ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Google Inc. is working to patent a wireless marketing method that would allow users to dial an advertiser's phone number with a single click, according to a U.S. Patent & Trademark Office application published last week. The document, which was cited last week...
The wireless sector will enter 2006 with great expectations, everybody watching third-generation systems shift into higher gear with all that jazzy, digital content whose anytime, anywhere availability is transforming other industries even as cellular carriers of old reinvent themselves. Indeed, the mobility given voice...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying its Media Net offering by delivering local information and allowing users to customize their...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is overhauling its wireless Web service in an effort to woo would-be mobile Internet surfers and boost content sales. The largest U.S. carrier said it is simplifying its MEdia Net offering, delivering local information and allowing users to customize their wireless...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Investors sent shares of InfoSpace Inc. skyward in after-hours trading after the company reported a jump in third-quarter revenue and painted a rosy portrait for the current quarter.InfoSpace, which operates Web search sites and provides mobile content, posted $83.2 million in revenue during...
The mobile-search playground gets even more crowded this week, as an established behemoth expands its offerings and an infant startup tries to get onto the field. InfoSpace Inc. this week should unveil a service that delivers business listings and maps, movie showtimes and other...
While deep-pocketed publishers try to wow gamers with sophisticated titles and eye-popping three-dimensional graphics, Randy Shepherd is stooping to conquer. The managing director of Werd Interactive Inc. is targeting middle-aged businessmen, soccer moms and other unlikely gamers with a handful of simple, stripped-down offerings...
The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.-InfoSpace Inc. inked a deal with Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. to develop mobile versions of the arcade classic Frogger.Konami will distribute and market the game through U.S. carriers under terms of the multi-year deal, and InfoSpace will add the title to its...
The rising tide that is the mobile-content industry is hitting choppy waters for some publicly held content providers. Dwango Wireless is the latest company to get pummeled by the waves. The Seattle-based aggregator saw its shares plummet last week on news that it posted...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Shares of InfoSpace Inc. plummeted to a 52-week low Wednesday after the content provider and Internet search company slashed its outlook for the second half of the year.InfoSpace reported a second-quarter net income of $16.3 million, or 44 cents per share, compared with...
LONDON-French publisher Gameloft is the top wireless game maker in Western Europe, according to a six-month study from Mobile Games Analyst. The research service's survey of five major Western European carriers found that Gameloft consistently ranked as the most deployed publisher of games, with...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. said it is cooperating with mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile to create a dedicated "Games for Prizes" channel on Amp'd wireless handsets.Amp'd customers will be able to access InfoSpace's "For Prizes Network," which includes tournament mobile games such as Hold'em...
The wireless industry is putting its customers on commission. In an effort to retain customers and drive uptake, content providers and software developers are employing customer-retention programs designed to encourage users to recommend games, music or other content to friends. Recommendations resulting in sales...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. said its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of its outstanding common stock.InfoSpace said it believes the market price of its stock underestimates the strength of its business. At the end of the first quarter,...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace Inc. launched a technology designed to simulate three-dimensional gaming on non-3-D handsets.The mobile entertainment and Internet search company unveiled the Virtual 3-D Simulator, which uses 3-D models for the playing environment stored as 2-D artwork. InfoSpace said it will begin releasing action...
Two of the nation's top mobile content providers reported strong first-quarter results last month even as they offered differing forecasts for the second quarter. VeriSign Inc.'s new mobile content operations helped fuel a five-fold increase in its first-quarter profits, the Internet and telecommunications networks...
Following is a list of debt and credit upgrades and downgrades for wireless companies by financial and investment firms this week.Merrill Lynch upgraded its rating on Freescale Semiconductor from neutral to buy, saying the company is improving its margins even though revenue growth is...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Shares of InfoSpace Inc. slid more than 25 percent Wednesday and several analysts downgraded the stock after the Web search and mobile content company issued a disappointing second-quarter forecast. InfoSpace reported first-quarter revenues of $87 million, up 81 percent from last year's first-quarter...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Switchboard, an online yellow pages Web site, launched send-to-mobile capabilities as well as enhanced mapping and listings features.The send-to-mobile capability allows users to send contact information about a business or person directly to their mobile phones from the Web site. The mapping upgrades...
The mobile-gaming waters got even more crowded last week as New York-based publisher Vindigo said it will dive in with "a broad selection" of adventure and casual games later this year. Vindigo, which is best known for a variety of wireless news and local...
LONDON-Mobile music company Shazam Entertainment has teamed with Motorola to develop new music-identification software embedded in the manufacturer's handsets.With the new technology, wireless users can capture music played from an outside source into their phones, "tagging" songs to be identified. Music can then be...
Following is a roundup of wireless companies that were either upgraded or downgraded by financial firms this week.Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating on Alamosa Holdings from neutral to outperform, saying recent weakness in the company's share price makes it a buying opportunity at...
