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...
IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. and BVRP Software announced a strategic partnership calling for the companies to combine BVRP's PhoneTools mobility software suite with Broadcom's WIDCOMM Bluetooth for Windows software.As part of the partnership, Broadcom has been granted exclusive rights to integrate the Bluetooth version of...
AALBORG, Denmark-Mobile data services and content company End2End has acquired Danish mobile virtual network operator MIGway A/S, the companies announced Wednesday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.MIGway owns and operates a short message service center that provides interactive messaging services to customers across Europe...
SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra Corp. said it plans to launch a fixed short message service early this year. Telstra has a branded SMS-capable phone on sale in Australia for the service, it said. "Next year's launch of fixed SMS is set to revolutionize the way Australians...
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-The global market for multimedia messaging services will more than double next year, reaching $42.5 billion, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Messaging between mobile-phone users will drive the revenue growth, as will services like sports updates that are supplied...
Provigent Inc., which makes system-on-chip solutions for broadband wireless, said its PVG310 single-chip modem is now generally available. The company said the modem uses cross-polarization interface cancellation technology to increase wireless channel capacity. The XPIC technology supports the co-channel dual-polarization operation, which allows simultaneous...
SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra Corp. said it plans to launch a fixed short message service early next year. Telstra has a branded SMS-capable phone on sale in Australia for the service, it said. "Next year's launch of fixed SMS is set to revolutionize the way Australians...
ZURICH, Switzerland-Loyalty Gate Ltd. announced Swiss and SN Brussels Airlines have added a new wireless component to their frequent-flyer programs.The SMS Gift Miles program, developed by Loyalty Gate and its technology partner Wirelesspark, allows members of the Swiss TravelClub and Privilege frequent-flyer programs to...
LONDON-Shazam Entertainment announced a partnership with The Link that calls for Shazam's mobile music recognition service to be made available at 300 of The Link's High Street stores in the United Kingdom. The partnership marks the launch of Shazam's first subscription-based product, said the...
Mobile users will get a little help battling the bulge with two new applications aimed at dieters. Wireless entertainment publisher Digital Chocolate said it plans to work with Atkins Nutritionals Inc. to develop wireless content for carb counters. The first of the planned applications,...
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-The global market for multimedia messaging services will more than double next year, reaching $42.5 billion, according to a new report from Juniper Research.Messaging between mobile-phone users will drive the revenue growth, as will services like sports updates that are supplied by...
LONDON-Shazam Entertainment announced a partnership with The Link that calls for Shazam's mobile music recognition service to be made available at 300 of The Link's High Street stores in the United Kingdom.The partnership marks the launch of Shazam's first subscription-based product, said the company.Shoppers...
CHICAGO-Pointsec, which provides enterprise security software for personal digital assistants and smart phones, released its Pointsec for Smartphone product.The product is a new version of the company's security software for smart phones running Windows Mobile Smartphone 2003. The new version includes sign-on and encryption...
BOSTON-Mobile applications developer Interspot released its InterSMS technology, which allows users to create their own short message service mobile marketing campaigns or instantly communicate via text messaging."With the introduction of InterSMS we are thrilled to be empowering companies of all sizes to harness the...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies said it is providing products and services for WAP, short message service and multimedia messaging service delivery for eight U.S. mobile carriers. InterOp said it has helped the following operators go live with wireless data services: Advantage Cellular in Tennessee;...
The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) announced Wednesday that Cingular Wireless, Sprint PCS and France Telecom have joined its efforts to fight spam and viruses.The nonprofit coalition was founded last December by a group of communications and technology companies to fight messaging abuses and...
GENEVA-Echovox Wireless launched a pan-European cross-network multimedia "chat" service. Multimedia messaging service Group Chat users will be able to interact with other users in a chat room by sending both short message service and MMS messages in real time, according to the company. The...
FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies is providing products and services for WAP, short message service and multimedia messaging service delivery for eight U.S. mobile carriers, the company announced Tuesday. InterOp said it has helped the following operators go live with wireless data services: Advantage Cellular...
Recurrent Software Solutions Inc. introduced its VersaBill automated bill formatting system. The product allows companies to streamline their electronic billing in a format that meets their specifications, said the company. Once the electronic format is established, VersaBill creates code to parse the format for...
Like a cat with full jaws and claws, GSM technology does not need to proclaim its strengths. The numbers tell the story. Up to 1.18 billion subscribers place and receive calls over GSM networks around the world, almost 10 times the next-largest competitor, CDMA...
SEATTLE-Developer Tegic Communications launched the latest version of its popular predictive text software for mobile devices this week. Tegic unveilled T9 7.2, an embedded program designed to make messaging more efficient for short message service users. The multi-lingual software predicts the words text messagers...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry told the Federal Communications Commission that integrating wireless technology into the nation's outdated Emergency Alert System could be more difficult than expected and warned policy-makers that scrapping the current regime would be unwise. CTIA-The Wireless Association said policy-makers should proceed cautiously...
LONDON-Rock band Rooster has made history with the first live concert in the United Kingdom to be broadcast live via mobile phone. A 45-minute set was broadcast from London's Institute of Contemporary Arts to around 1,000 subscribers via mobile operator 3's network. The broadcast...
SAN FRANCISCO-The nation's wireless carriers have agreed to provide consumers with multimedia messaging service interoperability, a move that industry watchers say will give a much-needed boost to MMS use in the United States. The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association said the Inter-Carrier MMS Working...
