Alex Kinch

Mobile usage of Facebook in New Zealand has risen 700% since January 2009 according to figures released by Telecom New Zealand (Telecom), operators of the country’s second largest mobile network XT.
In a New Zealand first, Telecom customers with Facebook accounts can now also   sign up to receive text notifications directly to their mobile phones from [...]

INQ Mobile, makers of the INQ1 mobile handset for 3, have released data on how the network’s UK customers use the handset.

GeoSentric Oyj’s (NASDAQ OMX: GEO1V), GyPSii business unit, developers of the award-winning GyPSii mobile social networking application (www.gypsii.com), today announced the launch of the Java version of its application, with both Chinese and English language support.

The award-winning GyPSii location aware mobile social networking application has found a new home: on Apple’s iPhone application store.

Even during tough economic times, the mobile social networking phenomenon is here to stay. People want to stay connected and in touch while on the go, and the addition of text messaging to social networks makes it possible anywhere, anytime.

WhosHere™ version 1.0 has been released on Apple’s iTunes App Store. WhosHere 1.0 includes many new features including the Jerk Filter™. The Jerk Filter uses a proprietary algorithm to rate users based on numerous criteria, including how they use WhosHere and how other users react to them.

vufone, a new mobile service that enables users to share, manage and unify all the social content between their mobile devices and the Internet through one simple interface, launches today in the UK.
Bridging the gap between mobile and web applications, vufone’s pioneering service allows users to automatically synchronise personal mobile content with photos, videos and [...]

Consumers view call and text prices as more important than 3G and social networking capabilities, research commissioned by OpenCloud has found. In a survey of 1,000 consumers, over 80 per cent of consumers see call and text prices as the most important factors when looking for a new phone, whereas two-thirds of respondents view social [...]

Buongiorno have just officially launched their new mobile-centric social network ‘peoplesound‘ – which claims to offers an alternative way to keep actively in touch with your close circle of friends and family through sharing personal experiences in a genuine and sincere way through the mobile phone.
Formerly known as ‘blinko’, peoplesound allows you to keep track [...]