July 2008 Archives
-
Forrester Research Buys JupiterResearch
Forrester Research announced the acquisition of JupiterResearch, LLC., and its parent company, JUPR Holdings, Inc., from MCG Capital Corporation for $23 JupiterResearch has 83 employees and 2007 revenues of approximately $14 million. Forrester, with 2007 revenues of $212 million,...
-
Cell Phone Signals to Contribute to Westwood One's Metro Traffic Data in September
Westwood One, announced a multi-year strategic partnership with AirSage, Inc. to combine traffic speed and flow information derived from cell phone signals with Westwood One's leading traffic incident reporting expertise. With the expanded depth of information-gathering provided by the...
-
Public Transit Directions Available on Mobile Google Maps
Goggle Maps for Mobile has been upgraded to 2.2 of the application for Symbian S60 (3rd edition or later) and Windows Mobile (2005 or later), with public Transit directions. From a second tab labeled Transit (or Public Transport), where...
-
Mobile Data Will Reach $100 Billion in 2017, Says SNL Kagan
According to SNL Kagan’s latest wireless projections, the recent launch of Apple’s iPhone 3G along with new smar-phone offerings from other providers is setting the stage for mobile data to dominate the U.S. wireless industry. SNL Kagan expects mobile data...
-
First HSPA+ 20 Mbps Call Made by Qualcomm
Qualcomm has completed the world’s first data call using High-Speed Packet Access Plus (HSPA+) network technology. The call achieved a data transfer rate of more than 20 Mbps in a 5 MHz channel. HSPA+ will allow operators to double the...
-
T-Mobile Gives Parents Allowance Control Over Minutes, Msgs & Downloads
T-Mobile will be offering Family Allowances, allowing parents manage when and how their family members use their T-Mobile phones and service. With Family Allowances, parents can give their teens an upfront monthly wireless allowance that works on all the...
-
Global Handsets Up 15% in Q2, Says Strategy Analytics
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile handset shipments grew a healthy 15 percent year-over-year, to reach 297 million units in Q2 2008. Motorola surprised and held off LG to maintain the third spot in our global...
-
Wireless 25th Anniversary Party October 13, Chicago
Leaders in the wireless telecommunications industry today announced formation of the Wireless History Foundation (WHF), industry-wide support for the new non-profit group, and further details regarding a celebration launching the organization. The Foundation, designed to preserve and promote the rich...
-
Mobile Devices Still Growing, 1.3 Billion in 2008, Says ABI
In the second quarter of 2008, Tier One handset vendors enjoyed year-over-year unit shipment growth of between 15 and 22 percent. ABI Research estimates that 301 million units were shipped during the quarter and therefore reaffirms its forecast that the...
-
More ISPs Agree to Block Child Porn
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has added several more U.S. internet service providers who have agreed to block access to child pornography. Cuomo said Comcast, NetZero, Juno and BlueLight Internet will will eliminate access to child porn Newsgroups and...
-
QWEST Waives ETF for Switch to Verizon
Qwest Communications is now offering Verizon Wireless services to all new residential and business customers in its residential service area. Through the five-year agent agreement announced earlier this year, new Qwest customers can now purchase Verizon Wireless products and...
-
Copy of Letter from AT&T about P2P & 3G
Here's a copy of the text of the letter Robert Quinn wrote Commission Mc Dowell regarding P2P and 3G:July 25, 2008Robert M. McDowell Commissioner Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W., 8th Floor Washington, DC 20554 Re: Ex Parte...
-
Chino Hills Earthquake Volume Disrupts Land & Wireless Services
There were so many calls call made regarding the Chino Hills Earthquake, yesterday, that service to wireless and landline customers was disrupted, reported the Los Angeles Times. Although there was not damage to equipment, the increased calling stressed services....
-
W3C Realease Mobile Wext Best Practices 1.0
W3C (World Wide Web Consortium ) today announced new standards that will make it easier for people to browse the web on mobile devices. Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0, published as a W3C Recommendation. Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0...
-
LG Phones Will Have Dolby Mobile Sound by 4th Quarter 2008
LG Electronics and Dolby Laboratories, announced that LG would be the first handset maker to incorporate Dolby Mobile into handsets bound for the global market. The companies signed an agreement that grants LG a license to embed Dolby Mobile...
-
T-Mobile Sidekick Upgraded with Personal Shells & Web/IM Enhancements
The new T-Mobile Sidekick powered by Danger (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp) is available today with software upgrade, improved web access, removable printable shells, video recording/sideloading, wireless stereo music and media sharing via Bluetooth and universal search across all...
-
2400% Revenue Increase from Wireless Broadband by 2015, Says Analysys Mason
Wireless broadband services will create significant opportunities for revenue growth, and cellular technologies will take the largest share, according to the latest report from Analysys Mason, the premier advisers on telecoms, IT and digital media. Globally, 2.1 billion wireless broadband...
-
Sprint & Samsung Launches Sprint AIRAVE by Samsung August 17
Sprint and Samsung Mobile announced the upcoming nationwide launch of the Sprint AIRAVE by Samsung. the first commercially available femtocell, a mini cell tower that works with any Sprint phone and a broadband Internet connection to provide enhanced in-home...
-
Cellfire Mobilizes Kroger Coupons with Kroger Plus Card
Cellfire Inc announced the availability of mobile grocery coupons in partnership with Kroger. For the first time, consumers can achieve savings on individual grocery items using their mobile phone. The new capability is presently available to Kroger consumers in Georgia,...
-
Palm Sells Two Million Centros
Palm today said it has sold its two-millionth Centro smartphone, Palm is now offering Centro in more than 25 countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Recent data released by AdMob, the largest advertising network on...
-
Sprint to Pay $18.2 Million for ETF Case and Give $54.7 Million in Credits
Sprint Nextel Corp. violated California law in how it charged early terminations fees, under a ruling in Alameda County Superior Court from Judge Bonnie Sabraw on Moday. The Associated Press reports "Sprint will have to pay $18.2 million in...
-
More About Chino Hills Earthquake
Earthquake is estimated to be 8 miles under the surface. As I told my aunt in Florida, "Anything under a 6.0, we're used to."Just for fun, we're seeing how long our earthquake story gets to Google news. So far it...
-
Los Angeles Earthquake Shakes Wireless and Mobile News
This article about the Los Angles earthquake today was updated at 1:22 pm.In the midst of typing a news story, the monitor, floor, and keyboard shook here in Pasadena due to an earthquake. It felt like a 5.0 here,...
-
AT&T Bans Use of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing on 3G Network
According to MultiChannel News, AT&T's 3G bandwagon does not include peer-to-peer downloading and AT&T bans the use of 3G networks for P2P file sharing and told an FCC official that anyone caught with their hands the P-2-P cookie jar will...
-
Gameloft to Develop Games for Zeemote
Zeemote maker wireless controllers for mobile devices, announced that Gameloft is developing titles for the forthcoming Zeemote JS1 Controller which connects via Bluetooth to handsets. In order to ensure a consistent quality consumer experience with the Zeemote JS1 Controller,...
-
SendMe and Moderati Share Indie & Movie Music Catalogs
SendMe, and Moderati have partnered to provide SendMeMobile.com members access to Moderati's premium catalog of indie music. Members who sign up for SendMe's mobile content offering will be able to select and download ringtones from Moderati's vast catalog, including...
-
Melennial Media Gets More Bang, Intergrating Bango Analytics into Decktrade
Millennial Media, has integrated Bango's mobile analytics into its Decktrade marketplace platform, providing its Decktrade users with Bango's mobile analytics' service. Bango Analytics will enable Decktrade users to accurately track unique visitors responding to mobile ad campaigns, and provide...
-
Consumer Cellular Recycles Phones & Supports Children's Hospital
Consumer Cellular has innovative cell phone recycling program that has already kept 10,000 cell phones out of landfills and raised more than $8,000 for Portland, Ore.-based Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation. As reported by CTIA, an estimated 150 million cell phones...
-
Mobile Agent 2.0 Released
CellSigns, Inc., has released version 2.0 of their mobile search tool, Mobile Agent that enables a home buyer to see any home for sale and get property information on that home, including photos and detailed descriptions, in just seconds....
-
ARTISTdirect Goes Mobile with Boopsie
ARTISTdirect, an Internet resource for music and entertainment news and artist information, today announced it has signed an agreement with Boopsie, Inc., a leading supplier of mobile search clients and server infrastructure, to create ARTISTdirect-branded mobile channels on the...
-
Slydial - The Ultimate Communicate without Human Contact Tool
MobileSphere recently introduced slydial, a free voice messaging service that connects you directly to someone's mobile phone voicemail to avoid, crying jags, listening, and actually talking to someone: Their release stated, " -- it's the best way to save...
-
Teen Girls More Mobile Phones & Maturity than Boys, Says Multimedia Intelligence
In 2007, 91% of US 17-year-old girls had mobile phones whereas only 78% of US 17-year-old boys had cell phones according to a recent study by MultiMedia Intelligence. The difference is quite striking as there is little difference in handset...
-
mywaves Grows with more iPhone Access
mywaves, mobile video destination, asidd that second quarter traffic to the mywaves mobile site grew by 25% over the first quarter. Now, up to 300,000 daily unique users visit m.mywaves.com, to access free, short-form video entertainme. In addition to overall...
-
GyPSii to Social Networks and Embeds with Samsung Phones
GyPSii geo-mobility social networking platform, today announced it has entered into a multi-year worldwide agreement with Samsung Electronics. Under the terms of the agreement, GyPSii will provide technology, products, worldwide data center infrastructure, and GyPSii branding rights to Samsung,...
-
Verizon Profits Data Shows Greater Data Profits
Verizon announced Q2 earnings which increased 12% with substantial data growth up 45.3% over last year. Revenues reached $1.88 Billion. Retail data customers in June totaled 49.6 million-boosting revenue by $2.6 billion. Other interesting facts about Verizon in Q2:...
-
New Adaptive Sprint Web Loads Today
Sprint launches new version of Sprint Web today, with an adaptive home page that delivers content based on the customer’s previous usage, along with direct access to search from Google .This enhancement is automatic for Sprint customers who currently access...
-
Over 230 Million Touchscreen Mobile Phones by 2012
Touchscreen-equipped mobile handsets sales have been building steadily for over a year now, and a new report from IMS Research forecasts that growth will become even stronger. Although there were fewer than 30 million touchscreen phones sold in 2007, IMS...
-
Highly Satisfied Flat-Rate Unlimited Plan Cusomters
Overall satisfaction among prepaid wireless customers who subscribe to flat-rate plans with unlimited minutes is considerably higher than that of customers who subscribe to per-minute price plans, primarily due to cost advantages associated with flat-rate plans, according to the J.D....
-
Unpublished Stephen King Short Story "N" Mobisodes & Webisodes
Beginning Monday, July 28, mobile phone users and web surfers can enjoy Stephen King's latest work in a groundbreaking series of 25 original video episodes. The series of video episodes was created through a unique partnership between Scribner and...
-
Muze Database has Metadata, Editorial, Images, and Samples
Muze Inc., will now provide track-level data as a part of its forthcoming release of MuzeMusic 2.0 media information solutions portfolio for music product sales, audience development, and social networking applications.Having track and song-level metadata and descriptors is essential...
-
Loopt Connects to Facebook
Loopt social-mapping t has joined Facebook Connect to allow users to "connect" their Facebook identity, friends, and privacy settings to the Loopt service. Working with Facebook Connect will allow Loopt users to share and discover recommendations for nearby businesses, integrate...
-
AdMob Launches More iPhone Action - Gives $1M Ads to Developers
AdMob has launched a global iPhone ad marketplace with new interactive advertising formats that take advantage of the device's capabilities and mobile context. The new ads include Brand and Performance formats that will function in both the browser environment...
-
iPhone App Ad Network Formed with Pinch Media & JumpTap
Pinch Media, analytics and advertising company for iPhone applications, and JumpTap, mobile search and advertising company, have formed an iPhone application advertising network. The partnership combines Pinch Media's analytics and advertising technology for iPhone App Store applications with JumpTap's...
-
Consumers Want to Make Mobile Web Payments
BuzzCity revealed the results of worldwide research conducted with users on their portal, myGamma. Wireless consumers are eager to access new services via the mobile internet. From m-commerce to mobile banking, respondents seem keen to explore all available options,...
-
NetWave Sells Part of AWS Spectrum
NextWave Wireless announced that it has signed agreements with four parties to sell a portion of its AWS license portfolio, representing 63% of its total AWS MHz-pops, for a total of $150.1 million. Subject to approval by the Federal Communications...
-
Go for Gold Thumbs with Beijing 2008 Olympic Mobile Games
No you can go for gold on your mobile phone. Two original games for mobile phones based on the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are available today. Beijing 2008 - The Official Mobile Phone Game of the Olympic Games and Sonic...
-
No More Finder's Keepers with $20yr Mobile Superhero
Yougetitback debuted its service to help protect, recover and replace mobile devices from theft and loss, called Mobile Superhero. Yougetitback protects and helps recover mobile devices--such as phones, PDAs, cameras, iPods and laptops--while preserving the sensitive information they may...
-
Samsung INNOV8 with 8 Mpx Camera, 3G Web, Wi-Fi & GPS with Symbian OS
Samsung Electronics and Symbian Limited unveiled the Samsung INNOV8, model : i8510. The entertainment mobile phone is equipped with high-end features and multimedia including an 8 megapixel camera, internet browsing, audio playing, and ergonomics. This is Samsung’s eighth mobile phone...
-
Thumbplay Rebuttal: Class Action Complaint "Utterly Meritless"
Wireless and Mobile News, received the following email from the PR representative for Thumbplay: I noticed a story posted on Wireless and Mobile News today regarding the class-action lawsuit filed against Thumbplay and wanted to offer you a comment from...
-
iPhone URL-Spoofable, Phisable and Spamable
Aviv Raff wrote that the iPhone is phisable and spam. He notes that the iPhone's mail program that opens up Safari allows for URL spoofing, which can allow attackers to phish using a specialized spoof URL in an email,...
-
Myxer Offers Partner Progam with Myxer Select
Ad-supported mobile content provider, Myxer announced the new Myxer Select program for mobile handset manufacturers, wireless network operators, and web destinations. The program provides the ability to create a customized mobile content stores using Myxer content. Myxer Select partners...
-
SMS Global Rev $177 Billion in 2013, Says ABI Research
SMS will continue to lead as the highest revenue generator across all messaging categories, providing global revenues of $177 billion in 2013. Regional differences will determine the success of messaging expansion into the Web, advertising, and the incorporation of mobile...
-
Thumbs Down Class Action Lawsuit Against Thumbplay
Chicago attorney Myles McGuire on behave of Nikolay Antonov has filed a class action complaint in Cook County, against Thumbplay Inc. a mobile content provider that claims that the billing methods used have no “checks and safeguards.” to protect consumers’...
-
Nokia & Qualcomm Settle Patent Dispute
Qualcomm will receive royalties from Nokia for licensing Qualcomm technology for 15 years to settle the patent dispute. An analyst estimated that the settlement could mean $400 million to Qualcomm and save $200 million in legal fees.The technology Nokia is...
-
Verizon Offers Motorola Adventure V750
The Motorola Adventure V750, a rugged Push to Talk phone designed for the most extreme conditions, will be available through business sales channels and online at www.verizonwireless.com. The V750 offers a durable and reliable solution for Verizon Wireless Push to...
-
Sprint Palm Centro Upgrade
Sprint is now offering an update PalmCentro software.Thie update is a tune-up that improves email, IM, and general device usability under certain conditions.1.07 offers the following performance enhancements:Improved Gmail IMAP compatibility and an updated setup wizard with the new Gmail...
-
Upgrades Available for HTC Touch and Mogul
Sprint has upgraded the HTC Mogul and HTC Touch.The Mogul gets Windows Mobile 6.1, Sprint TV and GPS activation to get the upgrade go to this HTC webpage.The HTC Touch, is upgraded to EV-DO Rev A., Windows Mobile 6.1, GPS,...
-
Alltel and Txtstation Mobile Polls & Interactions During Games
Alltel Wireless, and Txtstation announced they will be working together to provide unique promotions to fans at select Alltel sponsored sports properties. As the Official Wireless Partner of FansSM, Alltel will leverage Txtstation’s capabilities and implement a real time text...
-
Agilent offers 5.7 Mbps HSUPA Test
Agilent announced a new 5.7 Mbps HSUPA test capability for its W-CDMA/HSPA Test and Lab Applications, which run on the 8960 (E5515C) Wireless Communications Test Set. HSUPA is a 3G mobile telephony protocol in the HSPA family with uplink...
-
Omniture SiteCatalyst Mobile Analytics Gives Insight
The latest version of Omniture SiteCatalyst has been released. Omniture's mobile analytics provides business insight to optimize mobile site design, content, marketing campaigns and user experience for the mobile Internet visitor based on attributes such as their device type,...
-
Interop Tech to Aggregate VeriSign Mobile Content
Interop Technologies, a leading provider of advanced wireless technology solutions for the global wireless, packaged goods, and content industries, today announced that content from VeriSign Messaging and Mobile Media, a division of VeriSign, Inc. ("VeriSign") will be made available to...
-
ComicCon Artists Available Via mixART SMS from Hands-On Mobile
Hands-On Mobile unvieled mixtART, an SMS service that allows independent artists to sell their original works of art as wallpapers to mobile subscribers. mixtART provides mobile users access to an art application, offering a variety of wallpapers created by an...
-
Fantasy Mobile Football from ESPN
ESPN kicks off the 2008 Fantasy Football season with an unprecedented multimedia initiative, with many mobile features: Mobile Team Management - players with the ESPN MVP on Verizon Wireless phones, you'll be able to set rosters, trade and waive players,...
-
AT&T and Verizon Increase Subscribers
AT&T's net profit is up 30% due to an increase in wireless data renvenue (up 52%) while the company added 1.3 million new wireless subscribers. Meanwhile Verizon added 1.5 million new subscribers in Q2....
-
Dark Knight Batphone Is by Nokia --- But Not Real Yet?
Many sources have been suggesting the that the touchscreen phone Morgan Freeman(Lucius Fox) uses in the Dark Knight Batman movie is the Nokia Tube. However, Nokia was quoted in Crunch Gear stating: In the summer blockbuster, The Dark Knight, a...
-
OZ SmartMail Client Available
OZ, the leading consumer mobile messaging solution provider, today announced the availability of OZ SmartMail, a new email service that enables carriers to offer smartphone users advanced email features and access to their favorite ISP or portal email accounts like...
-
AT&T Navigator Goes Global Including China in Time for Olympics
AT&T announced the availability of AT&T Navigator Global Edition, the only GPS-based service available from a U.S. wireless carrier to provide international navigation capabilities. Beginning today, AT&T Navigator Global Edition can be used in 20 countries on AT&T-powered smartphones...
-
3 Sony Walkman Phones Unveiled for 3rd B'Day
To coincide with the Walkman phone’s third birthday and sale of over 77 million Walkman phones, Sony Ericsson has unveiled three brand new mobile phones launching Q4 2008: the W902, W595 and W302 and seven new music accessories. The W902...
-
New Watchmen Motion Comic Free for 2 Weeks
Warner Premiere's Motion Comics are bringing favorite DC Comics and graphic novels to life in short digital formats. Watchmen Motion Comic is available for free for two weeks. Batman: Mad Love is available through Xbox Live and V CAST....
-
Mobile Browser Market to Reach $492 Million by 2013, Says ABI
As consumers increasingly surf the Web on their mobile phones, handset vendors are looking toward open-source browsers such as WebKit - the browser engine at the heart of the iPhone's Safari browser - as a way to bring it...
-
Bango Mobile Web Analytics 3.0 Now Tracks Unique Visitors
Bango unveiled new technology designed to help website owners measure the value of mobile sites by accurately counting unique visitors browsing their site. This new site analysis capability in the latest release of Bango Analytics, v3.0, complements existing campaign analysis...
-
Verizon Offers National Messaging Plan Videos in American Sign Language
Verizon now offers information about its Nationwide Messaging plans in online videos in American Sign Language (ASL) to better serve customers who are deaf or hard of hearing. The videos feature Tom Boudrow of the Marlboro, Mass.-based Verizon Center for...
-
Verizon Sevice Tunneled to Chicago Subways
The Chicago Sun Times reported that Verizon has reached a deal with the Chicago Transit Authority to offer services in Chicago subway tunnels.CTA workers will be able to access Verizon's tunnel service by the end of August but not time...
-
7 Million LG Touchscreen Phones Sold So Far
LG Electronics touchscreen phones reached 7 million units at the end of the second quarter, five quarters after LG launched the world’s first full touchscreen handset, the Prada Phone by LG. Of LG’s touch-based phones, the Viewty, a professional camera...
-
iPhone 3G Stock Low in Apple Stores
According to ComputerWorld the available stock of iPhone 3G was extremely low on Sunday. The most popular model is the $299 Black 16 GB. On Sunday a check Apple's own stock-checking tool, none of the 38 stores in California, had...
-
IAB Offers Mobile Advertising Report
The Interactive Advertising Bureau released "A Mobile Advertising Overview," a report about the mobile advertising platform that outlines a broad spectrum of opportunities for marketers and agencies. The report: Educates media companies, agencies, marketers and users about how advertising...
-
Virgin Mobile "Strip2Clothe" PR Campagin Disrobed While Homeless Clothed
A few weeks ago in order to raise money for homeless people without clothing, Vrigin Mobile launched Strip2Clothe saying that for each strip video (of de-clothing) they would donate an article of clothing to a charity and another for...
-
mobivention Mobilizes American Greetings
mobivention is partnering with American Greetings Interactive for license distribution American Greetings properties such as Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Holly Hobbie, Twisted Whiskers and many more. The rights cover the usage of the brands for mobile contents for mobivention network...
-
Vegas.com Goes Mobile with Concierge and Box Office Services
VEGAS.com is making sure that more happens in Vegas with the launch of Mobile Concierge and Box Office in Your Pocket, mobile show ticketing in Vegas combined with mobile concierge services. The Mobile Concierge shows current day and next day...
-
AP Joins BUZmob Mobile Media Network
The Associated, has joined the BUZmob Mobile Media Network which will offer AP mobile news content worldwide. AP's global and multilingual news is now available as licensable mobile content channels to mobile operators and services providers to create service offerings....
-
Nokia Licenses ContentGuard
ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., a leading developer of digital rights management technology, announced a worldwide patent licensing agreement with Nokia Corporation ContentGuard technology enables the consumer-friendly implementation of digital content distribution models such as content rental, content subscription, variable pricing, and...
-
Text Messaging Tops with Mobile Marketers, Says DMA
The Direct Marketing Association released the mobile marketing research. The online survey indicated that text messaging is by far the most often cited mobile marketing method -- accounting for 70 percent of consumer mobile marketing responses - compared to a...
-
Exclusive Mobile Spore and Offers from AT&T
Intergalactic Spore Origins from Electronic Arts Inc. has just invaded a mobile AT&T device near you. AT&T's wireless customers and AT&T High Speed Internet customers with exclusive Spore content including: Spore Origins: Designed specifically for mobile phones, exclusively on AT&T...
-
MTVN Goes Mobile with uclick
uclick digital entertainment has entered into a exclusive agreement with MTV Networks (MTVN) to bring content to mobile consumers this summer, from brands including Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Spike and VH1. Available from mobile phone network operators, and other major...
-
Zumobi Zooming BackBerry Widget Available
Zumobi launched a new version of its tile widget for BlackBerry devices. Zumobi offers a library of widgets (Zumobi calls them “Tiles”) to entice users of Windows Mobile and BlackBerry with news, sports, weather, entertainment, games and more, Zumobi now...
-
Guitar Hero III Backstage Pass Mobile Takes Players Backstage without Groupies
Guitar Hero III: Backstage Pass is now available for mobile phones on select carriers nationwide. Backstage Pass offers more than 25 hours of gameplay. Players assume the identities of Axel Steel or Judy Nails and promote their band...
-
Opera Releases Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta
Opera Software released the first public version of Opera Mobile 9.5 beta. Opera has changed the face of its mobile browser in this beta release. Opera Mobile 9.5 beta now defaults to page overview mode, allowing the user to...
-
Dissected iPhone 3G Shows $174.33 Cost & Components, Says iSuppli
iSuppli's Teardown Analysis Service on July 11 obtained an iPhone 3G and commenced a dissection in order to identify component suppliers, as well as to determine preliminary part and system costs. Per the teardown analysis and subsequent examinations by...
-
Symbian Open to Google Collaboration
According to Reuters, Symbian said on Wednesday it could expand its collaboration with Google to the operating system level as it moves to grant free and open access to its software platform. Symbian was formed in London 10 years ago...
-
Lexy to Distribute The Onion Mobile Audio
Lexy audio content distribution platform, has signed a deal with The Onion to be its mobile distribution partner for all audio programming. The partnership launches with the integration of a Lexy subscription button into the Onion Radio News (ORN)...
-
Verzion to Offer Olympics Across Platforms: Wireless, Broadband Wireless
Verizon and NBC Universal have reached an agreement to bring Verizon customers NBC Universal's coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on all three Verizon platforms -- TV, broadband and wireless. Wireless -- During the games, Verizon Wireless...
-
Social Photo Show 'n Tell with My Show from Alltel
Alltel Wireless now offers a new user-generated slide show application MyShow. MyShow, enables customers the ability to become social media publishers with a few simple clicks to create custom slideshows that showcase their photos from their phones. The application automatically...
-
Verizon Mobile Banking Available for BlackBerry
Verizon Wireless customers with the BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Pearl8130 and BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphones can now use Verizon Wireless' Mobile Banking application. Also available on a number of popular Get It Now-capable phones, Mobile Banking offers customers...
-
Wi-Fi Hotspots Hotter Than Ever with 40% Growth Over 2007, Says ABI Research
Wi-Fi hotspots are continuing to grow greatly in 2008. According to ABI Research's WI-FI Hotspots Forecasts, by the end of this year global hotspots will grow by 40% over 2007. The greatest growth and the largest number of hotspots...
-
Nokia Increases World Market Share to 40%
Nokia released new 2008 Q2 data and its global market share for handsets is at 40 percent, up from 38 percent a year ago. Other data:Nokia net sales of EUR 13.2 billion, up 4% year on year and up 4%...
-
Sprint Fiber Optic 40 Gbps Network Ready
Sprint, Cisco and Ciena announced that they have implemented 40-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) network capabilities on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network using a technology called Internet Protocol over dense wavelength-division multiplexing, or IPoDWDM for short. Sprint is further enhancing...
-
Aircell to Upgrde to LTE in 2011
Aircell, airborne communications, said it will upgrade 4G on Long Term Evolution to enable the next generation ultra-high bandwidth mobile services such as hi-definition and interactive TV and multi-player gaming . Aircell's current offering, Gogo turns a commercial airplane...
-
Mobile Ready for Money Transactions, Says IMS Research
The time is right for banking, money transfers and online payments to make the move to mobile handsets and services concludes IMS Research in a new report. Improved coverage, greater uptake of feature phones and smartphones, higher mobile penetration and...
-
Thumblay Distributes UltraSlo Videos
UltraSlo.com's videos are now being distributed by Thumbplay UltraSlo produces new content using the latest camera technologies. UltraSlo's highly-rated slow motion video clips of everything from table-top to documentary action scenes, sports and nature have been described as ranging...
-
X Games Air on ESPN MediaFlo AT&T and V CAST Mobile TV
ESPN and MediaFLO USA, will bring action sports fans X Games 14 live on their mobile phones, July 31 - August 3. To celebrate this year's event, MediaFLO USA and ESPN will offer EXPN, a dedicated X Games video...
-
Warner Music with SendMe and SoLow
SendMe Mobile will offer content from Warner Music Group through SendMeMobile.com and its mobile sweepstakes site SoLow.com. Together, SendMe and WMG are creating a series of custom premium SMS subscription products that will enable fans to connect with their...
-
SMS Top Way to Access Video, Says Avot Media
Avot Media, released its mobile video user survey in which more than four hundred mobile device users answered an online survey after viewing a video via their mobile phones. Results of the study revealed that mobile video is in demand...
-
Sprint Slashes Prices on HTC Touch & Samsung Ace to $100
Sprint has slashed prices on two smartphones the HTC Touch and Samsung Ace. The HTC Touch originally sold for $250.00 with a two year contract and rebate, is now priced at $100 with contract and rebate. While the Samsung...
-
Say Hello Kitty on Cell Phones
SANRIO Inc. has chosen FunMobility to distribute mobile content. SANRIO is developer of Hello Kitty...
-
Celltick Live Screen to Offer Games From Greystripe
Celltick, a mobile idle screen marketing solution, is partnering with San Francisco-based Greystripe, ad-supported mobile games distributor. The partnership will see the two companies team up to distribute advertising-funded games for mobile devices through Celltick's innovative LiveScreen Media platform.LiveScreen...
-
Holy Mobile Games Batman! The Joker Terrifies Gotham on Batphones
Glu Mobile is offering The Dark Knight, a mobile game based on the Batman film opening in US theatres on July 18 In the game, a reign of chaos has swept over GOTHAM CITY, organized by a criminal mastermind...
-
Mobile Personalized RSS Aggregatot Mobispine Buys NewsAlloy
Mobispine an aggregator of news and content for the Mobile Internet has acquired NewsAlloy, web based feed reader. Mobispine and NewsAlloy are both leading innovators in the Really Simple Syndication (RSS) space will offer users a seamless product to...
-
Centrino 2 Realeased without WiMAX Yet
Intel's Centrino 2 platform was released yesterday after a three-week delay. The platform was also supposed to include WiMAX which is not included in the first version of the of the platform.The delay was supposedly due to the FCC certification...
-
MMA Global Code of Conduct Released
The Mobile Marketing Association which represents 650 member companies worldwide, released its Global Code of Conduct, designed to provide guidelines that all Mobile Marketers should consider and build their mobile marketing initiatives around. The Code has five categories:Notice -...
-
WiMAX Chip Prices Falling Good News for Small Devices, Says ABI Research
The WiMAX chipset market is advancing quickly. There are solid 2-chip designs consisting of a single-chip baseband IC and a single-chip RF IC that are bringing power consumption down. Beceem, GCT Semiconductor, and Sequans have single-chip designs that include both...
-
$75 Billion in NFC Payments by 2013, Syas Juniper Research
A new analysis of the NFC mobile payments opportunity from Juniper Research forecasts that the gross transaction value of payments made via NFC contactless technology, for relatively low value purchases (such as refreshments, tickets and food), will exceed $75bn globally...
-
iPhone 3G Review of Reviews Updated
Wireless and Mobile News has updated the Review of Reviews of the the New IPhone 3G. The new reviewers are saying that if you have waited for the iPhone, now is the time to buy and the new iPhone 3G...
-
IBM's Highlight, Distills Web for Mobile Screens
IBM researchers developed a mobile extension of Firefox that allows mobile users to create a slimmed-down version of web pages which they can view on mobile phones. The software program, 'Highlight', was built at the Almaden Research Center allows...
-
Washintonpost.com Now iPhoneable
washingtonpost.com, , has launched an optimized version of the site for iPhone users. Powered by Crisp Wireless. The Send/Share feature by Crisp Wireless allows washingtonpost.com news, articles, and content to be easily shared on popular micro-blogging and social networking...
-
10 Million iPhone Apps Downloaded
More than 10 million applications were downloaded from the App Store, Apple said Monday. Previous iPhone owners download the update for free while iPod Touch owners have to download the software update sold separately for $9.95. Users can wirelessly download...
-
Sprint's XOHM Will USE MDM from Mformation Tech
Mformation Technologies Inc., announced that SPRINT has selected its MFORMATION SERVICE MANAGER to provide seamless device management capabilities for new WiMAX-capable mobile devices as part of the XOHM WiMAX. Device management ensures that WiMAX devices can be remotely activated...
-
Jonas Borthers Burning Up Downloads and Contests from Verizon
erizon Wireless customers who download Jonas Brothers' songs, purchase ringtones or ringback tones from their V CAST-capable phones will be entered to win a pair of mobile tickets to see Jonas Brothers in concert.Verizon Wireless provides fans with access...
-
MobileSearch.net Powers WidSet Search for Nokia
Nokia's WidSets service has selected MobileSearch.net, to power WidSets Search for its millions of mobile users. WidSets Search will allow users to find new widgets, providing a short description and view of the widget for immediate download. In addition,...
-
Sprint Launches Palm Treo 800w with EV-DO Rev. A, Wi-Fi & GPS
Sprint and Palm launch the the Palm Treo 800w, with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional that supports EV-DO Rev. A data speeds, WiFi and GP. EV-DO Rev. A, allows for a peak network download data rates increase to 3.1 Mbps and...
-
Over 1 Million Served While Apple Servers Slowed iPhone 3G Lines
Apple announced it sold one million iPhone 3G handsets by Sunday, three days after its launch on Friday, July 11.Piper Jaffray & Co. analyst Gene Munster estimated that 225,000 iPhone 3G units were sold in the US. Based on an...
-
Nick Holland Leaves Aite Group for ABI Research: Mobile Content
ABI Research announced the appointment of Nick Holland as Principal Analyst, Mobile Content. Holland is responsible for ABI Research’s Mobile Content Research Service, including analysis focused on mobile video and TV, mobile music, mobile social networking and mobile gaming. He...
-
AT&T and AOL Partner with NY Attorney General
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has recruited AT&T, and AOL to help stop child pornography. Both companies have agreed to eliminate access to related Newsgroups, a major supplier of these illegal images. They will also purge their...
-
Greystripe Opens Up Ad-Supported Games/Apps for iPhone
Greystripe is opening up that their in-game mobile advertising for iPhone game and application developers. Greystripe now offers iPhone game developers an SDK which integrates advertising and reporting APIs and creates the opportunity to make money off every use of...
-
IBC Bank Launches Bilingual Mobile Banking from mFoundry
IBC Bank, a subsidiary of International Bancshares launched a new bilingual mobile banking application from mFoundry, a provider of mobile banking and payments. IBC leveraged mFoundry's mobile financial services platform to launch this bilingual mobile banking application. IBC is offering...
-
Google Mobile App Cuts Down Typing, Speeds up Search
Google Mobile App is a free search application that combines Google services with the keypad on the bottom of the screen with text prediction to make finding thing easier.Google Mobile App starts with a single text box to search through...
-
LG Chocolate 3 Debuts 2 Days After iPhone 3G with DRM-Free Music Service
The LG Chocolate 3 will available on Sunday. The LG Chocolate 3 is the premier music phone for the launch of the V CAST Rhapsody music service ($14.99 mo.) that enables users to download copies to their PCs free...
-
Key to Fast Texting - QWERTY Keypad Wins Nathan Schwartz $50,000
While some mobile phone lovers lusted over the iPhone 3G that does not have a real keyboard, texters tapped out phrases in quick time during The Second Annual LG National Texting Competition.Beating more than 15,000 entrants, Nathan Schwartz, a...
-
iPhone 3G a Big Hit with Search & AT&T, Says Hitwise
According to Hitwise, because of the launch of the new iPhone, consumers are interested in more than just price, as shown in the diversity of search terms around the new iPhone. Among the top 200 search term suggestions for the...
-
Mobile Internet Subscribers Reach 95 Million, Says Nielsen 3 Screen Report
Upon reviewing the latest Nielsen 3 Screen Report, some mobile data looks interesting: As of Q1 2008, 91 million (36% of all mobile phone subscribers in the U.S.) owned a video-capable phone. As more subscribers upgrade to phones capable of...
-
Lines Form for iPhone 3G
Lines are forming at Apple stores nationwidefor the new iPhones, which go on sale tomorrow....
-
New iPhone 3G (AT&T) Review of Reviews
New iPhone 3G rated 4.5 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News Review of Reviews (Updated July 14, 2008)The greatly anticipated iPhone 3G received favorable reviews for fast 3G access (where covered), GPS which worked well, better audio/call quality,...
-
Myxer Rings in Over 1 Million More Ringtones from The Orchard
Myxer will distribute music from The Orchard, a global leader in digital music, adding over 1 million new ringtones to Myxer. Using its patent-pending ringtone creation technology, Myxer will convert the tracks from The Orchard's catalog of 1.1 million...
-
GOSUB 60 Lauches D2C MobileDeluxe.com
GOSUB 60 (GS60), an independent publisher and marketer of mobile entertainment, launched direct to consumer MobileDeluxe.com MobileDeluxe.com includes a free trial feature that allows players to demo certain games on their phone prior to purchase. An industry first, each...
-
Samsung Instinct Sales Best High at Best Buy
Early sales results show the Samsung Instinct, is Best Buys's best selling handset in the past two years. As part of customers' purchase, Best Buy Mobile is extending its unique Walk Out Working program exclusively to all Instinct purchases...
-
Handango to Provide D2C Conent on Sony Ericsson Phones.
Sony Ericsson has partnered with Handango for direct to consumer content on all Sony Ericsson convergence phones, including the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Handango will offer an array of mobile applications across all genres including mobile productivity, games, imaging,...
-
Apple iPhone App Store Open with Loopt, Limbo, JAMD Etc.
The Apple iPhone App Store is now open for business. Aftter iTunes has upgraded to iTunes 7.7, the App Store can be accessed.Upon the AppStore launch, Pinch Media counted 552 applications - 417 of them paid, 135 of them free....
-
Verizon Pays $21 Million to Settle ETF Class Actions
Verizon has settled class action suits regarding Early Termination Fees to the tune of $21 million dollars to pay off plaintiffs and attorney's fees.The settlement comes after the start of a trial last week in California. Verizon has not admitted...
-
Camera, Bluetooth, & Music Tops for Mobile Phone Buyers, Says ABI Research
Digital camera, Bluetooth, and music/radio playback on mobile phones are the top three features that consumers consider essential for the next mobile phone they will purchase, according to a recent ABI Research survey of 1,402 current wireless subscribers in...
-
Mobile Video > $3.5 Billion in 2008, Says MultiMedia Intelligence
Consumers are demanding more personalization and entertainment content on their mobile phones, driving mobile video revenue to exceed $3.5 billion in 2008, according to recent research by MultiMedia Intelligence. By 2012, the mobile video and mobile TV market will...
-
WaMu Woo Hoos With Mobile SMS Banking
Washington Mutual has launched mobile banking delivering account information: real-time account balances, real-time transaction history and branch/ATM locations. WaMu customers can benefit from the mobile banking services by logging into their accounts online at www.wamu.com and opting into the...
-
MMA Updates Guidelines
The Mobile Marketing Association has updated its Consumer Best Practices (CBP) Guidelines for Cross-Carrier Mobile Content Services. Modifications to the July 9, 2008 Guidelines include the following key areas: use of wireless carrier SMTP gateways for commercial traffichandset delivery...
-
Mobile Video Viewing Increasing, Says Nielsen 3 Screen Report
The Nielsen Company released figures showing video and TV usage across the 'three screens' - Television, Internet and Mobile devices. While the number of mobile video users is relatively small at about 4 million, the video usage these early...
-
DragonWave to Supply IP BackHaul for XOHM in Baltimore/DC
Backhaul is very important for 4G expansion, and IP backhaul is the chosen option for Sprint, who selected DragonWave's IP-based backhaul solutions for its XOHM-branded WiMAX mobile-broadband services in North America. DragonWave's Horizon Compact and Horizon Duo products will be...
-
iPhone 3G Will Tsunami SmartPhones, Says ChangeWave
The new 3G iPhone from Apple (AAPL) is going to have a tsunami-like impact on the consumer smartphone market, according to a new ChangeWave survey of 3,567 consumers conducted in the aftermath of Apple's June 9th announcement. At present, the...
-
Wireless and Mobile News Summary News Roundup for July 8
Apple sent an email stating details for purchase of the iPhone 3G at Apple Stores. The UTStarcom Arc. clamshell phone with Bluetooth and a camera, IM and email messaging is offered by Virgin. Only 3% of people recycle mobile phones...
-
AT&T Produces Music to Support U.S. Olympic Teams
Olympic sponsor AT&T will produce AT&T Team USA Soundtrack to inspire and support U.S. Olympic Teams with music by 3 Doors Down, Army of Me, Colbie Caillat, Clique Girlz, Sheryl Crow, Flipsyde, Lady Antebellum, Mere, Nelly and Kate Voegele. These...
-
Knight Rider Car K.I.T.T. NAVI-tainment GPS Device
Mio Technology, will introduce the world's first NAVI-tainment portable navigation device with the launch of the Knight Rider GPS. The design inspired by the original Knight Industries Two Thousand, or K.I.T.T., the Knight Rider GPS by Mio, brings the TV...
-
Action Engine to Integrate Mobile Ad Engine with MBrand Network
On-Device Portal Company (ODP), Action Engine Corporation, and Millennial Media, cross-platform mobile advertising company will integrate Action Engine's in-application Mobile Advertising Engine (MAE) technology with Millennial Media's premium MBrand network. The integration enables Millennial Media to support of advertising...
-
3% of Mobile Phones Recycled, 44% Never Used, Says Nokia Study
Only 3% of people recycle their old mobile phones even though most have old devices lying around at home that they no longer want, according to a survey released by Nokia. Three out of every four people added that...
-
The Hubbub on Apipshere & BuzzHub Partnership for LBS Mobile Marekting
Apisphere, a mobile location-awareness services provider has partnered with interactive advertising network BuzzHub to create a location based media delivery platform for mobile devices. BuzzHub will be integrating Apisphere's location-awareness intelligence with its electronic kiosk-based ad serving technologies to create...
-
iPhone 3G Apple Store Sale Details for July 11
Apple sent an email stating that Apple retail stores will be open July 11 at 8:00 am. They are offering free Personal Setup, where a Specialist will help you choose your phone, select a rate plan, and--have the iPhone 3G...
-
UTStarcom Arc Available from Virgin Mobile USA
The UTStarcom Arc. a flip phone with Bluetooth and a camera, IM and email messaging is now available from Virgin Mobile USA, priced at $49.99. The ARC gives Virgin Mobile USA customers access to a variety of calling and messaging...
-
FriendMobilizer Brings Facebook Apps to Windows Mobile Phones
Macrospecs launched FriendMobilizer, a mobile application that gives Windows Mobile users full access to their Facebook account. Viewing friends' info, writing on walls, looking at photo albums, and changing his/her status are examples of features available to users..The program is...
-
Consumers Intend to Buy Mobile Phones & MP3 Players, Says Ipsos MediaCT
Consumers have strong intentions to buy mobile devices this year, according to research conducted by Ipsos MediaCT. Consumers in 11 key markets around the world, especially the fast-growing economies of India, China, and Brazil, have strong demand for mobile devices--including...
-
Satyam & Tyfone Partner for Mobile Banking & Payments
Satyam Computer Services Ltd., a global consulting and IT services provider, announced that it has entered into an alliance with Tyfone, a global provider of mobile financial services, infrastructure and fully-integrated mobile payments capabilities. The alliance combines Satyam's deep...
-
MobileFun Partners with Sony Ericsson or Games
GlobalFun, a publisher and developer of premium mobile games announced that GlobalFun will be one of two main official content acquisition partners for the Play Now Arena and Fun&Downloads services run by Sony Ericsson. The deal follows 5 years...
-
Digital Music to Be 40% of Spend by 2011, Says eMarketer
Physical music spending is down as online and mobile formats gain momentum. eMarketer estimates that online and mobile will grab about 40% of the total music spend in 2009.Current developments such as Vodafone's deal with MySpace to launch "Vodafone...
-
1.98 Million BWA/WiMAX Subs in Q4 2008, Says Maravedis
The global BWA/WiMAX subscriber base increased by 260,246 in the first quarter of 2008, reaching a total of 1,988,246 subscribers according to the 4th issue of the WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis. There was an increase of more than...
-
Alltel Expands EVDO Network in Wichita
Alltel Wireless said that it will continue expanding its wireless broadband network in 2008 with the launch of EVDO (evolution data optimized) Revision A technology in Wichita and surrounding areas enabling customers to upload files five to 10 times...
-
How Fast Will iPhone 3G Network Be on AT&T?
Bill Hogg, president of network services for AT&T says in a podcast interview that the speed of AT&T's 3G network is "remarkable with speeds up to 1.5 megabits a second near DSL and Wi-Fi." He notes that the network can be...
-
Asia Pacific PND Will Eclipse Rest of World Market, Says ABI Research
"2007 was 'the year of the personal navigation device'," says ABI Research principal analyst Dominique Bonte. Handset-based navigation also fared well, and there was a renewed interest in outdoor GPS devices. New form factors emerged. High-profile mergers and acquisitions redrew...
-
July Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Okay its time to check you cell phone take the Cell Phone Etiquitte Quiz because July is Cell Phone Courtesy Month. Correct answers are in bold. When talking on a wireless phone in public, you: Talk loudly. Cell phone connections...
-
AT&T Stores Open @ 8:00 am on July 11 for iPhone Sales
AT&T retail stores will open at 8 a.m. local time next Friday, July 11, when the iPhone 3G goes on sale. The early opening should help avoid the massive crowds and lines that happened last year at the iPhone launch....
-
Instant WidSets for Over 300 Nokia Phones
WidSets, a mobile content consumption, creation and sharing service is getting a boost from Forum Nokia, Nokia's global developer program. Developers can easily develop widgets for WidSets and instantly make them available for download to a rapidly growing user base....
-
Hearing Impaired Helped by Nokia Loopset for People with Hearing Aids
Nokia announced the Nokia Wireless Loopset, designed specifically for improved mobile communications for people with hearing aids. With a T-coil equipped hearing aid or cochlear implant, the Loopset can help hearing aid users enjoy great audio quality and handsfree operation...
-
Motorola ROKR E8 (T-Mobile) Review of Reviews
Motorola ROKR E8 Rated 3.5 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile NewsAfter reviewing the top reviews of Motorola ROKR E8, the consensus is that the ROKR E8 rocks as a music phone looks cool, and falls short in other...
-
Cyber Age Chimp Albert Joins Facebook Invites Friends
A 20-year-old male chimpanzee named Albert was the first ape to join Facebook, the largest online social network. Soon after Albert joined, three other chimps named Mr. Jones, Sheena, and Britney followed. Scientists from The University of Northern Oregon have...
-
Google Talk for iPhone Ready
Google has released in the US a new version of Google Talk designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch browsers. In addition to sending gmail messages from an iPhone, you can now chat with them while you’re on the...
-
Memory Slotted Phones to Reach 1.04 Billion in 2011, Says Strategy Analytics
The Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service predicts that shipments of phones equipped with removable memory card slots will grow at an average 13% per year over the next five years, hitting 1.04 billion phones in 2011. The report, “Removable...
-
Mobile Video Phone Subscribers to Triple in 2008, Says Infonetics Research
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reported that worldwide mobile video phone sales neared $99 billion in 2007 and are expected to grow strongly over the next 5 years, despite the challenge service providers face in making mobile video services...
-
Couch Potatos Text Rant & Cheer on The Score with MyThum
Got a sports opinion to get off your chest, but you don’t want to get off the couch? Now there is a way. The Score Television Network has partnered with MyThum Interactive to deliver the next generation in interactivity for...
-
DVD Still Tops for Video, Mobile Spending Low, Says Knowledge Networks
A just-released study from Knowledge Networks reveals that while consumers are indeed turning to new video technologies - such as online streaming and mobile video - most of their video-related spending continues to be on conventional sources such as DVD...
-
Reducing Power Consumption Is Good for Planet and Profits, Says ABI
Over the next few years the growing cost of bulk diesel fuel, coupled with wholesale electricity price increases, are likely to offset significant gains in cellular base station power efficiency. This will result in a collective network OPEX of $22...
-
Independence Day For Open Mobile with Launch of OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner
Openmoko, developer of the first open mobile computing platform announced that on Friday, July 4, it will open the online store for purchase of the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner, a mobile device that the company says will help to enable ubiquitous...
-
Metro PCS Nets 184 K Subscribers in Q2
MetroPCS Communications, Inc, a provider of unlimited wireless communications announced selected subscriber information for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.MetroPCS ended the second quarter with approximately 4.6 million subscribers, which includes net additions during the quarter of approximately 184 thousand...
-
New Motion Inc. Buys Ringtone.com
New Motion, Inc., doing business as Atrinsic an Internet media and mobile entertainment company, today announced that it has acquired the assets of Ringtone.com, a popular mobile entertainment destination for downloadable mobile content and a highly valuable Internet domain which...
-
Virgin Mobile & PlayPhone Offer Direct to Consumer Games
Virgin Mobile USA customers have direct online access to some of the hottest mobile downloads including those of PlayPhone, Inc.,which operates the largest network of mobile content destinations in North America. PlayPhone announced today it will power off-deck mobile...
-
SilverBirch Acquires Red Mile Ent.
SilverBirch Inc. a leading digital media company, today announced an agreement in principle to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Red Mile Entertainment, Inc., a California-based video game publisher with worldwide rights to established brands and intellectual properties including...
-
Nokia Purchase of NAVTEQ Approved by European Commission
NAVTEQ, provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, announced today that Nokia has received unconditional approval from the European Commission for its planned acquisition of NAVTEQ. With this, Nokia now has received all approvals for the...
-
Buzzwire Adds 22 New Content Partners
Buzzwire, Inc. announced that it has added 22 new content partners for its mobile streaming media service. New partners include some of the top brands in original web content and Internet TV, including Next New Networks, 60Frames, Rooftop Comedy, Goodnight...
-
Texting and Camera Tops for Cell Phone Buyers, Says Ampltitude Research
According to a survey of cell phone users commissioned by ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc. and conducted by independent research firm Amplitude Research, buyers of new cell phones view accessing the Internet (61%) and email capabilities (63%) as most important features...
-
Sell Out Your Family and Get $20 or Win $10 K to Plug the Samsung Instinct
Sprint is inviting video makers to plug the Samsung Instinct in their YouTube Videos and create the best product placement video showcasing the Sprint Instinct phone. The Samsung Instinct must be included in the homemade videos. Samsung is providing a...
-
Review of Reviews of LG Dare Updated
More reviews are included in the Wireless and Mobile News’ Review of Reviews of the LG Dare. The article has been updated and now includes summaries of the latest reviews from CNET and Gizmodo which were very positive. CNET noted...
-
Huntington Bank Lauches Huntington Mobile Banking
Huntington customers can now stay on top of their finances with Huntington Mobile Banking, a new banking service.. Huntington Mobile Banking is a secure, convenient and easy way for Huntington customers to access their bank accounts anytime, anywhere, using...
-
Mobile Operators Team for Web Apps & Security with BONDI
A leading group of mobile operators today unveiled a new initiative to create a blueprint and roadmap for opening up mobile functionality to encourage the development of exciting mobile applications without compromising customer security. The new initiative will be known...
-
iPhone 3G Upgrade Policies and Information
If you are planning on going the new iPhone 3G route, here's some information about the plans available and how to get iPhone ready.iPhone 3G will be available for $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for the 16GB model....
-
Warner Music Group Joins Nokia Comes with Music
Nokia announced that Warner Music Group will make its diverse catalog of new stars and legendary artists available through Nokia Music Stores around the world as well as through Comes With Music, Comes With Music is expected to launch in...
-
Mobile Payments for Goods > $300 Billion by 2013, Says Juniper Research
A new analysis of mobile payments by Janiper Research forecasts that the gross transaction value of payments made via mobile phone for digital goods (such as music, tickets and games) and physical goods (typically gifts and books) will exceed $300bn...
-
Yes You Can Give Your iPhone as a Hand Me Down to Friend
Earlier reports suggested that the original iPhones abandoned for upgrade to iPhone 3G would be orphans and not available for anything else but use as a iPod Touch. AT&T has changed the story an posted a video to You Tube...
-
Movaya Distributes IG Fun Games Directly to Consumers
Movaya announced the availability of mobile games from IG Fun. Under the newly formed partnership, Movaya will distribute IG Fun’s array of mobile games directly to the mobile marketplace. IG Fun content will be readily available to the mobile community...
ON