I’ve added several more local news sites to the /Home/News/US Local section of both the Wap Review Directory and to the YesWap portal. The directory contains all the wap site reviews organized by subject areas such as News, Sports, Entertainment or Technology. YesWap is a mobile portal containing links to all the sites in the directory arranged in the same subject area hierarchy for easy access on your mobile device. Mobile local news sites are a great way to keep … Continue reading →

EuroNews I like to read the news from a variety of sources from around the world. There’s a lot going on that you’ll never hear about if you rely on the limited, superficial international news coverage provided by the US news media. I’m sure the media in every country has a local bias as well. To really have an international perspective on current events, you need to follow a variety of sources worldwide. Fortunately the Internet, including the mobile Internet, … Continue reading →

Local TV News A new mobile site brings together local news pages covering about 50 cites in 42 states. The individual sites combine news from local television stations, weather including radar images from the Weather Channel, local movie listings, national sports and stock quotes. Content varies by city with around 50 cities having local news, weather, sports, stocks and movie listings. Another 50 or so cities have “placeholder” sites with no local news or movie listings – just weather, stocks … Continue reading →

The International Herald Tribune is a 117-year old Paris based English language daily newspaper. Owned by The New York Times, the paper is targeted at expatriates and travelers. The IHT has both WAP1 and WAP2 mobile sites. Both contain the full text of dozens of articles from the paper’s web site. The WAP2 version has about twice as may stories as the WAP1 version and also has small photos at the top of most stories. While the sites aren’t flashy, … Continue reading →

International news hounds, expatriates and anyone else interested in keeping up with the news from India might enjoy Indiatimes.com’s WAP site. Features Indian and World News, Business, Sports and Entertainment sections. Stories are written in a terse style and lack depth. This wml site makes extensive use of color images and is a welcome change to the typical text only wml news sites. There is also a lot of downloadable (but not for free) content (ringtones, games and wallpapers) on … Continue reading →