Poll Everywhere, which I covered in May, recently launched a number of new features, and fixed some of the issues I had with the service initially.

Poll Everywhere is a hosted service for mobile voting - users can vote using SMS, but now they can also vote directly on their iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile or other web enabled phone.

They've also removed monthly maximums on the number of votes, which is great. Their pricing plans are now much simpler - what size of audience do you expect to vote. (Poll Everywhere is also free for Title 1 public schools who have no made Adequate Yearly Progress, which is nice to see.)

If you haven't checked out Poll Everywhere, they have a free trial version available for up to 30 responses per poll. Here's a sample poll that I created for this article to give you an idea of what it looks like and how it works:

Verizon recently launched an awesome new Flex based online store for selling ringtones. The Verizon Media Store allows users to easily browse available ringtones and "ringback" tones, and to purchase them for Verizon mobile devices. Prices appear to range from $1.99 to $2.99, depending on the song, with some "Jukebox" items available for $6.99. (A Jukebox appears to be a bundle of ringtones or ringback tones.)

The store is well done - a great example of using Flex to build a compelling user experience.

From Ted Patrick.