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Google, Android to be year's top story, survey finds: Chetan Sharma Consulting annual survey comments on global trends

Google Inc. (GOOG) and its Android operating system will be the biggest story of 2011, with more than 50% of survey respondents picking it as top story, according to Chetan Sharma Consulting's annual survey of wireless industry executives. Fourth-generation network rollouts and the...

Google adds Toronto-based Zetawire to mobile commerce tool belt

Google Inc. (GOOG) acquired an early-stage mobile payments startup that might shine more light on the company's plans for mobile commerce. Toronto-based Zetawire, which does work in near field communications, holds a patent for mobile banking, advertising, identity management, credit card and mobile...

Mobile shopping by smart phone users breaks the halfway mark

Almost half of all smart phone users in the United States have already made purchases or plan to do so soon, according to a new survey from ABI Research. The survey of 2,000 smart phone users also found that 53% use or plan to...

Oracle acquires Art Technology Group to boost mobile transactions

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is acquiring Art Technology Group Inc. (ARTG) for approximately $1 billion in an purely cash-for-stock deal. Oracle plans to push further into mobile following the deal, particularly with ATG's ability to create mobile commerce apps for business. ATG made the announcement on the...

Isis looks to push commerce through smart phones

The national mobile commerce network being developed by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless is still in its early stage, but it finally has a name and a leader. Isis will be led by CEO Michael Abbott, formerly with GE Capital, the companies...

Oracle acquires Art Technology Group to boost mobile transactions

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is acquiring Art Technology Group Inc. (ARTG) for approximately $1 billion in an purely cash-for-stock deal.Oracle plans to push further into mobile following the deal, particularly with ATG's ability to create mobile commerce apps for business.ATG made the announcement on the...

Reality Check: The impact of 3G in emerging markets: The economic and social implications of mobile broadband are far-reaching

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Five billion people worldwide have made mobile services an integral part of their daily lives today....

Apple hires NFC expert

The people that work at Apple Inc. (AAPL) have been known to create news by simply arriving or leaving the company. Late last week that news came in the form of Benjamin Vigier.Apple has hired the near field communication expert on the heels of...

VeriSign scores banking contract

VeriSign Inc.’s mobile messaging unit said it won a contract to offer text-messaging-based mobile banking services to Wilmington Trust. Customers can access banking information, such as ATM and branch locations, personal account information, and recent transaction history by text message. Wilmington Trust offers regional...

Survey finds hospitality using wireless tech to drive revenues

The hospitality industry is realizing the increasing importance of adding mobility and wireless technologies to its business processes, according to a recent survey commissioned by Motorola Inc.’s Enterprise Mobility Solutions unit.The survey found that 82% of respondents said that mobility was becoming more important...

There’s money to be made in micropayments: Technologies are in place, but business models still need work

Hardware, software, high-speed networks, uptake . it seems all the pieces are in place for mobile commerce to take off. Well, all the pieces except maybe a viable business model or two.That was the takeaway from last week's Mobile Financial Services Summit in Denver,...

FTC on watch against wireless ripoffs: Cellphone providers warned to keep it honest, or else

A Federal Trade Commission commissioner warned cellphone content providers they need to do a better job of disclosing the costs consumers incur when clicking or downloading services for their mobile devices.Speaking yesterday at the start of a two-day Federal Trade Commission forum on mobile...

Cellular South expands m-banking service

Regional wireless provider Cellular South said it is teaming with fellow Mississippian BancorpSouth Inc. to expand its m-banking offerings.The Web-based application allows BancorpSouth customers to view account balances and history, transfer funds and pay bills from a Cellular South phone. The service is powered...

Industry Outlook 2008: M-Commerce: Mobile commerce: a reality in 2008?

Mention mobile commerce in North America, and the common response is a roll of the eyes. It's not hard to guess why. Back in the heady days of the Internet dot-com bubble, mobile commerce was one of the many buzz words connected with e-commerce...

Alltel brings mobile shopping to Blackberry

Alltel Corp. introduced a free mobile shopping service for Research In Motion Ltd. Blackberry users through a partnership with mobile commerce provider Digby. The service gives Blackberry users access to products from a range of retailers including Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Godiva Chocolatier...

Mobile commerce: Coupons, 2D codes and purchases. Oh my!

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks...

Worst of the Week: An m-commerce sellout

Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWirelessNews.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way. We...

CTIA’s WIC to target barcode scanning, mobile commerce

Editor's Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News' new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks...

Gains in mobile banking

Mobile banking and payments are gathering steam in the U.S., but the space is also drawing significant interest abroad. Within recent weeks, a series of international companies have made banking-related announcements, including:-- Royal Bank of Scotland Group, which offers banking services in Europe, the...

Mobile TV goes mainstream: Guess what? Lack of devices stumbling block

LAS VEGAS-With more than 6 million users already on board in the United States and year-over-year growth of 188 percent last year, according to Telephia, mobile television is a force to be reckoned with-so much so that it got its own standout show at...

Mobile payments to grow between borders

As mobile banking and payments come further into focus, one of the potential areas for carriers to explore involves international remittances, or cross-border person-to-person transactions. Today, that market is dominated by players like Western Union, which claims more than 170,000 agent locations worldwide where...

Hype machine junkyard

As the hype machine clicks into high gear for the CTIA Wireless 2007 show, I thought it might be nice to review some of the hype from years past. The goal, of course, is to show that this year's hottest thing might not...

Study: Only 10% of Americans with 3G phones use 3G services

LONDON-Consumers worldwide have been slow to purchase 3G phones and slower to avail themselves of the technological edge that 3G makes possible, market analyst firm TNS said in a new report. Americans, despite a reputation as slow to adopt advanced services, seem focused on...

Study: Only 10% of Americans with 3G phones use 3G services

LONDON—Consumers worldwide have been slow to purchase 3G phones and slower to avail themselves of the technological edge that 3G makes possible, market analyst firm TNS said in a new report. Americans, despite a reputation as slow to adopt advanced services, seem focused on...