April 16th, 2012

Mobile Messaging Consolidates: Myriad Group Buys Synchronica For $38M

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Some consolidation afoot in the evolving world of mobile messaging: one messaging provider, Switzerland’s Myriad Group, is buying a UK-based rival, Synchronica, for £23.9 million (around $38 million), in what looks like an all-share deal.

Myriad says the deal will make it one of the biggest providers of messaging services in the world. Together they provide messaging services to a huge range… → Read More

September 2nd, 2009

Fresh from Nokia Beta Labs: Ovi Lifecasting, Social Messaging (aka Facebook lovefest)

At the Nokia World 2009 event in Stuttgart, Nokia Beta Labs has announced a number of new services ready for testing right now. The most interesting one is Ovi Lifecasting, an application we caught wind of yesterday but is now ready for limited early bird beta-testing.

Also new is an extension of Nokia Messaging called Social Messaging, which interestingly Nokia calls the groundwork for an… → Read More

September 2nd, 2009

Nokia Beta Labs Introduces New Apps: Ovi Lifecasting, Social Messaging

At the Nokia World 2009 event in Stuttgart, Nokia Beta Labs has announced a number of new services ready for testing right now. The most interesting one is Ovi Lifecasting, an application we caught wind of yesterday but is now ready for limited early bird beta-testing.

Also new is an extension of Nokia Messaging called Social Messaging, which interestingly Nokia calls the groundwork for an… → Read More