Monthly Archives: March, 2007
Turner Broadcasting: Striving for third-screen content partnerships
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From its recent partnership with L.M. Ericsson to develop and deliver its suite of news and entertainment content to the handheld to a variety...
Adobe FlashCast headed to VZW through exclusive deal
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Adobe Systems Inc. announced that, under a new, exclusive agreement with the nation's second-largest carrier, it will launch all new Adobe mobile applications through...
Sprint Nextel leveraging network for healthcare
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In the healthcare industry, professionals are more likely to be mobile than not: roaming from patient to patient, office to operating room, clinic to...
Hershey mixes gum, chocolate, karaoke and ringtones
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ORLANDO, Fla.-In a first for a major, mobile-centered national advertising campaign, The Hershey Co. plans to soon offer one-in-three chances to win a sing-it-yourself...
Enterprise, entertainment evangelism: CTIA keynoters look back and beyond 2007
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ORLANDO, Fla.-A packed hall heard evangelism, exhortation and ebullience from a trio of industry speakers yesterday morning, as the CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show...
Worst of the Day: Padded carpet
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Welcome to a special edition of our online column, Worst of the Week. Industry trade shows are especially nutty, so this column is a...
Films for mobile gaining prominence
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ORLANDO, Fla.-Six short films were screened here at CTIA Wireless 2007 for the debut of the Mobile Movie Fest. Each of the films ranged...
Truly mobile games link GPS, Wi-Fi to cell phone
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The mobile gaming world is targeting mass-market users with "one-thumb" casual offerings that are simple to understand and easy to play. But one Orlando...
MobiTV inks Yahoo for ad network
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Mobile television provider MobiTV today inked a deal with Yahoo Inc. for mobile advertising. Under the agreement, Yahoo will act as the ad network...
Virgin Mobile toys with MMS pricing
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ORLANDO, Fla.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. will offer multimedia messaging for as low as one cent per message, following up on the success of its...
Mobile ads need compelling content to grow
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ORLANDO, Fla.-TV network executives charged with delivering their programming to the mobile environment are happy to see their shows living on multiple platforms, but...
FunMobility debuts pair of social apps
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FunMobility is launching a pair of new mobile applications called America's Best Mobile Flix (AFLIX) and Flirt Pix. AFLIX allows users to submit videos...
Jott banking on speech-to-text service
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Some of the world's biggest corporations want to turn your phone into a portable, multimedia entertainment system. But John Pollard just wants to make...
Stupak: Use auction $ to pay for public-safety network
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Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, said he soon plans to re-introduce legislation making permanent the...
Titans spar on handset pricing
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The battle of the titans continued last week as the industry's No. 1 and No. 2 carriers rolled out dueling promotional efforts centered on...
Despite different takes, networks bullish on mobile TV ad space
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IT'S BEEN IN THE MARKET for less than a month, but TV network executives are excited about advertising opportunities presented by MediaFLO USA Inc.'s...
Life at the top: Nokia reaches for Internet, Moto for fire extinguisher
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ONCE UPON A TIME, in the deep past-about six months ago, say-the global handset business started looking fairly predictable. Nokia Corp. had steadily amassed...
Interoperability debate pits software, hardware makers : Pickering latest legislator to take up first-responder public-safety problems
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Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) plans to offer a bill mandating a federal standard for interoperable public-safety communications if one cannot be achieved voluntarily. But...
Telecom, gov’t handling of consumer info draws criticism
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In the post 9/11 world, wireless carriers find themselves uncomfortable partners in what privacy advocates view as an unholy alliance between the federal government...
AT&T, Qwest in legal tussle with LECs
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AT&T Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc. are embroiled in a legal tussle with several small local exchange carriers and Web companies over call...
Hedgehogging
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Hedge*hog*ing v. Interrupting conversations in an office environment by poking your head over the top of the cube.Ontela lent us a demo of its...
T-Mobile USA rocks out with Nokia’s XpressMusic: Analyst applauds product’s features
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In case you've been hiding under a rock, music phones are hot. But simple usability, clear directions and "out of the box" pleasures have...
Nokia Siemens Networks readies for takeoff
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Of all the industries that the soon-to-be-merged Nokia Siemens Networks will play in, the most important are radio access; services core and applications, which...