On February 6, 2007, Helio LLC announced the launch of Helio Music, the newest member of Helio’s line-up of custom built 3G services family. Helio has been introducing multiple industry firsts within a short period of time, including MySpace Mobile, GPS-enabled Google Maps™ service for mobile, Buddy Beacon and “Gifting & Begging”, allowing friends to [...]

According to a new AP-AOL Instant Messaging Trends Survey, nearly three in four (72%) teens who use instant messaging (IM) say they send more IMs than emails, as do one in four (26%) adults. The report may offer some insights to people planning SMS and IM services on mobile phones.
The survey, which ran the survey [...]

Teens are living in a world in which the Internet, cell phones, text messaging and other technology dominate their communication and are an integral part of life as they understand it. Despite of the hype about public breakups using modern technology, youth still seem to be able to know when it is appropriate to use [...]

A recent ComScore Media Metrix report shows teen usage of Web-based e-mail dropped 8 percent last year.
Business 2.0 reports, that in search of a faster, more fluid way to communicate with friends, today’s so-called "instant generation" is turning to text messaging and IM instead.
The growing trend spells good news for mobile operators, who last year [...]

For the first time MTV Networks International (MTVNI) is premiering a programme via mobile phone before it makes its television debut.
Barrio 19 will be available across MTV mobile TV channels in Europe from April 24, several weeks ahead of the show’s premiere on MTV TV channels internationally on May 7.
The series, combining video footage with [...]

MVNO Amp’d Mobile continues to sign up additional content providers, saying yesterday that it is simulcasting the Body Glove Surfbout finals to its subscribers.
Amp’d Mobile said yesterday that it will simulcast the event to its subscribers mobile phones, and at the same time launch a service that will allow mobile subscribers to get access [...]

Sales of music for use on mobile phones are expected to nearly double over the next five years, a European mobile content provider has said.
From an estimated 7.4 billion US US dollars this year, sales are expected to reach 13.6 billion US dollars in 2011, said Arena Mobile, a Spanish mobile content supplier.
The bulk of [...]

Originally developed to deter anti-social behaviour amongst children in problem areas a device which emits a high frequency tone has been turned into a ringtone.
It is scientific fact that hearing in human beings begins to degrade in latter teenage years and certain high frequency sounds can only be picked up by children.
So what was originally [...]

India is one of the countries where mobile music is already poised to take over as the majority revenue driver for the music industry…"According to the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the mobile music industry (pre-loaded and downloads put together) in India is worth US$108.9 million, and is on the verge of overtaking the [...]

The EC is reviewing the social dangers that mobile phones pose to children.
The new consultation could result in legislation to protect kids from stalkers, bullies and dangerous Internet material, the Commission said yesterday.
According to a recent survey, 70 percent of European youngsters aged between 12 and 13, and 23 percent aged between eight [...]