INQ Mobile has introduced two new 3G Social Mobiles complete with internet-based Twitter, Facebook, IM and media sync capabilities. The INQ Chat 3G is the company’s first qwerty-style phone, while the compact INQ Mini 3G expands the range and provides an entry-level social mobile ideal for the price-sensitive prepay market. Both phones have plug and play HSDPA modems enabling high-speed wireless broadband ... continued »

AT&T today announced the availability of AT&T Social Net, a free mobile social networking application that combines access to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and customizable news feeds within a single application. continued »

Facebook announced Facebook Connect for the iPhone, allowing users to take their Facebook friends, identity and privacy with them wherever they go. Facebook Connect for the iPhone provides the first live social experience for iPhone and iPod Touch applications, as users can now connect with their Facebook friends to play games (whether their friends are at home on a computer, ... continued »

Ditech Networks announced today that it is developing toktok, a new voice-enabled service to connect people with popular web productivity tools through one word spoken during a phone call. The service is being designed to instantly activate when ‘toktok’ is said during a phone call, eliminating the hassle and worry of dropping a call while manually checking availability or fumbling ... continued »

If you are a big fan of social networking services and can't live without them, you may need this applications for you mobile device. Trutap today announced the roll-out of it's next generation application, which gives users live updates from all their friends. continued »

According to a recent online survey conducted by ABI Research, nearly half (46%) of 500 users who use social networks have also visited a social network through a mobile phone. Of these, nearly 70% have visited MySpace and another 67% had visited Facebook. No other social networking site reached 15% adoption mobile adoption. continued »

Nokia announced a new software solution, called Nokia Data Gathering, to deliver critical social services like disease outbreaks or disaster relief. Can be used to create tailored questionnaires and distribute them to multiple mobile phones, it will be available to public sector organizations and NGOs free of charge. continued »

Seesmic has announced the release of a new Seesmic application for Nokia N95 cell phones that allows users to participate in video conversations from anywhere and at any time. The new software enable you to send your videos directly to Seesmic from your phone, participate in conversations and also follow the entire thread of videos. continued »

Early this month at the DEMOfall 08 conference, Xumii launched the first social address book for mobile phones. Xumii's social address book combines contact information, feeds and status updates from social networks, instant messaging services and mobile contacts in a single view. Xumii also offers integrated mobile messaging that allows users to maintain threaded conversations, share media files and create private groups. ... continued »

AT&T announced today the launch of "My Communities", a new downloadable application that lets users create and manage multiple social networking accounts through a single dashboard view on their mobile phone. continued »