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U.K. Is First Market for Comes With Music
September 3, 2008 8:28 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsIt’s probably no surprise, but Nokia said yesterday that the United Kingdom will be the first market to launch Comes With Music.
Virgin Mobile Customers Get buzzd
September 3, 2008 8:17 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsVirgin Mobile customers will soon get location-aware mobile entertainment information through a startup called buzzd.
Mobile Social Networking As Killer App?
September 2, 2008 8:07 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsSocial networking may soon grow from just another mobile application into “killer app” status, JupiterResearch said in its latest report.
3rd Dimension Expands
September 2, 2008 8:00 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMobile video company 3rd Dimension continues to make headway in getting its traffic application onto phones.
Mobile Banking Learns to Crawl
August 31, 2008 6:29 pm | by Evan Koblentz | Articles | CommentsDespite some flameouts of the dot-bomb days, many banks and financial institutions offer some form of customer account access through the Web or through client-side mobile applications.
Microsoft Mobile Device Manager Comes to AT & T Phones
August 29, 2008 8:36 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsMicrosoft’s System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 is now available to AT&T business customers who use Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphones.
mPoria Makes it Easy for Retailers
August 28, 2008 7:42 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsSeattle, Wash.-based mPoria launched GoMobile! Lite (GMLite), a service designed to help retailers get their mobile commerce efforts rolling.
JuiceCaster Meets BlackBerry
August 27, 2008 8:14 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsMobile social networking specialist JuiceCaster this week said it now has client software for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Curve.
Vuclip Comes Out of Stealth
August 19, 2008 7:39 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsBlueapple.mobi is coming out of stealth mode with a new name and redesigned online and mobile services.
Apple Takes a Bite Out of Apps
August 11, 2008 8:12 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsIn the 30 days since Apple opened the doors to the App Store users reportedly have downloaded more than 60 million programs for the iPhone.
RealNetworks Posts Net Loss
August 1, 2008 7:53 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsRealNetworks’ net loss for Q2 totaled $1.3 million, but revenue grew 12% compared with the year-ago quarter.
Macrospecs Launches Mobile Social News Website
July 31, 2008 8:03 am | by Wireless Week Staff | News | CommentsMacrospecs has taken the wraps off of its new news service, which brings together social content and the mobile Web.
Mobile TV & Video: Who Will Save the Day?
July 30, 2008 12:17 pm | by Mark Hyland | Articles | CommentsThere’s a great deal of speculation in the wireless industry today regarding what it will take to drive mobile TV and video adoption.
mSpot Tallies 4M Users
July 30, 2008 8:24 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsmSpot is celebrating a milestone in the company’s history today. The mobile entertainment startup said it surpassed the 4 million subscriber mark.
Nuance Unveils New Customer Care App
July 29, 2008 7:42 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsNuance Communications today announced Nuance Mobile Care, a mobile phone application designed to provide a “revolutionary” customer care experience.
Boopsie Finds Partner in ARTISTdirect
July 28, 2008 7:50 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsBoopsie has been flying under the radar, but today it announced a deal with ARTISTdirect that should put it squarely in sight.
Leave a SlyDial Message on the Sly
July 28, 2008 7:48 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMobileSphere went from about 5,000 users of its SlyDial service to more than 100,000 users in about three days last week.
Off-Portal Content in the Crosshairs
July 23, 2008 1:01 pm | by Monica Alleven | Articles | CommentsWireless industry professionals want to make sure a few bad apples don’t spoil the off-deck content world and all of the revenue opportunities it represents.
Lexy Gets Onion Distribution Deal
July 23, 2008 7:36 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsHere’s a new spin on mobile content, and it doesn’t involve music or a download to the phone.
CTIA Rallies Against Spam, But Controversy Continues
July 21, 2008 8:08 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsThe wireless industry needs more help from the U.S. government to catch and prosecute spammers, CTIA president Steve Largent said in a letter to the FCC late last week.
Melodis Hears Sweet Melodies from iPhone
July 18, 2008 8:22 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsOne week after the launch of the Apple iPhone 3G, Melodis is sharing some results of its music-ID service, available through the Apple Apps store.
iPhone Comes Alive With Spore
July 18, 2008 8:12 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsSpore Origins, the first part of the videogame franchise Spore in which players start with a single-cell organism and evolve it to be intelligent creature living in a custom universe.
EU Cracks Down on Misleading Mobile Data Websites
July 18, 2008 8:08 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsIt seems some Europeans mobile subscribers are getting more than they bargained for when they sign up for ringtones.
Alltel Announces Photo Slideshow Service
July 17, 2008 8:12 am | by Evan Koblentz | News | CommentsAlltel Wireless is now offering its customers a picture slideshow program called MyShow for $3.99 per month.
Mobile Video Still Poses Challenges
July 17, 2008 8:02 am | by Rhonda Wickham | News | CommentsSunnyvale, Calif.-based Avot Media has revealed the results of its 400+ mobile subscriber survey on mobile video.
