Twitter, the world’s largest mobile social network service, has chosen Ericsson’s IPX solution for its global SMS traffic to support the service’s ability to send and receive brief “status” updates via text messaging to the growing number of mobile phones in Twitter’s network. Ericsson IPX will also support Twitter’s new tracking service, which allows users around the world to track any status updates that include key words or topics and enables users to find fellow Twitter users with similar interests. Twitter is used globally by friends, family and co-workers to communicate and stay connected. Celebrities, politicians, organizations and leading media companies are also using Twitter to communicate with their “followers”.

Orange has signed an agreement with Xiam Technologies, for the provision of its My Personal Offers System which will give customers Real Time recommendations. MPOS will help Orange World Portal customers to discover personalised content that is relevant to their own specific interests. MPOS will ensure Orange customers discover and consume a broad range of content and services that are both relevant and meaningful based on their unique profiles. For example a football fan could expect to be offered 'FIFA 2007' game and a 'Chelsea' wallpaper, then be presented more subtle, unexpected recommendations based on usage patterns identified by MPOS and filtered according to individual user profiles.

TalkPlus announced that users of the Apple iPhone mobile phone can now sign up for new services offered by TalkPlus, including multiple and global virtual numbers, advanced phone call management features and low-cost international phone conversations, all designed to provide increased flexibility, privacy and control over your mobile experience. Talk Plus virtual phone number service enables subscribers to create additional phone numbers on their mobile phone for placing and receiving incoming phone calls. TalkPlus Subscribers can easily manage all personal and business phone calls from a single device - eliminating the need to carry multiple phones to use different numbers for different parts of their daily lives.

Social FM music service announced it will support the Symbian smartphones by bringing Social FM music service to the Symbian ecosystem. This native Symbian C++ version of Social FM will support Symbian smartphones based on UIQ and S60, enabling users to enjoy a faster mobile music experience. Available immediately - through 30 November 2007, Social FM is offered as a Free preview for Symbian smartphone users. After the free preview period, Social FM will be available at an introductory price of $19.95 for a one-year subscription.

WorldMate announced the free version of WorldMate Professional for Windows Mobile Standard smartphones and Symbian UIQ, providing on the go professionals with a award-winning resource at no charge. Serving as the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ for road warriors facing the unpredictability's of travelling, WorldMate empowers users with a mobile phone tool to combat challenges as scheduling conflicts and flight delays.

Telefónica and Nokia announced they are working together to accelerate the adoption of new Internet services on mobile devices by providing Telefónica customers with easy access to both Telefónica and Nokia Internet services. The collaboration includes areas such as menu customization, technology and billing co-operation. As part of the collaboration, Nokia will customize the new Multimedia Menu to provide easy access to Telefónica services.. Similarly, Telefonica customers will be able to access all Nokia services through the Multimedia Menu.

NTT DoCoMo and its eight regional subsidiaries announced attractive new flat-rate data communication plans that will take effect on October 22. The Flat Rate data billing plans, designed for mobile PC users who connect to the DoCoMo network via a FOMA PC card, USB-linked DoCoMo phone or HSDPA-capable PC, assure that heavy or regular users of packet-data communications won't have to worry about widely fluctuating monthly bills.

Nokia's new partnerships with world-leading content brands brings a huge range of high-quality mobile videos into the hands of compatible Nokia Nseries device owners. The new partners announced today are to join YouTube and Reuters in providing mobile video content for the Nokia Video Center. The Nokia Video Center offers Nokia Nseries users one simple place to discover and access the best choice of mobile video content via 3G, WiFi or PC. Users can switch easily between a range of different video services choosing from branded on-demand video, internet video podcasts and their own favorite videos. The Nokia Video Center is available on the Nokia N95 and Nokia N95 8GB.