The Swedish subsidiary of Neonode Inc. - Neonode AB - filed for bankruptcy this week and the parent company said it too would restructure and continue life as a touchscreen-licensing operation."For the past six months, we have focused on turning the business around and...
As the wireless industry kicks into high gear for the upcoming holiday shopping season, and handset makers pull out all the stops to hype their latest offerings, now seems a good time to take a tour of some similarly much-hyped phones from the industry's...
Mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile has yet to launch, but the company already is facing an investigation of its business by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Los Angeles-based MVNO recently announced that it had been notified by a local office of the...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile has yet to launch, but the company already is facing an investigation of its business by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The MVNO announced late Friday that it had been notified by a local office of the...
Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile plans to use 2 million free handsets and discounted talk time to jump into the wireless marketplace-the catch being that the freebies are in exchange for allowing mobile advertising on the handset. The company is going to...
LOS ANGELES—Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Xero Mobile Inc. said that it has completed a reverse merger with publicly traded Desi TV Inc. A reverse merger allows a private company to control a majority of shares of a publicly traded company (typically one with...
Tiger Telematics Inc. is scheduled to release its high-end Gizmondo portable video-game device in the United States Thursday, although information on the launch is hard to come by. The company recently fired its U.S.-based public-relations firm and is directing all inquiries to its PR...
The U.S. launch of Tiger Telematics Inc.'s Gizmondo portable video-game device, as outlined on page 18 of this week's issue, has been delayed until October. The company blamed the delay on lags on a planned sports game and a global positioning system application. A...
Tiger Telematics Inc. said it will delay the release of its high-end Gizmondo portable video-game device in the United States until October. The device was previously scheduled to hit store shelves Aug. 11.The company said the delay is due to lags on the release...
Tiger Telematics opened its Gizmondo London flagship store, and its launch party featured celebrities including rapper Busta Rhymes, boxer Lennox Lewis and actor Verne Troyer. The opening coincided with the launch of the Gizmondo portable wireless video game device in the United Kingdom.Tiger Telematics...
LONDON-The scramble to find allies continued in the mobile gaming arena with two new partnerships and an acquisition. Tiger Telematics, the U.S.-based producer of the Gizmondo mobile gaming console that launched in Europe recently, announced it will acquire British developer Warthog for $8 million...
The scramble to find allies continued in the mobile gaming arena with two new partnerships and an acquisition. Tiger Telematics, the U.S.-based producer of the Gizmondo mobile gaming console that launched in Europe last week, announced it will acquire British developer Warthog for $8...
Purse strings are loosening for wireless companies as the industry relaxes the tight fists of the past few years.In spite of the risks, venture-capital companies say wireless is a good place to throw money. In July alone, 41 wireless companies announced $570 million in...
LONDON-Gizmondo Europe Ltd. has created a "new game innovation fund" to financially support emerging developers looking to produce games for the forthcoming Gizmondo gaming device.The subsidiary of Florida-based Tiger Telematics Inc. hopes to spur developers' interests in creating games specifically for the Gizmondo and...
LONDON-Manufacturer Gizmondo Europe Ltd. has acquired European game developer Indie Studios for about $8 million in stock of Gizmondo parent company Tiger Telematics Inc., the subsidiary announced Tuesday.The acquisition will enable Stockholm, Sweden-based Indie Studios to develop gaming under the Gizmondo brand while providing...
