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SAN FRANCISCO — The nation’s largest wireless provider announced a sweeping upgrade to its location-services play, adding assisted-GPS (A-GPS) technology to its network and unveiling plans for a range of …

While Opera Software ASA continues to attract attention with its mobile browsers and a host of startups go directly to consumers with their transcoding technology, InfoGin is quietly making headway …

Former ringtone purveyor Zingy is shuttering its mobile personalization business and will reorganize under the resuscitated Vindigo brand.Zingy, a longtime player in the mobile content space, merged two years ago …

Verizon Wireless overhauled its mobile Web service, adding content and redesigning the site in an effort to make it more user-friendly.The carrier tweaked its wireless home page, installing drop-down bars …

MEDIA COMPANIES AND RETAILERS are beginning to target wireless users with free, advertising-supported services. And carriers are slowly tolerating-if not quite embracing-such offerings.USA Today last week launched a mobile search …

DETROIT-OnStar subscribers will be able to send driving directions to their vehicles under a new partnership between General Motors’ telematics service and the MapQuest Web site. The navigation program, called …

Vodafone Germany launched a downloadable Java-based mapping application that features hi-resolution aerial photos and a searchable database of more than 4,000 German points of interest. Like Google Earth and other …

SAN FRANCISCO—Directions and map services are proving to be popular among wireless users who download mobile applications, according to a new study from Telephia. The report found MapQuest Mobile was …

SAN FRANCISCO-If the kickoff for Navteq’s Global LBS Challenge is any indicator, 2006 may be the year location-based services finally get legs. Software developers, reporters, venture capitalists and other insiders …

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 …

NEW ORLEANS-America Online Inc. is expected to expand on its mobile offerings this week, adding picture messaging, traffic data and premium services to its portfolio of instant messaging services. The …

DULLES, Va.-MapQuest Mobile subscribers can now send color maps and driving directions from the company’s Web site to their mobile phones. The location-based services company announced Send to Phone, enabling …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless users can browse restaurant recommendations, read reviews and get driving directions with a new service launched Tuesday. Verizon teamed with software developer Vindigo Studios, location-based services provider …

Nextel Communications Inc. affiliate Nextel Partners Inc. completed its 30,000-square-foot customer care center expansion in Panama City Beach, Fla., which the carrier said would help support its rapid growth. The …

CHICAGO-M7 Networks and U.S. Cellular will partner to boost the carrier’s wireless data services, the companies announced Tuesday. M7 Networks’ SMS Hub Service will help deliver U.S. Cellular’s easyedge service, …

ATLANTA-The U.S. wireless content industry continues to crackle with growing pains as Japanese gaming company Square Enix announced it will buy UIEvolution for a stunning $58 million in cash. The …

After almost four years of waiting, Jason Devitt believes the time is now. Packet-switched networks are online. Mobile phones feature color graphics. And-perhaps most importantly-carriers can bill for third-party applications. …

Qualcomm Inc. announced a series of new partners for its BREW application download service, including Internet heavyweight America Online Inc. AOL said it will sell a variety of BREW applications, …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest. First, Walt Disney’s wireless business announced an expanded deal …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest. First, Walt Disney’s wireless business announced an expanded deal …

Laurent Vermot-Gauchy wants to introduce a new acronym into the location services market-ELS, or enterprise location-centric services. As head of location-services company Maporama, Vermot-Gauchy is looking to sell location information …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless Inc. and America Online Inc. announced the immediate availability of a suite of AOL services and features to Verizon Wireless Mobile Web subscribers. The AOL services include …

RESTON, Va.—America Online Inc., continuing its wireless strategy of partnering with carriers to distribute its content, announced a deal with Nextel Communications Inc. to offer its popular AOL instant messaging …

DULLES, Va.-MapQuest.com announced the release of Mobile MapQuest v. 3.0, which will allow personal digital assistant users to access interactive maps anytime, anywhere, on their PDAs. The images have been …

Just because the majority of the world’s wireless Internet users live in Japan doesn’t mean a U.S. company can’t join in on the fun. Which is exactly what FunMail Inc. …