Content & Mobile Marketing

Vision- and hearing-impaired consumers can get some assistance from their wireless devices with two announcements this week. Danger Inc. has added new features to make its hiptop2 device useful for …

The potential for growth in the North American wireless industry is far higher than in the more mature markets of Europe and Asia, according to a new report from Merrill …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has collaborated with NEC Corp. to complete what it describes as both companies’ first phase of interoperability testing for Internet Protocol multimedia subsystems. Both vendors …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. has applied for membership in the SD Card Association and has signed a licensing agreement that enables the use of SD memory cards in its devices. Nokia …

Cingular Wireless has partnered with content providers Vindigo, Tele Atlas, Digital Cyclone and Handango to offer a suite of mobile travel-related applications. The service is indicative of a trend among …

Procter & Gamble has teamed with M-Qube Inc., a mobile marketing company, to market P&G’s Herbal Essences line of beauty products, the companies announced Tuesday. As part of a new …

GALWAY, Ireland-AM-BEO Ltd. and MoreMagic Solution announced a joint marketing partnership. AM-BEO provides rating, charging and revenue settlement software products. MoreMagic provides software for charging and payment of premium content …

BellSouth Corp. said it plans to offer $3 billion aggregate principal amount of five- and 10-year senior notes to help finance its share of the pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-With the NFL’s opening weekend just days away, Sorrent announced three new sports-related mobile content offerings. The California-based company will promote the launch with a television advertising campaign …

Wireless carriers and content providers around the world are salivating over potential revenues from adult content, which is expected to generate $1 billion annually within the next few years, according …

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell said the diverse options for broadband-including both unlicensed and licensed choices-make America strong even if others, including his fellow commissioners, believe the United States is lagging …

Both Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced beyond-the-ordinary handsets, with Nokia’s phones offering unusual designs and Siemens’ handset providing a unique service. Capitalizing on mobile-phone users’ penchant for style, Nokia …

A flurry of announcements Friday brought European mobile users one step closer to watching video broadcasts on their handsets. In three separate announcements: Handset manufacturers Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc., Sony …

LA JOLLA, Calif.-With the NFL’s opening weekend just days away, Sorrent announced three new sports-related mobile content offerings. The California-based company will promote the launch with a television advertising campaign …

CHANTILLY, Va.-Newly merged mobile messaging company Mobileway-InphoMatch has teamed with Mobile Entertainment Europe, a mobile entertainment provider in Canada and Europe in an effort to bring mobile entertainment to the …

WASHINGTON-There is no technical reason for carriers not to comply with the digital wiretap act, a senior government official said Wednesday. “At this junction, it does not appear that there …

Verizon Wireless launched a pair of new games from Digital Chocolate Inc. and Modtones Gallery from Faith West for its Get It Now downloadable service, as well as adding a …

LONDON-The GSM Association said it is opening its 2005 awards for nominations this week. The awards are open to all industry players that offer content, products or services that run …

PLANO, Texas-E-Mobile Technologies issued a letter of intent to acquire Canadian antenna chipmaker RFTune, the company announced Tuesday. E-Mobile, a Texas-based provider of applications and content for smart phones, said …

NEW YORK-Mobile marketing company Enpocket launched a new version of its popular mobile advertising software. Enpocket Engine 4.0 offers upgraded message delivery features, as well as customizable views to allow …

Whether you’re looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help. While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age …

Mobile entertainment provider Dwango North America has raised $3 million in institutional funding from Weiss, Peck & Greer Investments. The announcement comes on the heels of an earlier round that …

PLANO, Texas-E-Mobile Information Technologies acquired mobile entertainment provider CHL Technologies, the companies announced. The acquisition was necessary for CHL to go public, according to a company spokesman. CHL, which will …

LOS ANGELES-Mobile entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. will partner with Nickelodeon to develop and distribute games based on the network’s most-watched shows, the companies announced Thursday. “Dora the Explorer” and …

Football fans can help choose NCAA All-America players and create NFL fantasy football teams via text messaging with two new wireless services. Cingular Wireless has teamed with ESPN and ABC …