Cellphone Entertainment, Yes, but Carriers Shy From X-Rated
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A growing number of content providers are adapting steamy images and video for use on mobile phones, but the major phone operators are resisting the new services.
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By Mike Hughlett, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 20--Sure, a bar code reader lacks the "wow" appeal of a sleek cell  phone, but Motorola Inc. needs gadgets to beef up sales to business, too, not  just consumers.
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Switching to a new cell phone provider is supposed to be easier than ever due to new rules that let you keep your phone number. But jilted carriers aren&#39;t giving up without a parting shot.
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Ringtones and mobile games are a thing of the past. Now you can watch a full-length feature film on your cell phone.
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The wireless industry, not content  with getting corporate executives addicted to e-mail on the go,  is setting its sights on the instant messaging generation.
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In light of a recent Parks Associates analysis of mobile and portable gaming trends, a series of casual games have hit the market for cellular handsets and portable media devices.
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AT&amp;T already isn't winning rave reviews, but would any provider? Here are five things to hate about mobile carriers
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Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.
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After a call for a boycott from a Roman Catholic archbishop, hundreds of complaints and one lawsuit from customers, the Canadian phone company Telus abandoned a service that allowed cellphone customers to buy soft-core pornography. Telus, based in Vancouver, began offering pornography to its five million wireless customers along with more conventional downloads like music and ring tones last month. Jim Johannson, a spokesman for the company, said the decision to end the service was based in part on âcustomer feedback.â Mr. Johannson, however, did not rule out a change in policy. âWe operate in a really, really competitive business,â he said. âIn this environment, itâs very difficult to predict the future.â.
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Do we really need to watch video clips on our cellphones? Verizon Wireless thinks so.
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The wireless phone provider's focus on business spills over into the consumer market.
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Nathan Bales represents a troubling trend for cellular phone carriers. The Kansas City-area countertop installer recently traded in a number of feature-laden phones for a stripped-down model. He said he didn&#039;t like using them to surf the Internet, rarely took pictures with them and couldn&#039;t stand scrolling through seemingly endless menus to get the functions to work.
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Don't expect new IP phone services to be nearly as prevalent tho on PCs, says cellular service.
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Verizon Wireless service lets users treat people who call them to music rather than the sound of a ringing phone.
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Users demand 'erotic entertainment' Mobile users are demanding more "erotic" entertainment as industry analysts forecast a surge in growth in the industry.â¦
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Next year, wireless operators will debut ways to share a favorite ring tone. But don't expect a Napster free-for-all.
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Internet access on "smart phones" and other mobile devices can be great, but it's often limited to what can be found in "walled gardens" of channels selected by the wireless carriers.