3 interesting things

No theme joining them, and no background, just 3 interesting things to note (& no explanations on why they’re interesting - you can figure or not, I don’t mind either way).

• BrandRepublic: “Mobile phone network 3 has signed a deal with mobile software provider Monitise to allow customers to manage their bank accounts with their handset. Users will be able to receive bank balance alerts by text message and to download a mobile money application enabling real-time balance enquiries from 3 UK’s ‘My 3′ portal. The service applies to customers of HSBC, Lloyds TSB, first direct, Alliance & Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest.”
• Lufthansa have intro’d MySkyStatus - sending your flight info incl altitude & arrival times to your social graphs (found via Armano on Twitter)
• Read Write Web: “Gmail users get real-time updates in their email messages.”