# News

Business Plan: Another Piece of the Pie

Cellwand’s #TAXI service helps millions of North Americans order cabs each year. But in the fast-growing mobile space, is #PIZZA the next logical step toward long-term success? Any good entrepreneur knows that when an idea strikes, you write it down wherever you are‹even if it’s a smoky bar… Click here to learn more…

April 26, 2010

#TAXI gets Viigo Users a Cab with one Click

#TAXI (#-8-2-9-4) is now available for all Viigo users right when they need it; when searching in Local Interest and Flights and Travel modules. Toronto, ON (November 17, 2009) – Viigo, developer of the popular mobile content and services platform for smartphones and CellWand, a developer of mobile search applications through abbreviated dialing codes, announced a marketing partnership whereby CellWand’s award-winning #TAXI® application will be available as a service within Viigo. Viigo users will receive instant access to #TAXI (‘Pound Taxi’) in a number of areas of Viigo’s platform, including … Continue reading →

November 17, 2009

#TAXI Now on 215 million U.S. Mobile Phones

Now available with Sprint, AT&T and Verizon Wireless FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2009 TORONTO — Relief has finally arrived for U.S. mobile subscribers struggling to get a taxi when they really need one. By simply dialing #TAXI® (#-8-2-9-4) on their mobile phone, callers can now get connected to the first available taxicab company serving their local calling area, receive a recommendation for a local cab company or the caller can choose the cab company of their choice in any city or town across the country. With the addition of … Continue reading →

September 30, 2009

Zoom Media & Marketing and #TAXI Partner to Discourage Drunk Driving

#TAXI Mobile Service Connects Bar Goers With An Easy Way To Get Home Safely NEW YORK, NY (October 26, 2009) – Zoom Media & Marketing, a leading provider of targeted and digital out-of-home media programs for brand advertisers, and CellWand Communications Inc., a leading provider of on-demand services for mobile phone users, today announced a broad-reaching partnership to promote usage of its #TAXI® (#8-2-9-4) mobile phone service. #TAXI – pronounced “pound taxi” – is an easy to use mobile phone application that connects callers to the first available local taxicab … Continue reading →

September 26, 2009

Canadian Firm CellWand Claims Top Prize at Silicon Valley Event

San Jose, California – June 11, 2009 – CellWand Communications, a Canadian firm specializing in mobile applications through abbreviated dialing codes, claimed one of the top prizes at Launch: Silicon Valley 2009, being named one of the firms “Most Likely to Succeed” by an audience made up of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs and power brokers. “Innovation coupled with ease of use always sets itself apart, and there is no question that #TAXI has done that at this event. It’s an elegant solution to a real problem, … Continue reading →