HP have confirmed their webOS tablet for early 2011. Hewlett-Packard confirmed it will release a webOS-based tablet early next year, adding another forthcoming entrant to the growing tablet market and yet another contender for Apple’s iPad. While HP has indicated in the past that a tablet product based on Palm’s operating system was in the…
Day: 23 August 2010
Events, News
Sign up for the Mobile Marketing Show London 21-22 Sept
A date for your diary the Mobile Marketing Show Olympia 21-22 Sept. The Mobile Marketing Show 21-22 Sept is nearly here, and this year it looks like it’s going to be a must-visit show. The mobile marketing show is supported by the Mobile Marketing Association and featuring comapanies such as 2ergo, Amobee, GetJar, Netbiscuits, Open…
News
Viewsonic to launch Android tablet device
ViewSonic is to preview and Android based tablet device at the IFA 2010 show Sept 3-8th 2010. Viewsonic will be launching a 7” Android tablet, an eBook reader, as well as an “affordable” 3D camcorder, and a portable 3D TV. The ViewPad 7, a 7” Android tablet with 3G and wi-fi connectivity, with access to…
News
Google Maps for mobile hits 100 million users a month
According to website Mobile Marketer more than 100 million consumers are accessing Google Maps for mobile each month. Google Maps launched five years ago, and has been a quiet success, but not an outstanding success compared to some of its upstart competitors. Facebook currently admits to 150 million mobile users, but Stuart Drudge on Mobile…
News
Vodafone invest in micropayments service
The payments landscape is changing daily and now it seems that the networks are getting into it, as Vodafone piles $18m into micropayments business PlaySpan. PlaySpan has announced that it has raised $18 million from Vodafone and SoftBank for its virtual goods and micropayment platform. The company plans to use the money from Vodaphone Ventures…