It may not be first to the game, but Dish Network Corp. (DISH) is making the inevitable move from the living room to smart phone a little easier for its subscribers with soon-to-be launched mobile app.According to The Associated Press, Dish is planning to...
The mobile unit at News Corp. (NWSA) has apparently become such a drag on the company that it's now willing to part ways with the business after four years in the space.During a call with investors, News Corp. COO Chase Carey said the company...
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, but...
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) appears to be putting the final touches on its rollout plans and the accompanying marketing blitz for its latest device.The smart phone and enterprise mobility pioneer is holding an invite-only event in New York City next Tuesday where...
Any business that relies on one partner deal for the majority of its revenue is just one bad day away from rough waters. TeleNav Inc. (TNAV) is feeling that special kind of pain today as it watches the value of its shares plunge into...
For a company that likes to do things a little different, it's odd that Google Inc. (GOOG) now finds itself striving to take up the status quo in the app space.Just after shuttering its go-it-alone Nexus One sales system online, Google might soon be...
If you’re a social geek like me, then Flipboard is the iPad app you’ve been waiting for, aggregating Facebook, Twitter and other feeds into a very appealing magazine-like style.
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.SMS use is on a steady rise worldwide, including messages sent to and from short codes. ...
LOS ANGELES — A recurring theme kept cropping up here at the LATV Fest yesterday whenever discussion broached upon the topic of professional content on mobile networks: will 4G actually deliver on 3G's promise?“I remember having the same discussion when we were on 2G...
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.The days of “content” as simply a photograph or a ringtone download are long gone. The...
While nearly six in every 10 American adults are accessing the Internet via wireless technology, only 38% of all adults surveyed are accessing mobile data on a cell phone, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.Unfortunately,...
FLO TV pinned big hopes on the 2010 FIFA World Cup and now the Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) subsidiary is backing it up with results.Back in May, FLO TV's director of programming, Cynthia Ray, predicted that the global sporting sensation would be "the big moment...
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 Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Only a few years ago SMS was considered by many as a declining technology that was destined...
Twitter Inc. just did the inevitable. Twice.First it launched a geolocation-based service called Places. Then a few hours later, the entire service crashed and stayed down into the late hours of Monday night out on the West Coast.The fourth day of matches at the...
Mobile marketing and advertising outfit Velti has announced the launch of its mobile developer program while simultaneously releasing its software developer kits (SDK) for Android, Symbian, Windows, Blackberry and Apple’s iPhone and iPad.
As the use of cell phones becomes ever more prolific, customers are reportedly hungry for bite-sized, high-quality morsels of porn, downloaded quickly and delivered straight to their mobile devices.
Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition will be available next week at RCRWireless.com. Music, video, voice, games, photos, location-based services,...
Editor's Note:This article is an excerpt from RCR Wireless News' March Special Edition, “The Perfect Storm – A Focus on Mobile Messaging, Marketing, Content and Apps.” The 80-page special edition will be available next week at RCRWireless.com.. To say America's labor force is...
With the Mobile Marketing Association's decision to restructure into four global business units, iLoop Mobile Inc. founder Michael Becker has been named managing director of North America for the trade group.In this role, he and the other three managing directors will have profit and...
More than 25 years after its birth, Tetris is the best-selling mobile game of all time, having surpassed 100 million paid downloads on cell phones around the world.Associated Press
The mobile advertising war brewing between Apple Inc. and Google Inc. took on a smaller rival today as Opera Software said it had acquired AdMarvel Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Oslo, Norway-based Opera said the deal will enable the company to “expand its portfolio...
Envivio, provider of technology that compresses video so it can be displayed via televisions, computer screens or mobile phones, has raised $1 million in debt financing, according to a filing with the SEC.VentureBeat
An independent 2009 games sector census reveals marginal growth in U.S. games industry since 2008, while Canada explodes with new development studios and job opportunities.GamePro/PC World
