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Posted by Fox on July 31, 2007 at 11:45 AM

Backing up your Mobile Phone data is real easy with "Bubble". Bubble is a subscriber based service that allows you to backup and restore all your mobile phone contacts over the air, like making a phone call. No cables, no cradles, no problem. So you can bubble your phone anywhere, anytime.

Bubble is more adavanced than a straight forward data back up and restore service. It allows you to do a fully automated synchronisation between your mobile phone and your “Bubble”. This means during a synchronisation your phone will automatically work out what information has changed since your last sync and sends only the new changes to your bubble. Meanwhile, your bubble automatically works out if you have made any changes via the web site and downloads these to your phone.

Neat! See trustbubble.com

Posted by Fox on July 25, 2007 at 12:18 PM

So my wife doesn't go all Jedi on my arse about the Christina Aguilera mobile wallpapers, I thought I should put one up for the ladies. cellphone-wallpapers.net has a free David Beckham mobile wallpaper for you to download. Get it here.

I was going to post details of a few of their mobile video clips, but finally we have some sun here in Norfolk, so I'm off to Pettits Animal Adverture Park to pat goats with my son.

Posted by Fox on July 25, 2007 at 12:08 PM

As promised, I said I'd pick out one or two of the free mobile wallpapers on cellphone-wallpapers.net - There's a great selection of free Christina Aguilera wallpapers available for download to your mobile. Check them out here.

Posted by Fox on July 25, 2007 at 11:47 AM

Narendra over at cellphone-wallpapers.net dropped me an email after I gave a shout out to zedge.net. You'll remember I said that you'd be hard pushed to find a better site for free mobile downloads.

Well Narendra didn't give me any agro for making the claim, instead just suggested I checkout cellphone-wallpapers.net.

I did, and I like it. In addition to free mobile wallpapers there is a great selection of free mobile video clips. I'll pick a couple of good ones out shortly.

Get over to cellphone-wallpapers.net and check them out for yourself.

Posted by Fox on July 24, 2007 at 7:21 AM

Feeling flush? How about a limited edition SMS text mirror?

For just $10,000 you can get your hands on a mirror that's able to receive SMS text messages sent from a mobile phone. The messages appear as luminous text, running on the mirrors’ surface when one gets close to the mirror. It's called The +336+ and is designed by Robert Stadler (of the French design group Radi Designers).

Buy it here (no, really)

Posted by Fox on July 24, 2007 at 6:29 AM

At last, a decent Harry Potter mobile game... Based on the 5th Harry Potter movie 'Harry Potter and The Order of The Pheonix'... Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts is shaping up to be his most dangerous yet. Fearing that Hogwarts' venerable Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, is lying about the return of Voldemort in order to undermine his power, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge appoints a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher to keep watch over Dumbledore and the students.

But Professor Dolores Umbridge's ministry-approved course leaves the young wizards woefully unprepared, so Hermione, Ron and Harry form "Dumbledore's Army" with the goal of preparing themselves and other courageous young wizards for the extraordinary battle that looms against Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

Harry Potter Mobile Game Screenshots

     

Mobile game features usually vary by handset.

• Immerse Yourself in Magic - Interact with magical objects and portraits in Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic.
• Perfect Your Wand Work - Cast spells to unleash powerful fifth-year magic.
• Lead Dumbledore's Army - Meet with fellow students and teach them Defense Against the Dark Arts.
• Relive the Magic of the Movie - From the start of the term at Hogwarts to the epic battles at the Ministry of Magic.
• Meet Your Favorite Wizards - Play as Harry and Ron and interact with Hermione, Cho, Ginny, Umbridge, Dumbledore, Snape and many more characters.

Get The Game

See also:
Free Harry Potter Mobile Theme
Harry Potter Puppet Show on your Mobile

Posted by Fox on July 24, 2007 at 6:07 AM

Here's a good looking Simpson's mobile game from EA Mobile. It's called The Simpson's - Minutes To Meltdown.

Here's the company spin... Visit Springfield for an amazing adventure with the Simpsons. Guide Homer in a race against time as he tries to prevent a meltdown at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Along the way, interact with Bart, Mr. Burns, Apu and more of your favorite Springfieldians. Avoid hazards like burning tires and giant sinkholes while you navigate Homer through his fast-paced, perilous mission. Watch out for Krusty the Clown, Officer Lou and others who try to stop Homer from saving the day.

Features usually vary by handset.

• Play as Homer Simpson. Race against time to save Springfield from impending doom.
• Meet your favorite Springfieldians. Cross paths with some of Springfield's favorite residents, including Marge, Lisa, Bart, Maggie, Mr. Burns, Barney, Moe, Apu, Krusty the Clown and many more.
• Fun mission-based gameplay. Explore the Simpsons' home as you search for Homer's car keys. Rush through Downtown Springfield as you avoid attacks from townspeople and potential disasters. Race against the clock in order to get to the Springfield Power Plant in time to stop a meltdown.
• Vibrant graphics, dynamic animations and amusing sound effects. Experience and enjoy the ingenious world of "The Simpsons" on your mobile phone.

Get the Game
View Screenshots

Posted by Fox on July 24, 2007 at 5:46 AM

Buying concert tickets on your mobile phone. To be honest, I thought this was a waste of time when I first read it, you know... one of the "solutions to a non-existent problem".

But it turns out it has a couple of great features. First you can buy tickets to a concert for a friend and have it sent direct to their mobile phone, and second, if you lose your phone, you can have the ticket resent to a new mobile phone free of charge. Unlike losing a paper ticket, where you have to buy them again.

Ticket-Text.com naturally claim the tickets are cheaper, I dunno, but they don't have the post and packing fees that my usual ticket vendor charges me. Cool!

See Ticket-Text.com

Posted by Fox on July 17, 2007 at 12:56 PM

No it's not a typo. Pig Brother is mobile comic series created by The Shadow using the Free ROKComics Mobile Creator.

I'm guessing that The Shadow isn't his real name, but you can see all the Mobile comics he has created by viewing his profile on ROKComics. View Pig Brother online or Download Pig Brother to your Mobile Free

I'm a big fan of Mobile Comics, here are related posts :
Download Free Mobile Comics for your Cell Phone
Create your own Mobile Comics
BBC Radio 1's Aled Haydn Jones gets his own Mobile Comic

Posted by Fox on July 17, 2007 at 12:32 PM

When Chris Moyles declared that Aled Haydn Jones was turning into a superhero on his morning's Radio 1 show, the ROK Comics team sprang into action and created a Mobile Comic in response to Moyles' appeal for art of AHJ as a super powered wonder...

You can view it online or download it to your mobile phone.

I'm a big fan of Mobile Comics, here are related posts :
Download Free Mobile Comics for your Cell Phone
Create your own Mobile Comics
BBC Radio 1's Aled Haydn Jones gets his own Mobile Comic
PIG BROTHER, the Big Brother Mobile Comic Series

Posted by Fox on July 11, 2007 at 7:23 PM

So I just had a call from Tony Jarmey over at Steathnet, a UK based mobile content provider.

He told me The Register had posted an article regarding the humourous results of searching for "boobs" on stealthnet's content site. The result was not thousands of sales of said "boobs mobile animation", but a bashing of their server.

The up shot of the article is that, some internet browsers cause a "boobs" mexican wave effect when viewing the web page.

So what, we hear you saying - it's just another run-of the mill, albeit jubtastic, flag-based flash. Well, before changing channels in a huff, click here and watch what happens.

Getting the picture? As James explains: "Different browser load patterns lead to different effects. Most of the time Firefox does an almost Mexican wave. IE seems to load randomly, but a refresh synchronises all of them. Some load the top half and then the bottom half leading to an up-down-up-down juggle."

Well, I'm using Firefox, and a few page refreshes did indeed produce a Mexican-wave effect, and a strangely hypnotic group mamsout fiesta. So hypnotic in fact, that I wrote this story at 8am this morning and have only just managed to disengage myself from the bouncing boob samba. Must.. try... and... concentrate...

Just goes to show you that THERE IS such a thing as bad press.

Links:
The Boob Mexican Wave
The Register

Posted by Fox on July 11, 2007 at 6:53 PM

If you've yet to discover Zedge you're in a for a real treat, because it has the largest selection of free mobile downloads available on the interweb.

A MASSIVE MOBILE SOCIAL NETWORK
Zedge's free mobile downloads are created and uploaded by it's users (over 5 million registered at the time of writing this), and thankfully there are enough really good mobile content developers on Zedge to ensure that you'll find at least 3 or 4 "must have" downloads for your mobile within half an hour.

The rating system works really well, as all of the free mobile downloads are rated by the users, making it easy to avoid wasting your time.

WHAT FREE MOBILE DOWNLOADS ARE AVAILABLE?
All the usual suspects. There are thousands of free mobile downloads in categories including Free Ring Tones, Free Mobile Themes, Free Wallpapers, Free Mobile Games, Free Picture Messages and Free Mobile Videos.

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Posted by Fox on July 9, 2007 at 4:42 PM

Just noticed on the homepage of Yahoo UK that Orange are running an offer, giving anyone that completes an online form a FREE Pay as You Go SIM card.

You can skip the yahoo page and go straight here. No idea how long it'll last, but grab it while you can.

• Keep you existing Mobile Number.
• Up to 1000 free texts every month when you top-up.
• Call anyone, anytime, for 15p a minute.
• Free evening mobile Internet browsing when you top-up with £20 a month.
• A Reserve Tank of £2.50 extra credit in case you forget to top-up.
• gigsandtours – hear about your favourite artist's gigs before everyone else.
• Enjoy Orange Wednesdays – 2-for-1 cinema tickets every Wednesday.

Don't forget to tell a mate or two. Use the "email this" link below, and your mate will know where you heard it first.

Posted by Fox on July 9, 2007 at 2:41 PM

Fancy yourself as a bit of an artist? RokComics have launched a brilliant Mobile Comic Creator that lets you create your own Mobile Comics, and if it's of a good enough standard, RokComics will share it with their users.

Mobile Comics are an MMS that you download to your cell phone or mobile phone. RokComics have comics featuring characters such as Garfield, Teenage Mutant Nija Turtles, but I recommend you check out of the other pro-comics available. Some interesting stuff to be found.

The Mobile Comics Creator is entirely web based, very intuitive and has an excellent video tour for beginners. I'm thinking I'll give it a go and post it here, but frankly I'm not very creative, and I'm certainly no 'artiste'.

If you get round to creating a Mobile Comic, that RokComics features on it's site, drop me a comment and I'll feature it on thumblounge.com

Links: Mobile Comic Creator & RokComics

See Also :
Download Free Mobile Comics for your Cell Phone

I'm a big fan of Mobile Comics, here are related posts :
Download Free Mobile Comics for your Cell Phone
BBC Radio 1's Aled Haydn Jones gets his own Mobile Comic
PIG BROTHER, the Big Brother Mobile Comic Series

Posted by Fox on July 6, 2007 at 3:14 PM

MTV Mobile are running a competition that will see 5 people winning a range of goodies every 2 weeks. Prizes include a cell phone, an ipod Shuffle, an Urban Couture sweatshirt and gift certisfactes for Foot Locker and Athlete’s Foot.

It ends September 9th 2007 and is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are at least 16 years of age.

Enter at hoodfabsweeps.com

Source : dailycontests.info

Posted by Fox on July 5, 2007 at 6:04 PM

Following the hysteria of the iPhone in the USA, it's the UK's turn to swallow the hype with rumors that the O2 network has named the contract to supply the Apple iPhone in the UK. Me? I gonna set up my tent outside the O2 shop in Norwich. You bring the flask, I'll bring the soup.

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Posted by Fox on July 5, 2007 at 8:50 AM

With Harry Potter mania set kick off again with the release of the latest movie, this mildly humourous Harry Potter puppet show has the honor of being the most viewed on YouTube Mobile. Enjoy!

Notes : This video can be viewed using your mobile web browser on a compatible cell phone. It's highly recommended that you have an UNLIMITED DATA PLAN before watching any YouTube Mobile video. More info at YouTube Mobile.

See Also :
Harry Potter Mobile Game
Free Harry Potter Mobile Theme

Posted by Fox on July 5, 2007 at 8:30 AM

Following my recent posts regarding Mobile Social Networks, I got an email about peekamo, a Mobile Social Network operating in the USA and Canada. It looks really cool, so I dropped them an email regarding their plans for the rest of the planet.

Al Sajo over at peekamo told me "In the next few weeks we will be releasing our international service to major countries such as India, Dubai, UK, Ireland, Australia, China, Hong Kong, South Africa".

"These are to name just a few.  As the weeks progress we have planned to add 1 new country weekly or bi-weekly".

Check out peekamo.com