Tag archive: MMS

Announced yesterday, Ford is rolling out a software update to Ford's SYNC software that will allow text messages to be read aloud while driving the vehicle. While the system requires a compatible smartphone, users will likely hear the messages through the speakers in the car. The smartphone communicates with the software through a Bluetooth connection. This upgrade to version 3.2.2 of the software will be able to be applied to all SYNC… Read More

Two leading wireless carriers, AT&T Wireless and Cingular Wireless, announced the first agreement to offer intercarrier Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). Starting today, Cingular and AT&TWireless customers can share multimedia messages with each other from their wireless phones. As a result of this agreement, AT&T Wireless and Cingular customers can now send and receive messages that include text, photos, animated graphics, voice… Read More

The 3GSM show is the largest 3G cellular event in the world. In 2003 there were some 26.000 attendees and 576 exhibitors. It prides itself on being a showcase for the latest thinking and technology in the cellular space. All aspects of cellular communications are represented, however the focus is on the end-user.  Royal Philips Electronics is showcasing the following products: 'Emotional Messaging' mobile handsets:… Read More

The vast majority of UK respondents – three-quarters – regard MMS as exciting. The positive expectations of users in the UK and other surveyed countries mirror actual mobile multimedia usage trends in Japan where these services are more developed than in the UK and the other four countries surveyed. Among the research's key findings on UK perceptions was that the potential of downloadable picture-based services is greater… Read More