SIMable, a technology breakthrough in mobile phone unlocking

SIMable is an ultra thin chip, that when attached to a SIM card, immediately fools most mobile phones into thinking that they have been unlocked. It is compatible with the majority of mobile handsets, Read more

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Mobile Advertising To Reach US$1.3 Billion Globally

Mobile advertising will surpass US$1 billion globally for the first time in 2008, reaching US$1.3 billion by the end of the year and increasing to almost $7.6 billion by 2013 according to a new report from Juniper Research. Read more

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mCommerce Boom brewing in JAMAICA

We now have Mcommerce here in Jamaica, thanks to two innovative young entrepreneurs Damion Daley and Stephen Spence. Read more

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ShoptheCaribbean.mobi-guide to hot,new, undiscovered Caribbean products

Caribbean products have gone mobile and global. ShoptheCaribbean.mobi is the insider’s guide to products,brands that are hot, new, undiscovered and Caribbean. The site covers from Caribbean food and drink, beauty and fitness and lifestyle to music and fashion, house and home plus sweet deals. They scour the Internet and other sources, then share the best and more interesting finds,reviews and observations with their readers online and those who access the site on their Blackberry,iPhone, Ipod Touch or other internet enabled devices. They launched yesterday.

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Samsung to Release 2 Google Branded Android Phones This Year ?

According to Man-about-town, Robert X. Cringely, Samsung is readying not one, but two separate Android-based phones, one of which is due in September, with another model following around Christmas. If you believe what you read (and what his tipster says), these phones will not be labeled Samsung, rather they will be released as Google-branded gPhones. More here

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HTC Cruise channels the iPhone and iPod Touch

Gadget Tuesdays- The HTC Touch Cruise is sleek, stylish, and compact. It has a 2.8 inch LCD gives you an excellent multimedia experience in a mobile device. The HTC has a TouchFLO interface,which means you can use your fingers to quickly browse through e-mails, web pages, messages, music, and images, making navigation a breeze.Live HTC Home screen displays real-time data including weather updates, a large clock, anapplication launcher provides easy access to favorite programs. The dynamic 3D Touch Cube interface (part of TouchFLO) enables you to quickly call contacts, open applications, listen to music, and browse media files.It also has Built-in GPS functionality and the included software enable you to find the fastest route to your direction, locate restaurants and services on the way(where available). The Touch Cruise also features a 3-megapixel camera and second VGA camera for video calling (where supported by your carrier). Additionally, the Touch Cruise comes can give you up to 7 hours talk time. Finally, the Touch Cruise is quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G, enabling it to take full advantage of global 3G including AT&T’s HSDPA network in the US. source.If you liked this post, why not Subscribe and get Silicon Caribe Today by Email

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iphonejamaica.com - the online buy and get it unlocked resource

 

Yeah, I know what you’re thinking after you read that headline. You probably said to yourself, but the iPhone hasn’t officially reached Jamaica in fact the Caribbean as yet. Read more

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Dancehall Reggae Music and News goes Mobile

Dancehall.mobi has taken Dancehall Reggae music and made it mobile. The blog and wap site launched a couple of days ago offers “dancehall bytes from Jamaica and across the Globe … directly to your cellphone or other Internet-enabled mobile device”. The owners of the sites explained that Dancehall.Mobi will serve up snippets of dancehall/reggae news from Jamaica and around the Globe, and it’s done specifically for users of cellphones, iPod Touch,iPhone, PDAs or other mobile device to access the Internet in mind.

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Over 2 Trillion SMS In 2008?

USA-2.3 trillion SMS will be sent in major markets worldwide in 2008, Gartner, leading information technology research and advisory company predicts. That’s up nearly 20 percent from 2007, while messaging revenues will grow about 16 percent to US$60.2 billion. North America will see significant growth,with Gartner saying more than 300 billion messages will be sent in 2008, up from a predicted 189 billion this year.

In Western Europe, though, growth is slowing, and the firm says that person-to-person SMS revenues there may peak in 2007, thanks to price cuts and message bundles. To combat this slowing growth in P2P messaging, Gartner says operators should look to social-networking services to drive traffic as well as mobile search and advertising.

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3 Mobile Trends to Watch in Jamaica this year

Mobile Marketing

Those two words will be on the minds of marketers and ad agencies alot more this year. Last year saw more ad agencies and smart advertisers growing to understand the value of connecting with customers anywhere,anytime, anyphone and what it can bring to the marketing mix.Over the last two years, in Jamaica Digicel led the way with text2win competitions like the Digicel Birthday Club and Caribbean wide promotion for Guinness; text2vote campaigns such as the uber successfull American Idol like television show called Digicel Rising Stars. Cable & Wireless also added its share to the market. Additionally, party and event promoters began using it more to build a mobile community and promote their events but we’ve only scratched the surface regarding this.

So watch for more companies, brands, the retail industry seeking to build their own mobile commmunities, wanting to speak to their customers directly,instantly and more cost effectively. Since currently, there is only one mobile marketing platform provider in Jamaica, SMS Communications (with the Ucantel Brand) expect additional providers this year as Indian and American companies have been sniffing the marketplace for opportunity to enter. Read more

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