mobile internet

Mowser is dead. But forensics has yet to indicate whether the business’s demise is a sign of an epidemic or simply a predictable casualty of the tumultuous wireless Web space.Russell …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available. —Rosum: Rosum Corp. said …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Yay or Nay, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service …

Verizon Wireless has tapped AOL L.L.C.’s Platform-A as a “major advertising provider” of its online and mobile Internet destinations.The operator said it will use Platform-A’s sales force as well as …

Marco Boerries is the executive VP of Yahoo Inc.’s Connected Life Division, which encompasses the company’s mobile, digital home, PC client and broadband teams around the world, including Yahoo Go …

Alltel Corp. has tapped mobile video startup Transpera Inc. to power a carrier-branded Internet video service.Alltel Social Video, which is available for $3 per month, allows subscribers to access, rate …

A new category of consumer electronics device – the Mobile Internet Device – is expected to appeal to a wide variety of consumers, according to a new study from ABI …

Yahoo continues to serve as the Washington Generals of the Internet — losing to Google at every turn — but the company seems to be making all the right moves …

Smartphones will come of age as the primary venue for mobile Internet content in the U.S. this year. The proliferation of these devices will reshape the sector and force content …

Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. each announced impressive wins at Mobile World Congress 2008 last week, but it was Yahoo’s news that raised eyebrows in the mobile search space.Nokia Corp. …

You may have never heard of it, but Google Inc. is behind it. So are AOL, Microsoft Corp., and Yahoo Inc. With that kind of support, OpenID may soon be …

Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. each announced impressive wins in the mobile search space at Mobile World Congress 2008.Nokia Corp. said it will begin to include Google’s technology with its …

The long-anticipated 700 MHz auction kicked off today, attracting 1,849 bids totaling more than $2.4 billion during the first round. The Federal Communications Commission, which will hold a second round …

Gartner Inc. research indicates there are a number of reasons why carriers will continue to spend on network infrastructure in the next five to 10 years. Wireless data boomCarriers in …

In the first half of 2007, mobile subscriber additions slowed to 10.4 million, the lowest level since 2003, and on a percentage basis, to its lowest level ever, according to …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

An informal survey of four analysts on the mobile devices on display at the International Consumer Electronics show this week in Las Vegas quickly took different directions with a common …

There is no shortage of reasons why traffic on the wireless Web hasn’t matched the sky-high forecasts of a few years ago. But one of the biggest stumbling blocks may …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

LOS ANGELES-Brands that haven’t found their way into the carriers’ circle of friends are emboldened by the uptake in mobile Internet usage and the overall improvement of the browsing experience. …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events …

Yet another set of mobile advertising guidelines will be released this week as the dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG) unveils a 44-page document for companies looking to target wireless users.The group, …

Online advertising is quickly moving toward cost-per-action models, but in the mobile world it’s all about the eyeballs. For now, at least.A recent study by NetElixir and the e-tailing group …

SAN FRANCISCO-Direct-to-consumer is going directly, well, nowhere.Approaching mobile users directly has long been seen as the path to riches for outfits too small-or too edgy-for placement on carrier decks. But …

SAN FRANCISCO-Sprint Nextel Corp. understands that its technology choice for a mobile broadband world will require heavy lifting, measured in the billions of dollars, and that attracting others to its …