Sony Ericsson K800i - unpraktischer Internetverbindungsbutton

Ich muss ja mal wieder meinen Frust ablassen. Entweder ich bin doof, habe zu dicker Finger oder Sony Ericsson hat (ggf. sogar mit Absicht) einen sehr unpraktischen Button links auf dem K800i direkt neben die Zurück-Taste gesetzt. Ich habe ja schon einmal berichtet, dass ich nicht der regelmäßige Leser meiner Handyrechnung bin aber was mir nun auffiel, hat mich schon schockiert... Alleine durch die versehentlichen Clicks auf diesen Internetbutton der mein ePlus-WAP-Portal öffnet, habe ich pro Click in den letzten zwei Jahren um die 0,04 - 0,06 Cent gezahlt. Da ich ja berufswegen nicht gerade wenig auf dem Handy rumhacke, passiert das bei mir regelmäßig und die monatlichen Kosten für diese ungewollte Datenverbindung belaufen sich auf um die 50 EUR! Ohne Worte! Vielleicht haben die Netzbetreiber ja um den Button an der Stelle gebeten!? ;-)

Die hiogi-Community hatte auf meine Frage zu diesem Thema zwar eine improvisierte Lösung aber die deaktiviert alle meine Internetaktivitäten, was leider bei mir nicht gut ist, da ich häufig im Internet bin mit dem Handy.

hiogi launches REST API and free developer program

hiogi.com is the most convenient mobile search based on the knowledge of a worldwide community. Users can ask free question while travelling via iPhone, ipod touch, mobile browser, email or Twitter SMS. The community will always find an answer.

This week hiogi launched a new REST Application Programming Interface (API) and an open developers program. Anybody can register for free, log in and then pick up an Application ID in order to start pulling the latest questions, answers and transaction details, which can nicely increase SEO of your site.

A secure authorization flow for the end customers generates an individual app_token, so that the developer can even display individual user information within tools, widgets or knowledge games without having to store the hiogi username and password.

A skype revolution just hit me and my mobile phone

Oh my god. I am so excited. Finally - the revolution reached me and my Sony Ericcson K800i !!! 2 minutes ago, I installed the new beta version of an optimized Skype client for my mobile phone.

Link to the Skype mobile phone application



The installation and setup was easy and nicely designed and it worked instantly.

Today is a milestone in history for me!!! It marks THE END OF TEXT MESSAGES (SMS)!!!

It seems the mobile phone operators and handset manufacturers have finally opened up their systems and instant messaging should become a common standard application on ALL mobile phones and ALL networks around the world. Now not only the PDAs and smartphones or iphones can install such applications, but EVERYBODY. A dream comes true. Go IMs! Go IMs - Go!!!

Sorry guys, I need to hopp around a little bit in my appartement. This is so cool.

:-)

But watch out for your data traffic! The costs will go further down soon!

Worldwide usage of SMS shortcodes - also to fight AIDS

Sometimes I wonder about the reasons why many countries of the world show very different SMS shortcode usages. Of course it is understood, that in some countries major ringtone provider like Jamba in Germany have greately influenced the market and especially younger people with their extensive TV advertisements on various music channels like MTV or VIVA. On the other side there are countries where premium SMS and mobile services are the only way to get money from all citizens, even the poorer ones, who often even do not have a bank account. Some countries in Asia and China show this kind of payment method for different products and commercial services. South Africa and some countries within the United Kingdom show another interesting phenomenon: Here SMS shortcodes are often used as an ad-on to normal image campaigns and advertisements as just another channel to connect with the customer. SMS success rates are easy to track and deliver interesting marketing information. Therefore many advertisements come along with an SMS shortcode the customer is supposed to use to get further information or in order to receive further benefits. Interestingly enough the biggest concert in Johannesburg, South Africa on World´s AIDS Day, 1st of december of this year, put the shortcode 46664 in the middle of the attention in order to collect donations. The way people donate money is by sending a R20 premium rated SMS to 46664 on any network. [1] 46664 is Nelson Mandela's global HIV AIDS awareness programme launched through the Nelson Mandela Foundation in 2002. It aims to inspire individual and collective action towards an AIDS free world, by raising awareness about the pandemic and promoting prevention. [2] 46664 was the prison number of Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, Cape Town where he was held in captivity for 18 years. He was the 466th prisoner to be incarcerated on the island in 1964. [3] Looking over to Great Britain it is fascinating to watch how millions of people do a wireless search request with their mobile phone by texting a question to one of three very successfull SMS answering services. hiogi is trying to do the same in Germany with the 44044. A community answers any question that is being send to the 44044. However the mindset of people in Germany seems not to be open for new services like SMS knowledge..... YET! ;-)

hiogi ruft "Wissen ist sexy" Foto-Competition aus

Wer sendet das beste Nerd-Bild passend zur Wissen-ist-sexy.de Kampagne. Mehr im Blog hier: http://blog.hiogi.de/allgemeines/grosse-wissen-ist-sexy-foto-competition/

Countdown für das neue SMS-Antwortportal läuft

Endspurt. Die Tastaturen qualmen. Schon bald wird das neue hiogi-Portal gelauncht mit vielen Überraschungen und neuen Funktionalitäten, die das Beantworten von SMS-Fragen spannend und aufregend machen werden.

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• Mehr Wissen per SMS (Spiegel)
• Fragen per SMS stellen, das Internet antwortet (Stern)
• Das können die neuen Web-Gemeinschaften (Welt)
• SMS-Fragen im Internet beantworten (Handelsblatt)

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