DENVER-Personal content applications account for a little more than one-third of user-initiated applications and activities on mobile phones, according to data from Merlin Mobile Media Corp.The personal content category includes applications that create personal content, such as cameras and personal information management applications like...
LONDON-Orange announced plans to launch what it said will be the United Kingdom's first mobile TV service next week.The carrier said it will offer a line-up of nine channels of news, sports and entertainment on its 3G network, and other channels will be added...
Mobile TV got another boost from SmartVideo Technologies Inc., which announced an advertising-supported streaming music video service for mobile-phone users. The service will feature videos culled from Digital Music Video Network and will be free to end users."Fans of music videos are members of...
RealNetworks Inc. announced plans to join the crowded mobile gaming playground, acquiring European publisher Mr. Goodliving for $15 million in cash. A 40-person company based in Helsinki, Finland, Mr. Goodliving has enjoyed success with mobile titles like "Trivial Pursuit," "MetalSmash Pinball" and the "Playman"...
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. launched a package of integrated wireless remote access options for its virtual private network portfolio that the company said would help business travelers access network applications and information when out of the office.The package, dubbed VPN RoadWarrior, combines SBC's PremierSERV...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle Mobile Media will use technology from Microsoft Corp. to deliver and manage content for its live mobile TV service, the companies announced yesterday. The subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp. said it has selected Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Video 9 and...
Mobile video providers continued to target users in the Far East with two new announcements Tuesday. RealNetworks Inc. and mobile operator Hong Kong CSL launched a mobile media service enabling users to watch on-demand video while switching seamlessly between the carrier's networks, the companies...
As a tower operator, Crown Castle International Inc. is venturing into a less familiar environment as an enabler of what may grow into a major application in the wireless industry: mobile television. By a stroke of good fortune, the company acquired a spectrum license...
HONG KONG-Games and entertainment company Mobile Media Co. said it has formed an agreement with Kyocera Communications Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., which provides platforms for information services, wireless hosting content and consulting services.The agreement calls for Mobile Media to offer its mobile entertainment services...
NEW ORLEANS-In the interest of advancing mobile television services, Qualcomm Inc. said it will work with leading companies to create a multi-party organization committed to advancing the global standardization of FLO technology, the air interface specification for the forward link only technology. FLO is...
SEATTLE-Qpass said it signed a multi-year licensing agreement with U.S. Cellular Corp., allowing U.S. Cellular to use Qpass' MultiMedia Album solution to provide a rich peer-to-peer photo, media and messaging experience for user- generated content such as photos, text and audio for its subscribers."The...
NEW ORLEANS-In the interest of advancing mobile television services, Qualcomm Inc. said it will work with leading companies to create a multi-party organization committed to advancing the global standardization of FLO technology, the air interface specification for the forward link only technology.FLO is designed...
RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc., which provides mobile media applications, said it has raised more than $4 million in operating capital through an exercise of warrants. Summus received just more than $4 million from the exercise, which included 12.4 million warrants to purchase shares of the...
LOS ANGELES-Music rights giant BMI said Wednesday it has licensed its portfolio to mobZilla for use with the mobile media company's streaming music service.The partnership brings roughly 4.5 million BMI works to mobZilla, which announced the U.S. launch of its monthly subscription in conjunction...
RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc., which provides mobile media applications, said it launched a cross-carrier mobile storefront to deliver images from the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit collection to mobile phones.Visitors to the site can purchase photos of models for $2 each to display as wallpaper on their...
Two new services announced last week take advantage of cell phones as a medium for consumers to gain information on potential big-ticket purchases. Car maker BMW will promote its upcoming 3Series line by allowing mobile users to access product information via their handsets.The automaker...
Two new services announced this week take advantage of cell phones as a medium for consumers to gain information on potential big-ticket purchases. Car maker BMW will promote its upcoming 3Series line by allowing mobile users to access product information via their handsets.The automaker...
OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co., which provides entertainment services and mobile marketing applications, acquired gaming developer MindX. The acquisition gives Mobile Media access to MindX's interactive crossword puzzle and quiz games to integrate into its range of services. MindX's games are played via short...
OSLO, Norway-The Mobile Media Co. will team with U.K.-based technology company Rubberduck Media Lab Ltd. to provide live streaming video to mobile handsets around the world, the companies announced Tuesday. Rubberduck will deliver 2.5- and third-generation-supported downloadable content to Mobile Media subscribers, allowing media...
RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc., which provides mobile media applications, released a suite of photo services and solutions for mobile phones in conjunction with Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc. The suite, Fujifilm Get the Picture Mobile Services, allows users to wirelessly send photos to Fujifilm's network...
RALEIGH, N.C.-Summus Inc., which provides mobile media applications, released a suite of photo services and solutions for mobile phones in conjunction with Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc.The suite, Fujifilm Get the Picture Mobile Services, allows customers to wirelessly send photos to Fujifilm's network of...
ORLANDO, Fla.-A real estate company launched a service last week that allows prospective buyers to access information about homes on the market via text messaging. Main Street Realtors of Windermere, Fla., is adding short codes to its "for sale" signs. Consumers interested in the...
Forget interactive video, mobile bar-code scanning phones and music-recognition programs. When it comes to mobile marketing, it's still all about text messaging. The coming wave of high-tech mobile applications has marketers salivating, to be sure. But if you're looking to get your product or...
ORLANDO, Fla.—A real estate company launched a service last week that allows prospective buyers to access information about homes on the market via text messaging.Main Street Realtors of Windermere, Fla., is adding short codes to its "for sale" signs. Consumers interested in the home...
