AT&T Inc. said its customers can now use their cell phones to control their home digital video recorders through the company's U-verse TV service.The San Antonio-based firm launched a service that allows mobile users with any compatible AT&T handset using WAP 2.0 to search...
LAS VEGAS-Modeo L.L.C., which recently wrapped up a trial of its broadcast mobile TV service, said the 138 participants in the trial mostly gave positive reviews, according to the company's presentation at the National Association of Broadcasters 2007 convention in Las Vegas.The six-week trial...
AT&T Inc. subsidiary YellowPages.com unveiled a text-message search service that delivers local business listings and wireless Web links.Users can send a text message to YP411 with a business name or category, along with a city and state or ZIP code. The service returns up...
If checking out the Internet on a PC can be called surfing, browsing the wireless Web is more akin to hunting snipe in a briar patch: it's arduous, painful, and sure to leave you disappointed.The fixed-line Internet has evolved to offer a remarkably standardized...
Gemalto plans to introduce two new products this week at CTIA Wireless 2007.The company said it will introduce its Smart Dongle product that allows subscriber to securely access mobile carrier services such as voice over IP, instant messaging, multimedia content and online authentication with...
Yahoo Inc. announced it developed a WAP version of its new oneSearch service. The search service, which originally launched as the Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 Java application earlier this year, is now accessible on most mobile phones via a WAP page.OneSearch is designed...
As the hype machine clicks into high gear for the CTIA Wireless 2007 show, I thought it might be nice to review some of the hype from years past. The goal, of course, is to show that this year's hottest thing might not...
So the latest topic of endless hype within the wireless industry seems to be ad-supported content and services. Ad-supported mobile social networking, ad-supported games, ad-supported muni Wi-Fi-the list goes on and on. I wish I could get an ad-supported assistant to sort everything out.But...
In Style is the latest U.S. print publication to go mobile, launching a downloadable application with celebrity photos, fashion trends and shopping information.The application will include community features that allow users to share comments and recommend shopping finds, as well as offer a chance...
Think adult content is a safe play for wireless carriers? Try asking Canadian operator Telus Corp.Telus quietly dropped its racy offerings last week-less than two months after raising eyebrows by becoming the first Canadian carrier to dip its toe into the adult content waters-after...
Mobile content aggregator Buongiorno SpA said it will spend $5.6 million to acquire HotSMS BV, an Amsterdam-based mobile advertising firm.HotSMS works with traditional advertising agencies and claims to have deployed more than 1,000 mobile campaigns for clients including Coca-Cola, Heineken, McDonald's and Universal Music....
Openwave Systems Inc. announced it acquired WiderWeb Ltd., a mobile Web software developer, for $5 million in cash and a further potential $4 million if the company achieves certain levels of sales or profitability for Openwave. With WiderWeb in tow, Openwave said it can...
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. In the coming weeks look for columns from Strategy Analytics' Chris Ambrosio, M:Metrics' Seamus...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
The Hyperfactory is expanding its mobile advertising offerings with an ad-buying network designed to generate marketing messages across wireless applications.The New Zealand-based outfit hopes to offer a one-stop shop for companies looking to tout their brands on the wireless Web, as well as in...
Entertainment media giant IMG jumped onto the wireless video field with the acquisition Nunet AG, a Cologne, Germany-based mobile media company.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Nunet powers 200 streaming wireless TV channels for more than 20 mobile network operators in Europe, Africa and...
The latest player in the wireless advertising arena hopes to provide a one-stop shop for companies looking to deploy marketing campaigns across mobile platforms. And it's set to lock horns with a rare veteran in the space.Millennial Media debuted this month, touting $6.3 million...
Like an Angelina Jolie adoptee, mobile advertising has come under a glaring spotlight in its early days. Sprint Nextel Corp. attracted attention last fall when it became the first tier-one carrier to sell ad space on its wireless Web navigation pages, and both Cingular...
The Weather Channel Mobile continued to expand its offerings, adding traffic information and hourly forecasts to its wireless services.The Weather.com mobile Web site now features traffic data for 24 metro areas including speed overview maps, incident level reports, accident mapping and construction information. The...
Mobile video is still very much in its infancy, but Third Screen Media claims it is reaching consumers by delivering a click-to-play wireless TV commercial.The Boston-based mobile marketing company this week will tout its first click-to-video effort, a WAP-based campaign on behalf of the...
Like a tag-team partner vaulting over the ropes to get at an opponent, Total Nonstop Action has joined the mobile battleground.The upstart wrestling franchise last week outlined a comprehensive wireless initiative, unveiling plans to launch TNA-branded ringtones, wallpapers, text alerts and wrestler-penned blogs. The...
Mobile marketing startup Millenial Media emerged from stealth mode with $6.3 million in its wallet.Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital and Acta Wireless participated in the first round of funding for Millenial Media, which was founded by former Verizon Wireless executive Paul Palmieri. The company...
Internet behemoths and pure-play startups are hastily inking deals and positioning themselves for a long, hard slog on the mobile search battlefield.Yahoo Inc. continued its aggressive move into wireless last week, using the Consumer Electronics Show to tout a host of new partnerships for...
The major U.S. carriers are rushing to cash in on the mobile marketing craze by selling ad space on their WAP decks. But consumers aren't thrilled about using the third screen as a billboard.Sprint Nextel Corp. was the first tier-one operator to jump into...
