Mobile Content Bits: Voice on Maps; Zoompass Payments; Publishers Clearing House Site; Music Trends
—Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Map Upgrade: Google said you can now search Google Maps using your voice on Android. It also improved their business listings to include content such as store hours, prices, ratings and reviews, and added transit and walking directions. Users must manually upload from the Android Market. Google Mobile Blog.
—Mobile payments in Canada: Canada’s three carriers, Bell Canada, Rogers and TELUS, have teamed up to offer Zoompass, a mobile service that allows money transfers and payments. To send cash or withdraw money to a bank account costs 50 Canadian cents per transaction. Receiving money or paying for merchandise with the debit Mastercard is free. GigaOm.
—Publishers Clearing House goes mobile: The Web destination for Publishers Clearing House launched a new mobile site for the iPhone and iPod Touch at http://www.pch.com/iphone into a mobile browser. The site allows visitors to enter sweepstakes once a day. The site is ad-supported and also acts as a cross-promotional vehicle for the other sites in the network. As expected magazines, merchandise and advertising partner programs will be added in future versions of the site. Publishers Clearing House.
—Mobile music trends: eMarketer said last year U.S. digital music sales that occurred over mobile phones totaled $816.3 million, falling from $880.8 million in 2007. Last year’s figures are still higher than the $773.8 million spent in 2006. eMarketer.
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