SEATTLE—Direct-to-consumer mobile content provider 3GUpload is the latest to join the user-generated content rush. The company rebranded as Mixxer and launched a package of Web-to-mobile features designed to help members to create ringtones, publish songs and discover music from emerging acts. The site, www.mixxer.com,...
Helio L.L.C. made its long-awaited debut in the wireless marketplace last week with two high-end handsets linked to social networking site MySpace.com and plans to have its services available through 1,000 retail locations by the end of the month. Helio’s target audience is young...
LAS VEGAS-Having set itself up as the text-message connection for American Idol, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is aiming to help other musical unknowns grab a bit of the limelight.Cingular is partnering with the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com and mobile content company InfoSpace Inc....
LAS VEGAS—Having set itself up as the text-message connection for American Idol, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is aiming to help other musical unknowns grab a little bit of the limelight. Cingular is partnering with the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com and mobile content company...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Social networking vendor AirG said it expanded its customer list to include Alltel and Amp’d Mobile. The company said it launched a mobile social networking community service with Alltel Corp. called Coolchat. Using the service, Alltel customers can chat with friends and...
Head honchos from soon-to-launch mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. have been talking up their MVNO the past few weeks, speaking to groups at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter's Wireless Forum and Jefferies Wireless Conference last week and also making an appearance at EarthLink Inc.'s...
A pair of highly anticipated mobile virtual network operators began shedding light on their planned service offerings last week as they gear up for their respective launches in the coming months. The MVNOs will join a market already crowded with the likes of Mobile...
LOS ANGELES—Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. revealed two components of its upcoming service launch: a partnership with popular social networking Web site MySpace.com and two high-end handsets based on phones from South Korea. Helio is a joint venture of Internet service provider Earthlink...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Move over, "American Idol." Verizon Wireless is offering unsigned bands a shot at mobile stardom through a contest that will end up with the winner’s song being released via VCast, Verizon’s multimedia portal. The contest is a partnership between Verizon and the social...
