Volumes typically increase each year, but this year Airwide predicts higher than average increases in SMS volumes, particularly in countries with developing mobile networks, such as Eastern Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia. In addition to this, a number of Airwide’s operator customers are making improvements in their messaging infrastructure specifically for the coming festive peaks.

Motorola announced that ) with iMode is flying off the shelves in stores all around Japan a week after the device began reaching retailers.

MOTORAZR, which unites the power of DoCoMo’s powerful FOMA 3G network and its wildly successful iMode bouquet of services and content with the iconic MOTORAZR design, began selling in Japan on December 14. Motorola and DoCoMo spent many months preparing to bring the top selling MOTORAZR to Japan, ensuring that the device would deliver a superior iMode experience.

Mobileblah team wish you and your family a wonderful and joyous holiday season filled with the warmth of loved ones and friends. May the New Year bring you Peace, Happiness, and Good Health.

New software from Makayama lets you watch TV on more than 500 mobile devices including including Symbian and Windows smartphones from Motorola, Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung, and other major manufacturers.

Software company Makayama announces the availability of ‘Mobile TV Center’. This innovative software lets you watch TV shows on 550 mobile devices, such as Pocket PC, iPod, Palm, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and other major brand mobile phones, PSP, portable media players and even on TomTom. The software works with Windows Media Center and provides automatic conversion and transfer of home TV recordings to mobile devices.

Samsung's latest ‘Optical Joystick' Phone, the SCH-V960 is suited with the latest technology that may revolutionize the way users interact with the menu and user interface of mobile handsets.

Users utilise the optical joystick key by placing their finger and moving a cursor to navigate through the menu, similar to a cursor of a mouse on a PC.

Nokia have announced their new year's celebrations will be webcast via MSN with streaming videos of concerts featuring international artists, including the Black Eyed Peas, Scissor Sisters, Nelly Furtado among others.

"Nokia New Year's Eve embodies our objective of connecting people to their passions. We expect this will be the biggest global New Year's Eve music celebration with more than 1.3 million expected to attend," says Jo Harlow, senior vice president, marketing for Nokia.

Internet pioneer Google is currently in talks with Orange about launching a possible Google branded phone with integrated internet surfing, email, and other Google functionality.

The plans would involve a multi-billion dollar partnership which will allow users to go online wherever they are, making it as easy as home based internet surfing.