Freshly Mobile

Updates and Twitter integration

As things have become more hectic, I've found that Twitter is a convenient way to quickly post interesting content. Changes to the FreshlyMobile home page make it easier to follow those posts.

Apple+Verizon+Small iPhone=Still unlikely

Over the weekend the rumor mill was in full gear talking yet again about the iPhone coming to the Verizon network. This time the rumors are reported by Apple insider citing a Taiwanese manufacturer that is said to avoid a contract to produce a new "worldmode iPhone" that will run on both GSM and Verizon's CDMA networks.

iPhone + Verizon = Not likely

That is a consistent refrain from people when I talk to them about why they are using (insert phone name here). This is usually followed by a discussion about why they are unhappy with AT&T and my explanation about why a Verizon/T-Mobile iPhone, while technically possible, is very unlikely.

Easy(er) iPhone to UW Connection?

Want to connect to the UW's wifi, Exchange and People Directory with your iPhone? This unsupported configuration profile makes it easy.

Cool Paper iPhone Dock saves $30

Cool paper dock for the iPhone not only looks good, but saves $30.

m.UW downloaded in 25 countries

Just the Facts

The University of Washington’s iPhone app, m.UW has been available from the Apple store for about 10 days now.

In those 10 days, we have seen it installed (or at least downloaded) on about 3,500 iPhones or iPod touches.

This includes downloads from 25 countries, including:

USA Canada Australia China Colombia Germany France Great Britain Hong Kong* Indonesia Israel Italy Japan South Korea New ZealandTurkey Pakistan Portugal Russian Federation Saudi Araba Singapore Turkey Taiwan South Africa United Arab [...]

m.UW FAQ

Q: Why the name m.UW?

A: ‘m’ is for mobile; this is your mobile UW. ‘m’ is also an increasingly common way to indicate web site that is designed for mobile use (i.e. m.cnn.com). Put this all together with our new, easy to text uw.edu identity and you get m.UW

Q: Why is m.UW only for the [...]

UW iPhone app hits the streets

As the ad on the scoreboard says, the new UW iPhone app has been released. This app has come together very quickly (less than 2 months from start to release) thanks to the hard work of a lot of people here at the UW and our partners at Mobile Edu.

Official Press Release

The University of Washington’s [...]

Enter the UW’s Name That Phone App Contest

What do you call a mobile phone application that gives you Husky sports, the UW directory, our course catalog, an interactive campus map and more? Tell us what you think we should name our soon-to-be-released mobile phone app, and you could win an iPod touch! When Stanford University released a similar application, the best name [...]

Fresh(ly) New Mobile Interface

A Fresh Coat of Paint For those of you using the iPhone/iPod Touch, Android or Blackberry Bold, FreshlyMobile has an updated mobile interface. I'd like to say that I spent hours toiling over a hot keyboard to bring this mobile goodness to you, but it really just took a couple of minutes, thanks to the WPtouch plugin from Bravenewcode.