While most will busy themselves with decorations and gifts this holiday season, U.S. carriers and handset makers likely will be caught up in fierce battles over pricing, services and-ultimately-customers. As Halloween makes room for Thanksgiving, wireless executives need to gird themselves for perhaps the...
LOS ANGELES-Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc. reported that Sue Swenson has joined the company as chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors. Swenson previously served as COO of T-Mobile USA Inc. and before that as president and...
LOS ANGELES-Soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc. reported that Sue Swenson has joined the company as chief operating officer and a member of its board of directors. Swenson previously served as COO of T-Mobile USA Inc. and before that as president and...
Vivotech, which provides contactless payment solutions, said it raised $18.25 million in its series B funding round. The funding was led by Draper Fisher Jurveston and included participation from Nokia Growth Partners, DFJ Gotham and Alloy Ventures. Vivotech's platform allows consumers to make contactless...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Three wireless industry vendors announced new funding this week. Roamware Inc., which provides mobile roaming solutions, said it raised $14 million in a series C round of financing.Proceeds of the funding round will be used to enhance the company's product line and...
SAN FRANCISCO-Coding Technologies GmbH, which supplies audio compression technology, and MSpot Inc. a mobile entertainment company, said MSpot has switched to the Coding Technologies MPEG-3 aacPlus format for its MSpot Radio service through Sprint Nextel Corp.The aacPlus streams will play on newer aacPlus-enabled phones,...
SAN FRANCISCO-Electronic Arts Inc. will lumber further onto the wireless gaming playground in coming months, releasing wireless versions of seven of its PC- and console-based franchises.The publisher said it will launch mobile versions of casual PC games Harvest Mania, Word Whomp, World Class Solitaire...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Mobile entertainment services provider ClearSky Mobile Media Inc. and Viaero Wireless, which provides wireless service in Colorado and Nebraska, have launched a mobile entertainment offering called V-Edge. The service includes mobile Web browsing, downloadable content such as ringtones and games, and camera phone...
DALLAS-The early market for video content and live TV services on mobile platforms will be driven by a small but dedicated group of users, according to a new report from Parks Associates. Parks said the majority of these consumers belong to a consumer segment...
Planned mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile signed a mutually exclusive agreement with talent agency William Morris Agency to secure strategic and marketing partnerships, as well as content deals in entertainment, music, sports, lifestyle and literary. To date, WMA has been instrumental in developing...
LAS VEGAS-Mobile Assets Corp. said it plans to form a new operating division focused on global mobile entertainment content acquisition and distribution."It would be a mistake to assume that mobile gaming is the only entertainment game in town," said Garth Douglas, vice president of...
Acta Wireless Ltd. is hoping to act as the bridge between having a good idea and turning it into a company. "Our ability is to pick trends early," explained Anders Schonberg, one of Acta's three partners.Acta toes the line between venture-capital company and consulting...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. subscribers can access the ringtone from a new Foo Fighters single before the song hits radio airwaves. Cingular and Sony BMG announced the availability of a ringtone from "D.O.A.," which will be released to radio stations today. Subscribers can buy the...
NEW YORK-Star Trek fans will soon be able to access themed content through a branded phone modeled on the communicators used in the 1960s TV show.Sona Mobile Inc. will partner with the licensing arm of Viacom International Inc. to produce the handset, which is...
LONDON-Acta Wireless Ltd., an investment and advisory firm to wireless companies, appointed Paul Palmieri as a venture partner and leader of its mobile entertainment practice.Palmieri will be responsible for the company's entertainment practice, including developing its investment strategy and expanding its global advisory business.Previously,...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mforma Group Inc. unveiled the latest offerings under its agreement with Marvel International comics, launching a suite of content based on the feature film "Fantastic Four."Carriers will pony up advertising dollars to push "Fantastic Four" content as well. Cingular Wireless is launching its...
COLOGNE, Germany—Forum Nokia PRO continued to expand this week, welcoming German content provider MEF Mobile Entertainment Factory GmbH to its ranks, the global developer community said Wednesday.Forum Nokia PRO, which the handset maker started last year, provides support for developers creating next-generation software for...
BOSTON-Wireless application developer Everypoint Inc. said it closed a Series A round of funding led by Prism Venture Partners and TD Capital Ventures. Financial details were not disclosed.Everypoint uses push technology and vector graphics in downloadable Java applications to develop real-time information and social...
NEW YORK-ThumbPlay Inc. launched a mobile entertainment Web site designed to offer ringtones, images, games and other content directly to mobile users.The company unveiled an Internet storefront offering more than 6,000 pieces of content available in both pay-per-piece and subscription models. With the site,...
LONDON-Spanish mobile entertainment company Enquire S.L. unveiled an off-portal search tool designed to allow consumers to browse mobile content and service outside carrier decks. The site, www.mooobl.com, directs users to travel, business and news WAP sites, as well as six adult entertainment offerings. The...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Glu Mobile Inc. announced the launch of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a mobile game based on the Twentieth Century Fox film due out this weekend.The title is the third offering under an exclusive deal between Fox and the mobile entertainment publisher, which...
SAN DIEGO-Mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc., which is set to launch a youth-oriented service using Verizon Wireless' CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network later this year, selected M7 Networks to create and manage its Games Connect game community using M7's Application Community Platform. Amp'd...
TOKYO-MTV Network will launch a subscription-based mobile entertainment service in Japan by the end of the month, the Viacom Inc. subsidiary said Thursday.Flux, which is expected to launch June 30, will deliver short videos and music clips through mobile and online networks, allowing subscribers...
Mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc., which is set to launch a youth-oriented service using Verizon Wireless' CDMA2000 1x EV-DO network later this year, selected M7 Networks to create and manage its Games Connect game community using M7's Application Community Platform. Amp'd said...
