A group of top mobile operators have publicly committed to launching and supporting Near Field Communications technology in short order, according to the GSMA.The group of 15 global operators making the early commitment to launch NFC services in some markets by 2012 includes: America...
Zebra Technologies Corp. is showcasing a suite of new bar code and mobile printing products at HIMSS, a major healthcare IT conference kicking off in Orlando this week.The products are aimed at reducing medical errors such as mislabeled specimen samples and improving patient safety....
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) has expanded its mobile payment billing options signing an agreement with BilltoMobile to allow Sprint Nextel customers to charge online purchases to their wireless bill. Implementation of the agreement is expected to be completed in the “coming months.”The platform provides...
RCR Wireless New Editor Matt Kapko speaks with Gerri Elliott, EVP Strategic Alliances at Juniper Networks and Michael Matthews, Head of Strategy and Business Development at Nokia Siemens Networks about their joint venture and current approaches to security challenges.
Telefonica | February 16, 2011 | Press Release
FRIGO REFLECTIONS
A unique sharing experience of your "running applications" between devices. The main
objective of this project is the sharing of content and running applications between devices
belonging to the same user or with third parties. For instance, a...
BARCELONA, Spain – L.M. Ericsson signed a strategic alliance with Akamai Technologies Inc. to jointly develop solutions around improving the end-user experience on the mobile web. Ultimately, the combination could enable over-the-top content providers to help develop better partnerships with wireless operators, said Mikael...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it will begin providing “business-grade” security and full device management features on its Android-powered devices through an agreement with Good Technology Inc.The Good for Enterprise solution includes Good’s Mobile Control feature that provides for mobile device security management using...
Telefonica | February 14, 2011 | Press Release
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 14th February 2010 – Telefónica today unveiled a new service that lets customers access, manage and enjoy apps on any mobile phone, tablet, netbook, mobile PC, set-top box TV and many other homescreen...
AUSTIN, Texas – American Bank of Texas in Marble Falls and Waggoner National Bank located in Vernon have launched First Data Corp.’s Mobile Manager mBanking for use on mobile devices using technology from mobile provider mFoundry. The offering is now available to Internet banking...
There is little about the mobile space that should shock or surprise anyone anymore. Just think for a minute about all that you can do with that five-ounce device that you tote around wherever you go and it’s hard to think of surviving without...
Telefonica | February 10, 2011 | Press Release
Telefonica announced today that it has launched a developer community, BlueVia, which will operate across Telefonica’s global footprint.
BlueVia will build upon the foundations of Telefonica’s existing developer programmes, O2 Litmus in the UK, Open MovilForum in Spain, Movistar...
Visa Inc. has announced plans to acquire PlaySpan Inc. for nearly $190 million with additional earn-out potential.The move comes as incumbents in the credit card and traditional payments space jostle with startups for positioning in the nascent mobile arena. PlaySpan isn't purely mobile —...
Qualcomm says it plans to show off its latest advancement in peer-to-peer wireless technology at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, with a technology called FlashLinq.FlashLinq, says Qualcomm, enables devices to discover each other automatically and continuously, which means they can communicate with...
HTC Corp. announced today that it will be investing in Saffron Digital, a London-based firm that operates a mobile multimedia delivery platform. The company, which has proprietary technologies to support media distribution on multiple devices, already works with many of the top device manufacturers...
The cause of mobile giving is relatively new, but it doesn't take much to grasp the power that the untethered medium of mobility can bring to philanthropy.Carriers and new companies are coalescing around charitable giving to build a new revenue stream for nonprofits, disaster...
The first all mobile newspaper has arrived. News Corp. (NWSA) formally introduced The Daily, designed exclusively for Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad, at an event in New York City today."New times demand new journalism," Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp., said at the...
L.M. Ericsson (ERIC) launched its own mobile financial services business today, offering mobile operators, financial institutions and others with a mobile money services that it said can be connected to a real-time, cross-border, cross-currency switching network.Ericsson Money Services and its Money Interconnect Service is...
There's a "serendipity of showing up in a city and booking a hotel at a moment's notice," says Sam Shank, CEO of the HotelTonight. Most travelers in that last-minute predicament probably wouldn't describe their experience as serendipitous, but this new mobile travel startup wants...
F4W Inc. said it signed a strategic partnership with Sprint Solutions Inc. in order to expand its market for secure VoIP encryption technology beyond government into the enterprise sector. F4W products offer secure communications for event response and management in the event that traditional...
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) has acquired Terremark Worldwide Inc. (TMRK) in a cash-for-stock deal value at $1.4 billion.While significant in its potential reach and early-mover status, the move by Verizon does follow a trend toward more operator involvement and ownership of enterprise services delivered...
Google is “not happy” with current app sales in the Android marketplace according to Android platform manager Eric Chu speaking at the Inside Social Apps conference in San Francisco yesterday.
PapayaMobile | January 26, 2011 | Press Release
PapayaMobile, a leading mobile social platform for Android, today announced that LG will preinstall Papaya applications into LG Android phones shipping in China beginning January 2011. This comes on the heels of Papaya recently releasing China-specific versions...
PapayaMobile | January 26, 2011 | Press Release
PapayaMobile, a leading mobile social platform for Android, today announced that LG will preinstall Papaya applications into LG Android phones shipping in China beginning January 2011. This comes on the heels of Papaya recently releasing China-specific versions...
The mobile apps business isn't all fun and games. There's serious money in this relatively new app store market, indeed Gartner Inc. projects revenues to top $15 billion by the end of this year.By 2014, the firm expects app stores to generate $85 billion...
