http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/ Megnabytes: Observations on mobility, online ads and e-commerce en-us 2009-11-03T13:13:59-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/11/creative-cooking-up-an-e-reade.html mmegna 2009-11-03T13:13:59-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/10/google-extends-voice-party-lin.html The Internet giant today said it will start allowing more people to use its Google Voice call management app. "As a token of appreciation for all of the feedback our users have been sharing over the past few months,... mmegna 2009-10-13T16:23:28-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/10/storm-2-brewin-for-late-octobe.html Mobile rumor alert: the BlackBerry Storm 2 is coming out Oct. 28 on Verizon. Research In Motion's Storm 2, its answer to the iPhone 3GS and sporty Android handsets debuting this month, has been suspiciously absent from the mobile hoopla.... mmegna 2009-10-13T10:59:35-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/10/dell-and-att-to-offer-android.html mmegna 2009-10-07T16:01:11-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/09/pricing-sale-date-set-for-moto.html T-Mobile today issued details on the launch of Motorola's Android handset, Cliq: it costs $199 with a two-year contract and pre-sales for existing customers begins Oct. 19. The Cliq impressed industry observers when unveiled at Motorola's press event Sept.... mmegna 2009-09-29T15:58:07-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/09/iphone-owners-buy-boat-lamborg.html The eBay iPhone app is proving to be profitable for eBay, with the company realizing $380 million in sales through the iPhone within the first nine months of this year, said CEO John Donahoe, during a keynote speech at the... mmegna 2009-09-24T15:02:32-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/09/google-updates-winmo-app-with.html Google's app for Windows Mobile phones got some love today from the search giant in the form of three new features. Designed to make mobile search of Google faster and easier, the updates include My Location, Google Suggest and... mmegna 2009-09-24T14:23:52-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/09/sybase-and-siemens-offer-strea.html Sybase and Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN) Group just joined forces to provide customers with an integrated mobile and fixed-line voice and data service targeted at making unified communications and mobile work together more efficiently. The new offering marries Sybase's... mmegna 2009-09-24T13:45:29-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/09/ibm-rim-mobile-service-gets-su.html IBM today released a new subscription-based management service for the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution platform aimed at helping companies to budget their mobility costs more efficiently. The newly unveiled IBM Mobile Enterprise Services for the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is a... mmegna 2009-09-24T13:26:51-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/09/study-palm-pre-cool-blackberry.html In just over four months, the Palm Pre is making progress in mindshare, second only to the iPhone 3GS, says a study out today. While the iPhone and its apps are nothing less than a cultural touchstone, it appears... mmegna 2009-09-24T12:21:30-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/09/time-inc-making-plans-to-enter.html Time Inc. wants a slice of the burgeoning e-reader market, though it remains to be seen exactly how the magazine publishing giant will go about it. After an internal document was leaked to a news outlet, reports circulated speculating... mmegna 2009-09-11T14:47:45-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/08/verizon-map-storm-2-motorolas.html Research In Motion's answer to the iPhone 3GS, for now being called Storm 2, is expected to be released by Verizon in October, along with Motorola's Android-powered handset code-named Sholes. A leaked Verizon Wireless document outlining upcoming smartphones hit the... mmegna 2009-08-24T13:25:19-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/08/wikipedia-mobile-debuts-upgrad.html Wikipedia is going mobile today with the release of an iPhone app while Facebook awaits approval of a significant upgrade to its existing iPhone program. Wikipedia Mobile is available today for those wanting on-the-go access to the online, collaborative encyclopedia.... mmegna 2009-08-19T17:44:06-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/08/study-iphone-is-a-loser-detrim.html The iPhone is not a run-away success increasing profits for carriers -- or shareholders -- and reports of such are the product of Apple's "unique PR campaign" and uncritical media, according to the Danish consulting firm Strand Consult. The company... mmegna 2009-08-17T16:47:15-05:00 http://blog.internetnews.com/mmegna/2009/07/can-spreadsheets-save-google-c.html Google just released a Checkout store gadget that works with Google Docs and allows users to set up an online store using spreadsheets. Google Checkout users can list items they want to sell online in a Google spreadsheet, and... mmegna 2009-07-31T15:17:15-05:00