NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group signed a pair of content deals with Sprint PCS and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. allowing wireless customers to download ringtones, graphics, animation, games and family-oriented services to their handsets.The deal with Sprint PCS includes Disney, ESPN and EXPN...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-If you believe the latest predictions from the handset manufacturers and market research firms, then mobile gaming is set to become a major business for mobile operators.Nokia is actively attempting to pull together the various technologies, content providers and operators to make...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an attempt to stimulate the third-generation (3G) content market, Hutchison 3G, which now wants to be known simply as 3, has launched a competition targeted at developers with a prize fund of
SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. reported it has demonstrated seamless interoperability between a 802.11 wireless local area network and its i-Burst personal broadband system.ArrayCom said the demonstration used a laptop computer accessing a live streaming new feed of video and audio content inside its WLAN-equipped...
Vizzavi's wild ride seems to have come to an end. At least, sort of.Wireless giant Vodafone Group and media titan Vivendi Universal founded the European portal in January 2000 with a whopping US$1.6 billion investment. But Vizzavi, touted as a multi-access Web/mobile-phone entertainment portal,...
SEATTLE-PictureIQ Corp. announced its TransForce Model 350 server appliance, which optimizes rich media content in real-time for delivery to Internet or mobile networked devices, is now available worldwide.TransForce Model 350 features: the ability to convert AVI and Motion JPEG video files into animated GIFs;...
NEW YORK-Zagat Survey, which offers consumer survey-based dining, lodging and leisure information, announced its Zagat To Go application can now run on devices using Microsoft Corp.'s Pocket PC operating system.Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary Wireless Knowledge Inc. helped develop the application."Zagat is committed to providing our...
PLANO, Texas-The latest Mobinet study found that while 61 percent of mobile-phone users in 15 countries are aware of the service capabilities associated with third-generation mobile technology, only 29 percent plan to upgrade.The study of 6,000 mobile-phone users is conducted twice annually by global...
LONDON-Messaging application provider Scan Mobile Ltd. announced it acquired MobileChannel.Network, which sells branded content services and technology to mobile operators-a further sign of the volatile content provider landscape.Through the transaction, Scan Mobile will expand its lineup of carrier customers to 26 of the world's...
SEOUL, South Korea-South Korean mobile operator KT ICOM, the wideband-CDMA subsidiary of KTF, said it will launch commercial W-CDMA services next June.International press reports said KT-ICOM signed a contract with LG Electronics on Tuesday to supply about $109 million worth of equipment for the...
LONDON-Messaging application provider Scan Mobile announced it acquired MobileChannel.Network, which sells branded content services and technology to mobile operators-a further sign of the volatile content provider landscape.Through the transaction, Scan Mobile will expand its lineup of carrier customers to 26 of the world's top...
ROME-The Open Mobile Alliance-a massive, overarching wireless standards group formed in June-released its first set of technical specifications for public review, covering the increasingly popular area of content downloading.In developing the specifications, OMA worked with other standards organizations from across the wireless spectrum, including...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia announced a rash of multimedia messaging service (MMS) deals, further solidifying the company's leadership in the MMS infrastructure space.Nokia said it will provide its MMS product to Polish operator Polkomtel and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom.Separately, Nokia said it will team with the Korea...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and LM Ericsson announced a rash of multimedia messaging service deals, further solidifying the companies' leadership in the MMS infrastructure space.Nokia said it will provide its MMS product to Polish operator Polkomtel and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom, and Ericsson announced a similar...
TOKYO-Toyota Motor Corp. plans to offer a telematics service called G-Book using KDDI Corp.'s wireless network in Japan, according to reports.The service will track the location and operating status of vehicles, and will offer online information from a variety of content providers.
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Sun Microsystems Inc. said it has been working with Sprint PCS on providing the infrastructure technology for the carrier's recently launched PCS Vision network. Sun's contributions include its SunOne software running on its Sun Netra and Sun Fire servers as well...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Intava Corp. announced its Mobile Experience Framework (MEF), a solution that allows potential wireless users to display and operate mobile devices within Web pages and desktop applications."Intava's Mobile Experience Framework represents a remarkable opportunity for our customers in that it allows their users...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Analyst predictions of a groundswell in wireless gaming seem to be coming true, with a variety of companies making gaming-related announcements.Perhaps the most important news comes from Sprint PCS, which is continuing to expand its application portfolio for its new Vision network....
OXFORD, United Kingdom-KPN Mobile looks likely to miss its target for i-mode subscribers in the Netherlands and Germany by a considerable margin. The company, which recently announced it had a total of 100,000 i-mode users, confidently stated when it launched the system that it...
LONDON-As the tech sector continues a shaky recovery and telecom companies in Europe and the United States offer nothing much to write home about, the Middle East continues its love affair with the mobile phone unabated, and its operators continue to see strong increases...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-KPN Mobile looks likely to miss its target for i-mode subscribers in the Netherlands and Germany by a considerable margin. The company, which recently announced it had a total of 100,000 i-mode users, confidently stated when it launched the system that it...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Fears that customers will not be attracted to third-generation (3G) networks would seem to be the motivation that has prompted the U.K. government to seriously consider launching a public/private portal for 3G content. A member of the government responsible for e-commerce, Stephen...
NEW YORK-Playboy Enterprises Inc. said it has signed a licensing agreement with Legend Mobile Inc. to distribute its content through digital cards and CD-ROM in mobile phones and in other handheld devices from Motorola, Nokia, Palm and Sony, and in Research in Motion's Blackberry.Running...
SAN DIEGO-Adversoft Inc., a mobile marketing agency, launched a short message service marketing campaign in the United States in conjunction with Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment for Revolution Studios' new movie 'XXX'.The interactive text message campaign, which targets the under-25 market, allows movie fans to...
