Clothing retailer New Look has launched an advertising campaign using outdoor poster sites that let customers download money-off vouchers to their mobile phones. The interactive posters can be found in bus shelters.
New research from IDC suggests that 90% of new mobile phones in Western Europe will be camera phones by the end of 2009. Last year, 70% of new mobiles were camera phones - up from just 15% in 2003.
PG Tips is to sell a kettle that can be switched on by sending it a text message. The £100 kettle, called ReadyWhenUR, will sell for around £100 next year.
The EU has launched a web site that summarises the cost of using mobile phones abroad. It also offers advice to anyone who plans to use their mobile phone outside their home country.
Engadget.com reports that the American state of Missouri is planning to use mobile phone signals to track traffic speed and patterns - and therefore to monitor and report any problems on the roads. Critics point out that individual drivers can be tracked, not just traffic flow.