmart for $1,098. After following the link to the Walmart product page, I read that this “special pricing is not available in stores.” Now that is the kind of info I need when one of the blue shirts at Best Buy is telling me what a deal they are offering.
I was reviewing all the great mobile websites submitted by you, our readers, in our mobile website contest back in September, and found a few gems I had not uncovered yet. Today’s mobile website is all about getting more out of your mobile phone.
Wattpad is a free service that provides access to user-generated (or submitted) text content. The primary benefit is access to high quality text content that is readily available at any time, and content can be stored for off-line reading later. Upon logging in, users immediately see the most popular stories/books/articles. The community aspect is real, in that users submit, vote, and comment on the various books, stories, and articles submitted.
While Wattpad prohibits the uploading of other people’s copyrighted material, how that is enforced is a tricky question. I do hope they take that policy seriously and put some weight behind it before this becomes a bigger issue for them. It seems to be a bright team behind Wattpad, so I fully expect they have thought that through and vetted it with their attorneys.
This gives me yet another reason to believe that Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader will not be a long-term success. Can there really be a need for yet another device exclusively for reading text? Doubtful.
If you dial 411 from your mobile phone, stop. Almost all carriers charge a fee, and those fees can add up over the course of a month or a year.
The good news is there are several mobile 411 services available for free today. One of those is Goog411, from Google. Simply dial 800-GOOG411. Take a look at the Google video below to see what it’s all about.
If you use any other 411 services from your mobile phone, let us know what you thought!
In case you’ve been in meetings or class all day, you may not have notice the loud buzz coming from just about everywhere about the slew of new Apple products announced today.