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BARCELONA, Spain — The availability of enterprise-class features, tools and security is a pervasive concern for virtually ever IT decision maker. While the major smart phone operating systems are adding …

Nokia Corp. has done the unexpected. Never mind, the news already leaked. The world’s largest handset manufacturer has taken its search for a modern smart phone operating system outside its …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

DataXu is launching a new real-time bidding system for mobile ad inventory. DX Mobile, a demand-side platform for bidding on mobile ad exchanges, follows a similar trend in the online …

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 …

Google Inc.’s (GOOG) AdMob is on a tear. The mobile ad network receives more than 2 billion ad requests daily, marking a fourfold increase from a year ago.More than 50,000 …

Motricity Inc. (MOTR) has inked a deal to acquire Adenyo for $100 million in cash and stock.The Toronto-based mobile marketing, advertising and analytics firm has a stable of clients, including …

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 …

Velti plc is going public and plans to generate more than $150 million in the process. The mobile marketing and advertising company has filed plans for an initial public offering, …

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 …

Verizon Wireless sure would like people to believe that its network is ready for all the iPhones it can sell. Lowell McAdam, president and COO of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), …

Apple Inc. (AAPL) has now served more than 10 billion app downloads. Since launching the App Store in June 2008, Apple’s presence in the mobile space has grown considerably.The company …

Google Inc.’s (GOOG) latest earnings were overshadowed by an executive shake-up at the highest level of the company.Eric Schmidt is stepping down as CEO on April 4 to take on …

Cricket Communications Inc. isn’t necessarily blazing any new trails with Muve Music, but it hopes to generate some early interest in the all-you-can-listen service in the city that never sleeps. …

Qualcomm Inc.’s (QCOM) venture capital arm, Qualcomm Ventures, has invested $900,000 in ChaCha Search Inc. The company extended its latest round of funding, closing an additional $3 million overall.With this …

Perhaps in an effort to speed up lines at the counter, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) has launched a mobile payment system at each of its 6,800 company-owned stores in the United …

Apple Inc. (AAPL) had another outstanding quarter — this time raking in $6 billion in profit on $26.74 billion in revenues for the period ending Dec. 25, 2010. The company …

Enterprise is expected to comprise at least a quarter of all tablet sales this year and drive an even greater slice of the market going forward, according to a new …

Federal criminal charges have been filed against two people accused of stealing personal data from about 120,000 iPads last year.The charges, which include one count of fraud and one count …

Federal criminal charges have been filed against two people accused of stealing personal data from about 120,000 iPads last year.The charges, which include one count of fraud and one count …

LAS VEGAS – Unless copy and paste is your thing, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) doesn’t appear to have any major news to share on the mobile front at this year’s Consumer …