Content & Mobile Marketing

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. signed a multi-year extension of their current agreement to provide co-branded DSL and Dial services and announced plans to extend the alliance to …

ROK Entertainment Group said its ROK Player allows multimedia memory card-capable mobile phones to play content-loaded multimedia chips on the full screen of their handsets rather than in letterbox formats. …

It’s time to count blessings again, and here are a few things I am thankful for that relate to wireless: c I am thankful that most cars don’t have “Hang …

CHICAGO-Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular Corp. launched its nweb Internet browsing service providing customers with access to Web pages using their wireless handsets. The service, which was developed in conjunction …

READING, United Kingdom-Mobile messaging and content provider Airwide solutions raised $16.25 in Series C funding, the company announced Thursday. Artiman Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, joined existing investors …

Carriers and content providers descended on Miami for the Mobile Music Conference last week, but at least one company was conspicuous by its absence. MusiKube, a New York-based mobile music …

Verizon Wireless became the first major U.S. carrier to offer ringback tones, launching a service analysts say-and carriers hope-may be even more profitable than ringtones. Ringbacks are clips of music …

Fallout from the Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. merger continued last week as separate developments sent tumbling shares of one mobile content provider and another e-commerce company. …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. launched Motorola Inc.’s V710 handset, which includes a 1.2-megapixel camera and flash, video recorder, MP3 player and Bluetooth wireless technology. The handset also supports Alltel’s Axcess …

CALGARY, Alberta-Chartwell Technology Inc. raised $10 million by selling more than 2 million shares in private placement, the mobile software and content provider announced Friday. Chartwell sold the shares for …

SBC Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. signed a multi-year extension of their current agreement to provide co-branded DSL and Dial services and announced plans to extend the alliance to wireless …

SEATTLE-Mobile entertainment company Blue Frog Mobile Inc. has launched an affiliation program in the United States for its ringtones, games, graphics, logos, wallpaper, chat and data services. As part of …

READING, United Kingdom-Mobile messaging and content provider Airwide solutions raised $16.25 in Series C funding, the company announced Thursday. Artiman Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, joined existing investors …

NEW YORK-The mobile entertainment field got a little more crowded Thursday with the launch of ThumbPlay, a venture capital-fueled content provider. Based in New York, ThumbPlay will offer ringtones, wallpaper, …

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-Mobile virtual network operator and content provider SmartServ Online Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire New York-based Telco Group Inc. and affiliates, which provide prepaid wireless …

Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular Corp. launched its nweb Internet browsing service providing customers with access to Web pages using their wireless handsets. The service, which was developed in conjunction …

Fallout from the Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. merger continued Wednesday as separate developments sent tumbling shares of one mobile content provider and another e-commerce company. Shares …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and mobile developer Opera Software will team to offer a BREW-based shopping Web browser for handsets. The product will offer wireless users content and applications based on …

BONN, Germany-Warner Bros. Online and T-Mobile International have signed a wireless distribution deal that brings Warner Bros. Entertainment brands’ information on upcoming properties to T-Mobile customers throughout Europe. The deal …

WaveMarket Inc. plans to launch a new location-based social application this week, unveiling the industry’s latest effort to prod users to create social networks through wireless networks. Dubbed “Crunkie,” the …

LOS ANGELES-Twentieth Century Fox studio announced Wednesday that it will create a series of one-minute dramas based on the hit show “24” specifically for mobile users with Vodafone Group plc. …

Vodafone Group plc launched its UMTS-based Vodafone live! service across its operations in 13 countries, including Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and …

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-SmartServ Online Inc. will offer prepaid mobile phone service and handsets on Sprint PCS’ nationwide network, the company announced Wednesday. SmartServ will launch the mobile virtual network operator …

Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will begin offering its Cricket wireless customers the mobile AOL Instant Messenger service, allowing AOL members and AIM users to receive instant messages, alerts …

MELBOURNE, Australia-Australian operator Telstra Corp. said it launched i-mode services based on technology from Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. The content service offers Telstra customers access to a wide range …