Content & Mobile Marketing

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to a cellular handset …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Danger, Inc. has snagged $37 million in venture capital and a new corporate ally. The Palo Alto-based company has joined forces with Sharp Corp. to step up production …

DURHAM, N.C.-PowerByHand, which provides mobile content and solutions, announced the best-selling applications from three of its mobile online properties. Utilities were the most popular category for Palm users at PalmGear.com, …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced Midwest Wireless will be the first carrier to launch its PocketSurfer wireless Web viewer. The device uses Bluetooth technology to connect wirelessly to a cellular handset …

Wireless users can play armchair general with their mobile phones during two new History Channel shows. Enpocket, a New York-based content marketer and provider, has teamed with the network to …

SEATTLE-Fulfilling previous announcements that it would launch UMTS-based next-generation services in a handful of markets by the end of this year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has begun offering …

Continuing the recent flood of camera-phone announcements, Samsung released plans for a 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone, the SPH-S2300, that it said includes features that align its capabilities with those of …

As a company that tends to generate most excitement regarding its bottom line, Nokia Corp. for the most part has been unruffled in the recent turbulent seas of the wireless …

Wireless consumers soon will have more sports-oriented content available through two new deals announced last week. Fans of the 2004 Olympic Games will be able to access updates, photos and …

Forget glow-in-the-dark faceplates, see-through battery packs and flashing antennas. When it comes to marketing to younger wireless users, it’s all about the music. Instead of monophonic, eight-note ringtones, today’s phones …

SEOUL, South Korea-Continuing the recent flood of camera-phone announcements, Samsung released plans for a 3.2-megapixel digital camera phone, the SPH-S2300, that it said includes features that align its capabilities with …

Wireless consumers will soon have more sports-oriented content available through two new deals announced today. Fans of the 2004 Olympic Games will be able to access news updates, photos and …

HAMBURG, Germany-CoreMedia announced the launch of its new generation of digital rights management software. The company’s DRM for Mobile Services version 2.1 enables mobile service providers and content suppliers to …

Prepaid wireless provider Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. added content from Comedy Central to its already extensive data content selection provided by a number of youth-oriented brands including MTV, VH1 and …

Wireless gaming publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of common stock. The company, which has agreements to …

BOSTON-The majority of U.S. mobile gamers are women, according to a new study from the Yankee Group that shows 58 percent of mobile gamers in the United States are women, …

NEW YORK-Warner Music Group will partner with wireless entertainment and marketing company Mobileway to incorporate wireless branding into its CD packaging. Five-digit short codes will be featured on WMG CD …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced a collaboration with gaming company Square Enix for new content for the Vodafone Live! multimedia service. The agreement marks Japanese-based Square Enix’s entry into the European …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Wireless entertainment content provider Mforma Group Inc. announced it has established Mforma China, a Chinese subsidiary based in Shanghai licensed to do business in the country. “We are prepared …

LONDON-Satisfactory business models have yet to be established between the mobile industry and the music industry, according to “Mobile Music,” a new executive briefing from Baskerville/Informa Media. As advanced handsets …

REDMOND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. has adopted Microsoft Corp.’s Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to run its internal corporate portal that currently serves more than 2,800 employees across the country. The …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. will partner with ARM to develop a security solution to protect software on mobile phones. For the solution, TI will implement ARM’s TrustZone Technology on its OMAP …

LONDON-Mobile carrier T-Mobile International will deploy intelligent packet core networking equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd. to allow for more flexible mobile-data billing. The value of the agreement was not disclosed. …

Continuing the content tie-ins between Hollywood movies and wireless carriers, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will begin offering exclusive content from the Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Film “King Arthur,” which is …

Last week was a good one for developers. The wireless industry has begun to give developers the attention they deserve, as evidenced by the slew of wireless-focused announcements at JavaOne …