Monthly Archives: March, 2007

Turner Broadcasting: Striving for third-screen content partnerships

From its recent partnership with L.M. Ericsson to develop and deliver its suite of news and entertainment content to the handheld to a variety...

Adobe FlashCast headed to VZW through exclusive deal

Adobe Systems Inc. announced that, under a new, exclusive agreement with the nation's second-largest carrier, it will launch all new Adobe mobile applications through...

Sprint Nextel leveraging network for healthcare

In the healthcare industry, professionals are more likely to be mobile than not: roaming from patient to patient, office to operating room, clinic to...

Hershey mixes gum, chocolate, karaoke and ringtones

ORLANDO, Fla.-In a first for a major, mobile-centered national advertising campaign, The Hershey Co. plans to soon offer one-in-three chances to win a sing-it-yourself...

Enterprise, entertainment evangelism: CTIA keynoters look back and beyond 2007

ORLANDO, Fla.-A packed hall heard evangelism, exhortation and ebullience from a trio of industry speakers yesterday morning, as the CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show...

Worst of the Day: Padded carpet

Welcome to a special edition of our online column, Worst of the Week. Industry trade shows are especially nutty, so this column is a...

Films for mobile gaining prominence

ORLANDO, Fla.-Six short films were screened here at CTIA Wireless 2007 for the debut of the Mobile Movie Fest. Each of the films ranged...

Truly mobile games link GPS, Wi-Fi to cell phone

The mobile gaming world is targeting mass-market users with "one-thumb" casual offerings that are simple to understand and easy to play. But one Orlando...

MobiTV inks Yahoo for ad network

Mobile television provider MobiTV today inked a deal with Yahoo Inc. for mobile advertising. Under the agreement, Yahoo will act as the ad network...

Virgin Mobile toys with MMS pricing

ORLANDO, Fla.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. will offer multimedia messaging for as low as one cent per message, following up on the success of its...

Mobile ads need compelling content to grow

ORLANDO, Fla.-TV network executives charged with delivering their programming to the mobile environment are happy to see their shows living on multiple platforms, but...

FunMobility debuts pair of social apps

FunMobility is launching a pair of new mobile applications called America's Best Mobile Flix (AFLIX) and Flirt Pix. AFLIX allows users to submit videos...

Jott banking on speech-to-text service

Some of the world's biggest corporations want to turn your phone into a portable, multimedia entertainment system. But John Pollard just wants to make...

Stupak: Use auction $ to pay for public-safety network

Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, said he soon plans to re-introduce legislation making permanent the...

Titans spar on handset pricing

The battle of the titans continued last week as the industry's No. 1 and No. 2 carriers rolled out dueling promotional efforts centered on...

Despite different takes, networks bullish on mobile TV ad space

IT'S BEEN IN THE MARKET for less than a month, but TV network executives are excited about advertising opportunities presented by MediaFLO USA Inc.'s...

Life at the top: Nokia reaches for Internet, Moto for fire extinguisher

ONCE UPON A TIME, in the deep past-about six months ago, say-the global handset business started looking fairly predictable. Nokia Corp. had steadily amassed...

People

DanielsDavid Parker has been promoted to managing director at Daniels & Associates. Parker is a member of the firm's Telecommunications Group and is responsible...

Etc.

Helping the homelessVirgin Mobile USA said three recording artists have joined it's The RE*Generation initiative that focuses on issues surrounding at-risk youth and homeless...

Interoperability debate pits software, hardware makers : Pickering latest legislator to take up first-responder public-safety problems

Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) plans to offer a bill mandating a federal standard for interoperable public-safety communications if one cannot be achieved voluntarily. But...

Telecom, gov’t handling of consumer info draws criticism

In the post 9/11 world, wireless carriers find themselves uncomfortable partners in what privacy advocates view as an unholy alliance between the federal government...

AT&T, Qwest in legal tussle with LECs

AT&T Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc. are embroiled in a legal tussle with several small local exchange carriers and Web companies over call...

Hedgehogging

Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Ontela lent us a demo of its...

T-Mobile USA rocks out with Nokia’s XpressMusic: Analyst applauds product’s features

In case you've been hiding under a rock, music phones are hot. But simple usability, clear directions and "out of the box" pleasures have...

Nokia Siemens Networks readies for takeoff

Of all the industries that the soon-to-be-merged Nokia Siemens Networks will play in, the most important are radio access; services core and applications, which...
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