AP launches news service geared for iPhone

The Associated Press and more than 100 of its member newspapers are launching a service Monday that will make news stories available on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other mobile devices.

"Paul Caluori, director of client content services for AP, said the service now has 107 newspapers participating, up from 18 at the time of the announcement. The papers include The Miami Herald, the San Francisco Chronicle and the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press."

AP Announces Mobile Services

The Associated Press announced Monday it will develop an advertising-supported service that will deliver stories and photos to advanced cell phones, including the iPhone.

The service, which will carry local news from participating newspapers as well as national and international news from the AP, is being tested with several newspaper companies and is expected to launch in the summer under the name Mobile News Network, the AP said.

AP said it was working with cell phone manufacturers and carriers to develop a user interface for the service. A product to provide news videos is also in the works.

[via IntoMobile]

TV Guide Goes Mobile

TV Guide launches M.TVGuide.com.

The TV Guide mobile Web offering provides a 14-day look ahead at localized TV listings complete with episode descriptors. Series and show reminders can be sent via text messages to users’ cell phones, the company said.

[TWICE via NewTeeVee]

CBS News to launch smart mobile site

CBS News is launching an improved mobile site that will recommend relevant headlines based on what people with similar tastes are clicking on.

CBS has partnered with a company called Aggregate Knowledge, which sifts through click-histories of every story on the site and looks at users in aggregate in order to find patterns in those clicks so that it can recommend the most relevant content.

[Press release via Cyberjournalist]

Beeb offers smart version of mobile site

The BEEB has introduced a new version of its mobile web site which is specifically targetted at PDA and smartphone users, reports The Inquirer. It will concentrate almost exclusively on sport and news.

"There are now actually four different versions of the Beeb's mobile site. The original three were a standard WAP version; an XHTML (or WAP 2.0) version; plus the option to view the Beeb site as if you have a desktop PC.

The new 'PDA' version is accessed by going to the bottom of the initial page and selecting 'prefences'. Mobile surfers will also need to use the correct URL which is www.bbc.co.uk/mobile."

1st English-Chinese mobile paper launched in China

Jointly produced by China Daily and China Mobile and launched yesterday, China Daily Mobile News sends English-Chinese news to users' cell phones as multimedia messages through wireless technology.

China Daily Mobile News will allow Olympic athletes, officials and visitors the opportunity to experience China's internationalization, technological advancements and improved English communication standards, from the moment they set foot in China.

[China Daily via SMS Text News]

UK’s Daily Mail Launches Free Text Service

The UK’s Daily Mail launched an unlimited text messaging service today, aimed at driving consumers to its mobile web portal, reports Moco News.

"The MailTXT service must first be downloaded in the form of a Java application onto a consumer’s phone. Text messages sent between MailTXT members anywhere in the world are free."

Text your picks to the polls

Cyberjournalist reports on a clever voter's tool built by the Los Angeles Times.

"You decide while visiting latimes.com which candidates and ballot measures you want to vote for, select them and send them as a text message to your cell phone so that you can easily take them with you when you go to the polls."

AT&T Mobility inks exclusive for New York Times mobile site

The New York Times secured on-deck placement with AT&T Mobility.

AT&T said it inked an exclusive, four-month deal to link to the newspaper’s mobile site from its wireless portal.

The deal gives its customers access to all of the content from The New York Times' mobile site, including its opinion, business and sports columnists, at no charge beyond standard access fees.

The New York Times' mobile Web site is accessible from any Internet-capable phone through mobile.nytimes.com.

[via RCRNews]

Previously:

-- Full Daily Contents of NYTimes.com Now Accessible on Mobile Phones - The New York Times Company has announced the launch of a new mobile site, which provides access to news and information from NYTimes.com via mobile devices.

The world's first "newspaper" cell phone

Sweden's daily morning newspaper Dagens Nyheter said Wednesday it had launched the world's first "newspaper" telephone: a mobile phone offering the daily's subscribers direct and free access to its website. The AFP reports.

"DN subscribers can purchase the Nokia 6120 third generation phone on the paper's website, and by signing up for a 199-kronor (31-dollar, 21-euro) monthly call plan can freely surf the daily's website by simply hitting a special "DN" button.

"Many people (in Sweden) think it's complicated (to Internet surf on their mobile phones) and they don't know how much it costs," the paper's head of marketing Johan Othelius told DN. "Now we're removing that obstacle," he added.

iPhone news sites

News sites are starting to release new iPhone sites now. Cyberjournalist has put together the list so far:

-- Fox News
-- Sky News
-- suntimes.com
-- latimes.com
-- BBC podcasts
-- cbsnews.com

France. First mobile press accreditation

According to Rue89, the French commission that regulates press accreditations, La Commission de la Carte de Presse, issued it's first official press pass to a mobile journalist - who works for a news channel which broadcasts exclusively over mobile phones. Yay!

Drudge Report Mobile

Matt Drudge has just launched the Drudge Report Mobile, a mobile version of his famous Drudge Report. Just headlines: no bells, no whistles.

[via CrunchGear]

Times UK launches mobile news service

Times Media is set to launch a new mobile internet product next week that will enable users to access news and views from The Times, The Sunday Times, and Times Online.

"The content will include breaking news, business, sports, art, entertainment, real time football scores and searchable jobs. "

[mad.co.uk via mocoNews.net]

PressDisplay offers world newspapers on iPhone

Mobile PressDisplay.com from NewspaperDirect delivers the widest selection of full content newspapers to readers anywhere, anytime.

"Touting “500 newspapers from 70 countries in 37 languages,” just as they appear in print, PressDisplay.com is now available free for a month for iPhone users."

[via Crunch Gear]

The AP to send breaking news straight to phones

MocoNews reports that the Associated Press is launching a mobile news service in Europe, which will offer news and photo services direct to mobiles.

"It will launch this quarter and be subscription-based, reports Tech.co.uk. Customers will download an application from Picsel and will select content from breaking news, sports, world news and entertainment."

CNN chooses Clickatell to power SMS breaking news service

International broadcast news network CNN has chosen leading mobile messaging provider Clickatell to power the promotional version of its “Breaking News Alert” SMS service to mobile phone users around the world. The promotional service is set to go live in June.

The service will allow users to receive a headline alert as text message to their mobile phone as soon as a major international news story breaks.

[via Press release]

'USA Today' Texts Ads Alongside News

To help drive text messaging and open up a new revenue stream, USA Today will announce this week the launch of an integrated platform combining print and interactive ads in text messages. adWeek reports.

"Charter advertisers include Citibank, which is promoting a new mobile banking service to customers via new cell phone ads. Chevrolet and Microsoft are also on board.

... Print ads in the paper's Money and Sports sections, as well as on its weather page, will give readers a number they can text with requests for up-to-date information on a company or sports team, or to get a five-day local weather forecast. The reply would contain an interactive ad. "

News Of The World Goes Mobile

British newspaper News of the World has launched a mobile version of its Sunday paper, reports the Online Journalism Review.

"The service is provided via a java application, and is updated on the saturday evening before the paper goes out. It costs one pound per week, and will include news, video and pictures."

[via MocoNews.net]

CNN to relaunches its mobile news service

According to NMA, CNN is set to re-launch its CNN mobile service this week and has secured car company Lexus as its first advertiser on the platform.

"It will feature a searchable 14-day news archive with over 2,000 stories, as well as a news SMS alert service covering categories like business, weather, entertainment and lifestyle.

The service, which first launched in 1999, will be available in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America to all handsets by entering CNNmobile.com".

London City Airport passengers to get quick link to news

Passengers at London City Airport will be able to use their mobile phones for quick access to news, thanks to new Hpyertag technology being utilised by CNN, reports Opodo.

"The Bluetooth and infrared devices will be installed in poster panels at London City Airport in a campaign to promote CNN's mobile news service.

Passengers at the airport will be able to access CNN's mobile news website by sending an SMS from their phone. "

CNN launches free mobile service

According to BroadbandNewsTV, "CNN is to launch its new CNN Mobile service at the 3GSM show in Barcelona on Monday (February 12).

... The new mobile internet service will include ‘In the Field’ blogs from the network’s international correspondents, a searchable 14-day news archive with over 2,000 stories as well as a breaking news service and an hourly made-for-mobile hourly news update.

CNN mobile will work on all WAP-enabled mobile and handheld devices, independent of operator, and is accessed on the CNNmobile.com site." Read more

Hearst's Plan to Keep Teen Mags Going: Mobile

Hearst Magazines is pushing into the mobile space this week with the introduction of new cell phone sites for Seventeen, Cosmopolitan and Cosmo Girl-- with more planned this spring for Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Esquire, Popular Mechanics and House Beautiful. Adage reports.

"We want to be everywhere that our readers are," said Sophia Stuart, mobile director at Hearst Magazines Digital Media. "Across the U.S., among our readers, 85% have a cellphone and 25% have web-enabled phones. There's a good footprint out there."

The sites will offer a variety of advice, downloads and even blogs. The Cosmo Girl site, for example, will offer information, content and interactive features like horoscopes, quizzes, "those embarassing moments," teases to the print edition, beauty tips, wallpaper for girls' phones and ringtones. Among other sections, Cosmo Mobile will feature "Lust Lessons" and a "Bedroom Blog."

[via Ypulse]

FT debuts mobile news reader

The Financial Times has launched a free application that gives users access to FT content whilst on the move via their mobile telephones and PDAs. Netimperative reports.

"FT Mobile News Reader, powered by Finnish mobile company Leiki, gives users access to Financial Times news, comment and analysis as well as offering a 30-day search function."

SMS now stands for Send My Story

The Sun newspaper has launched a user generated xontent initiative in the UK which allows mobile users to submit content to the 'newspaper' via a short code, according to 160characters.org.

"SMS and MMS messages sent to Short Code 63000 are delivered directly to The Sun news team, whilst voice calls made to the number are routed straight to the news desk. An application built in the MX Telecom Video Gateway allows video callers into 63000 to also record and submit live ‘as it happens’ video clips.

The Sun says it is looking for readers who have snapped a celeb partying on their mobile, filmed a Premiership footballer getting drunk or been caught up in a breaking news story, like a terror attack to send in their pictures and even videos.

... The Sun concludes that SMS now stands for Send My Story!

Stanford Daily on cell phones

Mozeo mobile txt messaging is now powering The Stanford Daily on cell phones.

Through Mozeo’s txt messaging service, The Stanford Daily readers can always get news updates and be connected to the latest information anytime, anywhere.

The Stanford Daily readers can subscribe to this new service at www.mozeo.com/stanford/ or by simply sending a txt message to go@mozeo.com with a specific TxTCast keyword (i.e. SDNews, SDSports, SDOpinions, etc.).

Content that is currently available includes Stanford Daily News, Sports, Opinions, Dining, Intermission and Front Page stories. Each message is constantly updated with headlines and story summaries. This service is perfect when on the go or even bored in class.

Forbes goes mobile

Forbes has launched a mobile version of its website, reports MocoNews

"“The company is targeting on-the-go executives with free access to all editorial content from Forbes.com including breaking news, stock quotes, tearsheet data and charts. Users can access the offering via HTML and WAP from smart phones".

The Forbes.com Mobile site says: “Just type http://www.forbes.com into your web-enabled mobile device and go".

Google starts Japanese news service for cellphones

Reuters reports that Google has started a free Japanese-language news site for mobile phones, to expand in a market where more people access the Web via handsets than PCs.

"The service displays reports from about 30 media outlets, including Asahi newspaper and state-run NHK, and aims to expand its lineup, Google said in a media release on Thursday.

The service shows a list of headlines and links to news sites that are also designed for cellphones."

City A.M. offers Londoners mobile magazine

City A.M., London’s first free daily business newspaper launched in 2005, has partnered with Mobizine to launch a new mobile magazine offering Londoners bite-sized news service. Netimperative reports.

"Targeted at London’s business community ‘City PM’ sends subscribers afternoon bulletins of the days top City news in the CITY A.M. format, every evening at 6pm.

City P.M. is made up of four sections ­ breaking news, sport, lifestyle and The Capitalist. Each section features five stories. At the bottom of each story a user will find links to other relevant and useful content.

... To download to the handset, the consumer texts Mobi City to 63333 and follows the instructions to download".

Time, Business Week and WSJ roll out mobile versions

Time, Business Week and The Wall Street Journal roll out mobile versions. [via Cyberjournalist.net ]

-- http://mobile.time.com

-- http://businessweek.mobi

-- http://mobile2.wsj.com (Just the free content)