2009 Global Mobile Awards open for entries
LONDON: Entries have opened for 2009 Global Mobile Awards and the penultimate round of its Mobile Innovation Global Competition, the GSMA announced yesterday, Wednesday, 3 September 2008. The GSMA's Global Mobile Awards are a platform for companies in the mobile industry to gain truly independent recognition for their work. 4 Sep 2008 10:46

International array of one-minute films
LONDON/VANCOUVER: Throughout September 2008, international one-minute film festival Filminute, will present an array of 25 films from 16 countries, the Filminute co-founders and executive directors John Ketchum and Sabaa Qua cofounders announced last week. 1 Sep 2008 08:31

Countdown to Highway Africa 2008
[Issa Sikiti da Silva] This year, more than 700 journalists from over 40 African countries are expected to attend the 12th edition of Highway Africa - the world's biggest gathering for African journalists - which will take place on 8 - 10 September 2008 in Grahamstown, near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, Prof Guy Berger, head of Rhodes University's School of Journalism, told the media yesterday, Wednesday, 27 August 2008, during the event launch at the SABC headquarters in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 28 Aug 2008 09:51

Worldwide mobile phone sales increase 12% in 2Q 2008 - Gartner
Worldwide sales of mobile phones reached close to 305 million units in the second quarter of 2008, a 11.8% increase over the second quarter of 2007, according to Gartner, Inc. Sales of mobile phones in the mature markets of Western Europe and North America slightly recovered after a difficult start. Western Europe reached close to 42 million units while North America surpassed 44 million units in the second quarter of 2008. 27 Aug 2008 13:28

European Bluetooth Marketing Guidelines released for public review
LONDON: The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) released its European Bluetooth Marketing Guidelines for public consultation yesterday, Tuesday, 26 August 2008. The guidelines provide a set of recommendations and best practices intended to provide an introduction to companies that want to understand and use Bluetooth-based marketing techniques within their mobile marketing programmes. 27 Aug 2008 08:55

Retailers benefit from mobisites - Multimedia Solutions
A number of retailers have begun moving into the mobile sphere, offering mobile websites (mobisites) as part of their service offering to consumers. It's a significant win for mobile technology in this country and retailers are starting to reap the benefits of being accessible from the mobile phone, says Eddie Groenewald, CEO of Multimedia Solutions. 26 Aug 2008 12:11

South African makes top 50 women in mobile list
According to a recent article published by Mobile Entertainment, Emma Kaye, together with well-known industry names such as Amelia Gammon, director of NBC Universal Mobile, Peggy Johnson, executive VP of Qualcom for the Americas and India, and Sissel Henriette Larsen, director of content for Telenorhave all been named as some of the top 50 women in the mobile industry today. 22 Aug 2008 16:07

21% increase in African mobile web traffic - AdMob
SAN MATEO: AdMob, on Wednesday, 20 August 2008, released its July Mobile Metrics Report. The report focuses on increasing usage of the Mobile Web in Africa and worldwide mobile browser marketshare. 22 Aug 2008 09:40

Mobile marketing the flavour of the month
[Eddie Groenewald] Mobile marketing is becoming the flavour of the month. We're seeing mobile marketing events starting to happen, newspapers running surveys, and local and international journalists calling Multimedia Solutions wanting to know more about the market. We've also seen the largest mobile advertising network in the world, AdMob, enter the local market. 22 Aug 2008 09:07

Lonely Planet content now available on Nokia Maps - Nokia
In an effort to help travelers everywhere, Nokia and Lonely Planet have teamed up to distribute Lonely Planet content via Nokia Maps. Travelers can purchase and download the city guides so that they have information at their fingertips whilst they are on the road. 21 Aug 2008 11:20

Call centres say yes to Clickatell SMS and save millions - Clickatell
Clickatell, leading global provider of mobile messaging solutions, has announced its work with First National Bank and Santam Insurance to raise customer satisfaction and reduce costs through SMS within their respective call centres. 20 Aug 2008 17:51

Stepping out of the shadow of SMS marketing
Mobile marketing has stepped out from under the shadow of SMS-enabled business communications. “The appeal of mobile marketing is that it triggers consumer responses to an advertising or promotional campaign,” says Dr Pieter Streicher, MD of BulkSMS.com, a global mobile messaging provider headquartered in Cape Town. 20 Aug 2008 08:40

Sam Wilson king of the Novel Idea
Sam Wilson is South Africa's first award-winning mobilist with a clear majority: 38.5% of the readers' votes. Wilson's story Prestige Animals kept Novel Idea readers hooked to their phones for their daily updates. 19 Aug 2008 08:45