Revenue from mobile games in the United States will nearly double this year to $1.53 billion, according to a new report from SNL Kagan. U.S. mobile game publishers generated $792.7 million in 2010 and the current year marks the fastest annual growth rate since...
U.S. retailer Pacific Sunwear (PacSun) is deploying Global Bay Mobile Technologies’ iPad retailing solution in 300 stores nationwide, with plans to add another 100 stores through the rest of the year. The retailer, which caters to the youth demographic, said the technology will help...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.“Palm’s innovative operating system provides an ideal platform to expand HP’s mobility strategy and create a unique...
The IABM announced that Joe Zaller will serve as the association's North American market development officer. Prior to founding Devoncroft Partners, strategic marketing and market research for digital media, he served as vice president of corporate development at Snell & Wilcox (now Snell). Current...
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) came out with news on rapid fire today. The company killed its webOS device business, leaving the webOS software destined for an anticlimactic end, and announced that its PC business might be separated into another company or spun off in another...
VMware Drives Cloud Computing for U.S. Federal AgenciesVMware has experienced growing momentum for desktop virtualization in U.S. Federal agencies with VMware View, which enables IT to centralize software management, reduce hardware support and speed application deployment......
Cisco Systems Inc.’s (CSCO) WebEx is offering a cheaper package for its online meetings service. WebEx 8, which allows for one host and up to seven guests, is now available for $19 a month in the United States. The larger package at $49...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Last week, the Android tablet community was rocked by aggressive patent-protection actions taken by Apple Inc. (AAPL)...
Orange | August 9, 2011 | Press Release
Orange Travel: real time info on rates and spending abroad
Orange Travel lets Orange France’s customers check how much they’ve spent using their smartphone to talk, text and surf when they’re travelling abroad. As soon as they cross...
After Google Inc. (GOOG) announced plans to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) for $12.5 billion, executives from both companies jumped on a call with investors to offer more details about the pending transaction.Marking his first major acquisition since taking the reins...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Dell has declared its five inch Streak tablet officially dead, though the device disappeared from shelves already back in early July.The freakishly large phone or terribly tiny tablet – depending on how you look at it – appears to have been simply too confusing...
ICAP Patent Brokerage Offers to Sell a Patent Portfolio Disclosing an Important Improvement in E-Commerce SecurityChicago – (August 11, 2011):ICAP Patent Brokerage, a division of ICAP plc, the world’s largest intellectual property brokerage and patent auction firm, and 3M Future LLC have just signed...
Company breaks new ground with first mobile/HTML5 tool to help users find the ideal ultrasound system at the right priceWILLOWICK, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Time is money, and time that is wasted looking for the right ultrasound machine is like throwing money...
Security continues to be a moving target in the mobile space with consumers facing an array of third-party choices for security apps and other measures. While third-party apps flourish on their won, Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and AT&T Inc. (T) have tapped McAfee Inc....
Qualcomm’s executive vice president, Steve Mollenkopf, has said the mobile app space will change computing forever.Speaking at an event marking the opening of Verizon Wireless’ Application Innovation Center in San Francisco Wednesday, Mollenkopf spoke of his firm’s “rich history of innovation” and collaboration with...
Verizon Wireless officially opened its Application Innovation Center in downtown San Francisco Wednesday, in an event attended by the firm’s top executives, including CEO Dan Mead.“Innovation is at the very core of what Verizon does, and what we stand for,” Mead told assembled press,...
Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) said it has acquired an approximately 25% stake in Vietnam’s largest mobile content provider VMG Media Joint Stock Company for $18.3 million. DoCoMo noted the deal represents its first investment in the Vietnamese market. Vietnam’s largest telecom operator,...
Facebook has released its own separate group messaging app for Android and iOS, though initial impressions from early adopters today were overwhelmingly negative.
PHILADELPHIA — Motorola Solutions Inc.'s (MSI) presence here at the APCO International Annual Conference and Expo is among the largest on hand and considering the amount of news it has shared this week, it's easy to see why. The company, which recently spelled out...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
The top three mobile operating systems control over 90% of the OS market, making it increasingly difficult for competing platforms to gain traction, according to Jumptap's MobileStat monthly data. While Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android OS remains in the top spot, with 38% market...
