Mobile Content
MasterCard Launches New Digital Wallet Called MasterPass for Mobile, Web Purchasing
April 11, 2013 9:30 am | by Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press | News | CommentsFor those who hate the tedious process of filling out billing and shipping information every time they make an online purchase, MasterCard is rolling out a new digital wallet product called MasterPass, which works on computers, tablets and smartphones...
Broadcasters Display Mobile TV Dongles at NAB Show
April 11, 2013 8:41 am | by Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsThe key weapon in TV broadcasters' fight with Internet video upstart Aereo is something inelegantly known as a dongle. The miniature TV antenna picks up free, mobile broadcast signals. It attaches to iPhone and iPad power ports and extends about 7 inches...
App Downloads Rise 11 Percent Quarterly, Hit $2.2B in Revenue
April 9, 2013 10:50 am | by Ben Munson | News | CommentsApp downloads across the four leading digital storefronts totaled more than 13.4 billion in the first quarter of 2013, marking an 11 percent increase quarterly. Without revenue sharing taken into account, that total was enough to post $2.2 billion in revenue for all stores combined.
App-Enabled Accessories Abound at the Apple Store
April 9, 2013 9:37 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsThere's a special section over at Apple's online store devoted entirely to “app-enabled accessories.” These items include extravagances like a Wi-Fi enabled scale that shoots its data straight to the iPhone, or a flying drone that can be controlled right from your very own iOS device...
Review: HTC One Impresses but Software Disappoints
April 9, 2013 8:56 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsReady for the battle of the phones? This year's crop of high-end smartphones is starting to emerge, like bear cubs crawling out of their burrows, sniffing the spring air. First out is the HTC One, a handsome, powerful animal that should do well this year...
Google's Android Target of New Antitrust Complaint
April 9, 2013 8:52 am | by Juergen Baetz, Associated Press | News | CommentsA group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of mobile Internet usage on smartphones. The "FairSearch" initiative of 17 companies — which includes Microsoft, Nokia, and Oracle...
Broadcasters Worry About 'Zero TV' homes
April 8, 2013 9:13 am | by Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsSome people have had it with TV. They've had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don't like timing their lives around network show schedules. They're tired of $100-plus monthly bills. A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and...
Facebook Finds Middle Ground with New Home App
April 4, 2013 2:06 pm | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsRumors of a Facebook phone were brought to a head with today's much-hyped announcement from the social network. The results fall somewhere between a piece of hardware for Facebook to call its own and an actual operating system. Facebook today unveiled a new...
Eyes on Facebook Mobile Event as Company Evolves
April 4, 2013 9:01 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsFacebook is unveiling a new Android product Thursday, a move that comes as a fast-growing number of its 1.06 billion users access it on smartphones and tablet computers. Advertisers are not far behind. Though mobile ads have been a big concern for Facebook's...
Facebook to Hold Android Event Thursday
March 29, 2013 10:23 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has invited journalists to the unveiling of what it calls its "new home on Android." Next Thursday's event will be held at the company's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters. Facebook is not providing further details. There has been speculation that the company could launch a new phone, though that's unlikely.
Why Operators Need to Make Mobile the Center of Customer Experience
March 29, 2013 9:10 am | by Dominic Endicott, Partner at Nauta Capital | Articles | CommentsMobile Network Operators (MNOs) face a dilemma: they fund the networks and subsidize many of the devices that power the digital landscape, and yet they are mostly marginal players in new digital ecosystems such as social networks, search, app-stores, apps, video distribution... Dominic Endicott is a partner at Nauta Capital.
PlayPhone, Verizon Partner on Social Gaming Storefront
March 26, 2013 8:24 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSocial gaming provider PlayPhone today announced that it's partnering with Verizon Wireless on a social-optimized game-centric storefront that will come preloaded on Verizon's Android phones. Scott Prather, senior director of business development at PlayPhone...
Ahead of the Bell: Adobe
March 20, 2013 9:35 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsAdobe Systems rose 6 percent before Wednesday's opening bell after the software maker reported strong first-quarter results. Citi analyst Walter Pritchard backed his "Buy" rating for Adobe, saying that a surprisingly strong bump in subscriptions did not adversely affect the company's top line...
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello Leaving
March 19, 2013 9:16 am | by Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsVideo game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday that its CEO, John Riccitiello, will step down on March 30. The company has named Larry Probst as executive chairman while it searches for Riccitiello's replacement. Probst has been chairman...
Monitoring Your Kids on Facebook? That's so 2009
March 18, 2013 10:42 am | by Anne Flaherty, Associated Press | News | CommentsRelieved your kids aren't posting embarrassing messages and goofy self-portraits on Facebook? They're probably doing it on Instagram and Snapchat instead. The number of popular social media sites available on kids' mobile device...
Review: Despite Flaws, Voice Search Has Potential
March 7, 2013 9:16 am | by Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsI never thought I'd be telling my phone what to do. But I often find myself talking to various digital assistants — Siri on the iPhone and Google Now on Android devices — to request driving directions, restaurant recommendations and answers...
BlackBerry Developer Support Still Shaky as Netflix Bows Out
March 5, 2013 10:21 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt's all about the apps for any mobile platform hopeful and it seems BlackBerry 10 just continues to prove that it can't attract the heavy hitters. In the wake of Yahoo! reporting yesterday that it will kill support for its dedicated BlackBerry app, Netflix says it too is steering clear of the platform...
Yahoo! Kills BlackBerry App, Other Services
March 4, 2013 9:58 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAs part of CEO Marissa Mayer's extensive revamp of Yahoo!, the company says it will be streamline its mobile offerings, eliminating apps, including its Blackberry offering. Jay Rossiter, executive vice president of Platforms for Yahoo!, said in a blog post...
Mozilla Touts Carrier, OEM Support for Firefox OS at MWC
February 25, 2013 9:45 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe mobile Firefox OS from non-profit browser-maker Mozilla might have seemed a longshot to even make it to market, much less garner the kind of carrier support the company has announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Spain. Mozilla has announced 18 carrier...
Keynote Mobile News and Portal Index: January - February 2013
February 20, 2013 9:35 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsThis month, the Keynote Mobile News & Portal performance index featured a number of smartphone sites that posted extremely slow response times. With that in mind, we thought we would look at how site infrastructure contributes to the performance of one of these slower sites...
Bump Updates App for Mobile to PC File Sharing
February 15, 2013 10:30 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsBump today launched an updated version of its contact and file sharing app for iOS and Android that enables the apps to interact with the company's web version of Bump at http://bu.mp. In a blog post on the company's website the company explains that the new functionality wil allow everything...
Opera Acquires Skyfire for Video Optimization Tech
February 15, 2013 9:52 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsOpera Software today announced that it has acquired Silicon Valley based Skyfire Labs, which specializes in mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobility. Skyfire also produces a mobile browser that allows iOS users to watch Flash-based video content on their devices...
Tamagotchi Returns: Electronic Pet Reborn as App
February 14, 2013 9:25 am | by Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer | News | CommentsTamagotchi is re-hatching as an app. Bandai America Inc. and Sync Beatz Entertainment are hoping to revive the electronic pet craze of the 1990s with a new mobile app launching Thursday for Android devices. The app duplicates the egg-shaped plastic toy...
Mailbox App Review: Return to Sender
February 13, 2013 5:23 pm | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsAs much as it pains me to say it, the new iOS app, Mailbox from Orchestra, will not revolutionize email as we know it. In fact, it’s only a hair better than the Gmail experience it aims to improve. I've had about a week to play around with Mailbox, and I have to say...
AT&T Aims to Speed Content Delivery with Akamai Deployment
February 13, 2013 10:34 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T today announced a new Content Delivery Network for businesses that aims to provide speedy delivery of mobile apps, web pages and videos. AT&T CDN Service is available to U.S. customers as part of a previously annoucned partnership with Akamai Technologies...
