Pro Football Weekly is using the NFL playoffs as a stage to promote its new mobile site.The 42-year-old publication launched http://m.profootballweekly.com, a wireless version of its online destination that features NFL headlines, scores, game previews and analysis for fantasy football players. The mobile site...
Mobile network operators could rake in $52 billion in mobile content revenues by 2013, up from $23 billion this year, but only if they modify their mobile content business models to avoid becoming 'dumb pipes,' according to a new report from Juniper Research.The firm...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Russia: Vimpelcom chose Huawei Technologies to supply equipment for 3G...
When AppLoop launched its self-service platform for tracking and advertising on mobile applications last July, we were quite impressed. Leveraging the iPhone 3G's native GPS capabilities, AppLoop's geo-aware mobile ad network was able to tell when a consumer was close to a specified business...
Swedish smartphone user interface vendor UIQ has filed for bankruptcy, according to media reports.Indeed, the move was foreshadowed in June when UIQ announced it would layoff 200 of its 375 employees and seek new lines of business. However, it seems the company's efforts did...
Turin Networks Inc., which specializes in wireless backhaul, carrier Ethernet and converged access products, announced it will merge with Force10 Networks Inc., which builds networks. With the deal, the companies will serve 1,300 customers worldwide. Customers include top-tier service providers and enterprise data centers.Financial...
NetPlay TV Plc forked over $1.47 million in stock to acquire two mobile gambling sites from Zed Worldwide S.A.A U.K.-based firm, NetPlay offers interactive wagering games such as roulette and bingo through fixed-line phones and set-top boxes. The company acquired Venturygames.co.uk and Toucanwin.com from...
For those watching the wireless industry over the past decade or so, the branding emphasis has always been squarely on the carrier. You purchased service from your carrier, you purchased phones from your carrier (in some cases carrier-branded phones), and you accessed your carrier's...
Verizon Wireless is set to regain its position as the nation's largest mobile operator on Friday, the date scheduled to be the final closing date of its acquisition of Alltel Communications L.L.C. When Verizon Wireless inherits Alltel's 13 million customers, it will put the...
The first half of 2009 may see alarmingly slow handset sales worldwide and, even if the back half of the year improves markedly, all sources point to negative growth for the coming year. Forecasts for the magnitude of the anticipated slowdown, however, vary widely...
As goes the handset market, so goes the chip market - with a few notable variations on the theme.The slackening demand for handsets has caused an inventory buildup among chip suppliers' channels, will dampen those suppliers' revenue in the new year and may lead...
CES is known as the breeding ground for all things electronic. From the bold and bizarre to the shocking and necessary, manufacturers hock their wares in hopes of unveiling the next big technological feat.
Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Monday that a hormone imbalance is to blame for the weight loss that has prompted worries about his health.
In about two weeks, the District's roads, Metro cars and bus routes will become so clogged with inauguration-goers that Washingtonians are praying they'll be allowed to telecommute rather than brave the trek into their offices.
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. has launched a mobile commerce site, m.RalphLauren.com, where shoppers can purchase clothing and accessories with their cell phone or web-enabled handheld device from its three collections.
On Dec. 30, microblogging service Twitter hosted its first governmental press conference — on behalf of Israel's Defense Forces (whose microblogging tag was @ IsraelConsulate ).
The iPhone world has been clamoring for this one for awhile. And what better way to start the new year then by playing around with the Dev Team's newest creation--an official unlock for the iPhone 3G.
