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AT&T Already Activating iPhone MMS for Some

Written on September 14, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 7 people have commented

iPhone users in the U.S. are eagerly anticipating AT&T’s Sept. 25 MMS activation date, but for some at least, the wait is already over. Many are already seeing the switch thrown that enables MMS on their devices, according to a thread over at HowardForums, a mobile phone message board.
AT&T is taking a staggered approach to [...]

Media Messaging in the UK With iPhoneMMS

Written on January 07, 2009 by David Appleyard and 3 people have commented

The iPhone’s lack of any MMS capabilities was said to be on account of the versatile and full featured email support. If it’s so simple to send photos via email, why pay extra to send them via MMS?
While that is a valid argument to a certain extent, the two services remain predominantly different; e-mail is [...]

Nimbuzz: Free Multi-Service Messaging/VoIP Client for the iPhone

Written on November 26, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 22 people have commented

I have to admit, I paid 15 bucks for Beejive Messenger for the iPhone and haven’t looked back since. That said, I realize that not everyone has the budget or inclination to spend that much money on a mobile messaging app, nor should you have to. Free clients are also available, and the newest addition [...]

MMS for iPhone? It’s Already Here, Says Mobispine

Written on November 19, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 58 people have commented

Multimedia messaging (MMS) is within reach for iPhone users, or at least that’s what Mobispine AB is saying via press release today.
The Stockholm-based mobile services company currently provides white lable RSS reader and Desktop SMS and MMS solutions to companies looking to get their own branded mobile service. Today they announced that they are now [...]