MySpace Mobile has Five New Carriers

After the launch of MySpace Mobile, MySpace has expanded the text message alert program with five new carriers Alltel Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile USA, T-Mobile USA and US Cellular through a partnership with mBlox.

Users can receive notifications of friend requests, profile comments and new messages through SMS message. Until now three carriers supported the service AT&T, Helio and Sprint.

3G iPhone Coming Soon

Apple is expected to launch a high-speed wireless version of iPhone in the second quarter and to produce 8 million devices in the third quarter, according to Bank of America.

Last year AT&T said that it expects to sell a 3G version of iPhone in 2008. Apple planned to build more than 3 million high-speed iPhones in May followed by more than 8 million in the third quarter of the year.

Avi Greengart said that Apple would likely launch the high-speed iPhone in June around the time it is expected to launch an upgrade to iPhone software.

Apple has said it expects to sell 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008.

After this announcement the Apple shares raised $3.95 or 2.8 percent at $144.20 after the prediction in a research report about the third-generation phone. Shares in AT&T, the exclusive U.S. carrier for iPhone, were up 1 percent at $38.03 on Friday.

Motorola splits

Motorola announce on Monday that the company will split into two entities in 2009, because the handset division continues to lose money.

After the announcement Motorola's stock lost another 5 percent, investors are concerned that this year will be disappointing for the company. 

Motorola will separate Mobile Devices unit from Broadband & Mobility Solutions operations which includes television set top box and network equipment business.

 

Flixwagon FliXee Widget

Flixwagon launched a widget that allows live mobile video broadcast, and to directly upload videos to YouTube. Flixwagon uses can streams live mobile videos to the FliXee widgets that can be placed on blogs or on any other website.

The widget will make self broadcasting easier for bloggers that have mobile phones with 3G support, but for the moment only Nokia Series 60 3rd edition can use this service.