PSP Gets Free T-Mobile WiFi Link

Gadget Lab (via Engadget) brings us a PSP tidbit.

Included in the latest PSP firmware updates ....

Free T-Mobile HotSpot for PSP's!

The Wild, Wild World of Mobile Search

What's going on in the world of "mobile search?"

Yahoo and Microsoft are trying to capture the mobile search market specifically, while Google seems more interested in owning the entire experience of the third screen.

Google wants to get its software on as many phones as possible -- a strategy that doesn't look that different than Microsoft's early vision of putting Windows on every desktop.

Get the complete low-down from InformationWeek's Stephen Wellman HERE.

He's back from CTIA and he's ready to talk.

source: InformationWeek

Be Visible, Be Ziki

I mentioned in this post yesterday about the necessity for job seekers to create a web profile and join a community.

If you haven't been to Ziki yet, check it out. In fact,

Check out my Ziki HERE.

Then use this link to accept my invitation and register for a FREE Ziki account.

Once you've created your Ziki profile, please join my network!

Dennis

YouTube to Launch Mobile Site

YouTube will launch its mobile website in June 2007 for U.S. users, according to a spokesperson. The mobile YouTube site will go live once the exclusivity clause on the company’s mobile video deal with Verizon Wireless expires.

The service will be live for European users in May. YouTube has been already working closely with mobile carriers, and handset makers such as Nokia on the mobile version of their video service.

In response to my question if YouTube is developing a mobile client, the spokesperson said that the company had been talking about it, but had no information to share at this time. Check out a preview of the blocked mobile site or this demo site, which you can see from some mobile phones.

source: GigaOM

Google Kicks Mobi Search in High Gear

Google, in response to Yahoo's oneSearch, has upgraded its WAP-based search to incorporate more data and information into results.

Check out Google's Blog where Yael Shacham gives the 411 on mobile search (HERE). Yael is the Product Mgr for Google's Mobile team).

Starting today, they've made the new mobile search openly available - take it for a spin here.

Motorola Bails - Helio, AirG, and Music Phone Sails

Last week Motorola CEO Ed Zander announced he would be bailing out on the wireless industry's annual trade show in Orlando, Fla. Turns out he had bigger issues on his mind--like slumping sales and profits.

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At CTIA, virtual carrier Helio, a joint venture of Earthlink and Korea's SK Telecom, will show off "Ocean," it's latest handset.

The phone, which slides two ways to reveal either a normal keypad or a full QWERTY keyboard, supports over-the-air music downloads in addition to other features like 2-gigabyte expansion capabilities for media storage, stereo speakers and video streaming.

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Music-phone ownership almost quadrupled from January 2006 to January 2007 in the U.S., according to research firm M:Metrics.

And while only 17% of U.S. subscribers own music phones, they seem to like them: about one-third of those subscribers now use their phone as their primary music device.

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AirG, which provides social networking features for carriers like Boost Mobile and Sprint, says it's grown to about 12 million U.S. users--some 6% of the total U.S. mobile subscriber base.

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excerpt: Gadgets, Geeks, Gators (Fortune).

Ready.mobi Goes Gold

If you are in the wireless space, and particularly in the wireless development space, than you'll have an interest in dotMobi's latest post:

Ready.mobi Goes Gold.

Great info about the new developer guide announcement (Mobile Web Developer's Guide) and how they're moving Ready.mobi out of beta and in to 'gold' status. Translation: this version of the tool is complete and they've nailed down all the bugs so that it's hittin' on all cylinders with regard to stability and performance.

Here's a short version of what Ready.mobi (picture in the top left of this window) is used for:

The .mobi extension is about ensuring that the user is going to have a satisfactory experience when accessing a site w/ a mobile handset.

Ready.mobi simulates a real mobile device accessing the content of a .mobi site so that you can easily test the content and ensure it meets a range of basic criteria (.mobi compliance, adherence to W3C best practices, etc...). Ready.mobi even provides a 'mobi-readiness' score so you'll know exactly where your site stands.

Check out Jim's complete article @ dotMobi HERE.