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• More on Google's Wireless Spectrum Bid Bluff

  Published: July 31, 2007, 9:46 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Google

  plans for building out mobile access. And now it seems to be hedging its bets between a strategy of partnership and one that puts Google in full control. So while it rails against the phone companies at hearings on Capitol Hill or within city halls, the company is also trying to strike deals with these same operators behind closed doors.

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• Why Microsoft May Lose Mobile Market to Google

  Published: July 30, 2007, 9:52 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Microsoft

  successful competitor in the mobile space. Gates told the Times it was unlikely that Google would be able to make inroads into Microsoft’s share of the market for mobile phone software. “How many products, of all the Google products that have been introduced, how many of them are profit-making products?” the Times quoted Gates

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• FCC Agrees to Most of Google's Demands for 700MHZ Bids

  Published: July 31, 2007, 4:40 pm

  Tags: Local Mobile, Google

  The Federal Communications Commission has made its decision on the ground-rules for winning the 700MHZ wireless spectrum. Remember, Google upped the ante by making a bid provided the FCC agreed to: Open applications: consumers should be able to download and utilize any software applications, content, or services they desire; Open devices:

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• Californians Rejoice! Google Maps Now Understands Traffic Delays

  Published: August 2, 2007, 10:19 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Google

  If you’ve ever asked for directions in California, don’t ever judge your journey by the number of miles. Most Californians know that you determine the length of a journey by the time it takes, not the distance. For example, if you plan a trip during rush hour, your 5 mile journey in the Bay area could take 45 minutes. Fortunately,

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• The Google Loophole: They've Used it Before, Now They're Using it for the GPhone

  Published: August 2, 2007, 9:44 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Google

  about the ads in the mobile phone is that they are twice as profitable or more than the nonmobile phone ads because they’re more personal,” said Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt. With the FCC deciding that the new wireless network should allow any phone to connect to it, Google’s mobile plans are primed and ready.

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• Local Search Trumps Paper

  Published: August 2, 2007, 11:42 pm

  Tags: Local Mobile

  to the Internet first for local shopping and business information, with half of those consumers turning to a major search engine, more than a quarter heading straight for Internet Yellow Pages and the rest going right to local search sites like Citysearch. Stuart McKelvey, CEO of TMP Directional Marketing, a local SEO company, stated:

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• Copyright Suit for Using Your Face on Google Maps?

  Published: August 7, 2007, 9:59 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Legal, Google

  The LA Times informs us that Google has added new cities to its “Street View” photos. The Internet company late Monday began incorporating street-level photos from Los Angeles, San Diego and some Orange County cities into its Google Maps program. The additions expanded an online service that thrilled some digital-map buffs and freaked

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• Facebook & Netvibes For iPhone Now Available

  Published: August 15, 2007, 11:41 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Social Media

  If you’re an owner of Apple’s new iPhone, you might be interested to learn that you can now take your social networking with you. TechCrunch scores the scoop on new services from Facebook and Netvibes, and it’s enough to make me want to buy an iPhone myself. First up, Facebook for the iPhone. Here’s what Arrington has to

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• Yahoo Local Gets a New Look

  Published: August 15, 2007, 11:20 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Yahoo

  to Digg–Yahoo Local’s fresh new look and content. The site has undergone a huge facelift and just seems a lot more useful. Here’s what you get with the new interface: Quickly change tabs from City Guide (similar to CitySearch), to My Local (for your favorite items), to the local Directory listings. The City Guide has

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• Google Maps Already Available for Blogs!

  Published: August 15, 2007, 11:01 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Blogging, Google

  It seems a few bloggers are getting excited about the upcoming launch of Google Maps for web sites. The new feature–launching next week–will allow you to embed a Google Map into any web site or blog. It will work in a similar way as embedding a YouTube video. “To embed a Google Map, users will simply pull up the map they want to

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• Are mobile consumers about to see the name Google on their credit card statements?

  Published: August 16, 2007, 10:18 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Google, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Web

  may position themselves as mobile middlemen - provisioning content discovery through a new search platform (similar to their desktop Product Search - formerly known as Froogle) as well as the mobile transaction itself in a ‘gateway style’ solution. Personally I can’t see it. Facilitator of Mobile Web growth and capitilisation

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• Mobile Document Service Has Hidden Agenda

  Published: August 20, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Cloudprint, Friends Of The Earth, Hewlett Packard, Pdf

  spooled] documents from your mobile phone. At face value any form of mobile computing seems like a practical solution - but the hidden agenda is not a shade of green - more black, cyan, magenta and yellow. Generally speaking the service will be useful. Users will first “print” their documents to online servers, which in turn will

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• Apple Seal 10 Percent Rev Share With European Mobile Operators

  Published: August 22, 2007, 4:01 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Apple, Iphone, Orange, T Mobile

  all is not one-way traffic - mobile business chiefs are said to have petitioned for talks with Steve Jobs to discuss the contracts hoping for a significant boost in their image from the exclusive deal with Apple, as well as a pool of attractive customers with high rates of spending on calls and data transfers In addition to brand association,

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• vTap Will Revitalise Mobile Video Search

  Published: August 24, 2007, 5:49 am

  Tags: Local Mobile, Video, Veveo, Vtap

  content discovery on mobile devices as one of the root problems with full-scale adoption of mobile video viewing. Mobile operators have been eager for the right discovery solution to come along before adding web video services to their data service offer. The service will initially launch on Windows Mobile devices and there will also be

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• Pushing Gmail A Little Further

  Published: August 28, 2007, 6:02 am

  Tags: Mua, Mda, Local Mobile, Google, Emoze, Gmail, Google Mail, Push Email

  on hundreds of different mobile devices. All options (including the new Gmail flavour) are available for download direct to Windows- and Symbian-based mobile handsets at http://mobile.emoze.com, or via a web-based wizard on the emoze website. …in a matter of minutes, the user will be able to fully synchronise e-mails and contacts in

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