Content & Mobile Marketing

ATLANTA-Wireless content and technology company Ipsh said its new picture-rendering technology will be used in a mobile marketing campaign for Warner Brother’s new “Starsky and Hutch” movie. “We are growing …

OBERHAUSEN, Germany-Killer marketing concepts, not killer applications, will help mobile operators reach potential mobile content customers, according to a new report from multimedia messaging company conVisual and consulting company ISI. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless is a major theme at this year’s Game Developers’ Conference, with Motorola Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Mobliss and Microsoft Corp. among those making announcements at the show. The …

TOKYO-A new application from Royal Philips Electronics, Sony Corp. and E Ink Corp. allows mobile users a paper-like reading experience via mobile devices. The Electronic Paper Display module, designed by …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-CinemaElectric Inc. announced it will sell mobile content through America Online Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. CinemaElectric is a wireless services company that provides multimedia entertainment for mobile devices in …

NEW YORK-The king lives on through new mobile applications from Diggit Entertainment Group. Diggit announced it will develop a suite of Elvis Presley-branded applications for mobile devices through an exclusive …

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-SmartServ Online Inc. said its subsidiary nReach has partnered with Merit Industries to introduce self-serve mobile content vending machine products nationwide. nReach provides mobile ring tones, graphics, games …

ATLANTA-Mobile content delivery and Internet access technology provider Access announced that Mexican wireless operator Radiomovil Dipsa S.A. de C.V., known as Telcel, will use technologies and services from Access, including …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Liberty Alliance, a consortium working on an open federated identity standard, said it formed new relationships with six global alliances including the Network Applications Consortium, Open Mobile Alliance, …

ATLANTA-Qpass Inc. announced software agreements with Alltel, Cingular Wireless and Triton PCS at this week’s CTIA wireless 2004 show in Atlanta. Alltel licensed Qpass’ flagship Prosperity Series software to manage …

ATLANTA-FOX Sports Interactive Media said it expanded its publishing partnership with Sorrent into other areas besides games. Under the deal, Sorrent will create and publish all new FOX Sports Mobile …

CLEVELAND-AGmobile, the new media subsidiary of American Greetings Corp., and Univision Online, a division of Hispanic broadcasting company Univision Communications Inc., have teamed to provide Spanish-language content-based products, services and …

ATLANTA-Long known for its Internet technologies and services, VeriSign Inc. today announced plans to unify its telecommunications offerings and promote its brand to wireless carrier and content customers. The company …

The future market for mobile-phone memory will total almost $6 billion, according to some in the industry, and could surpass the potential of the massive desktop computer industry in just …

MUNICH-The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group and Ubiquity Software Corp. announced they will integrate Ubiquity’s Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Server into Siemens’ IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS@vantage. With Ubiquity’s …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Symantec Corp. announced it is expanding its family of secure firewall applications with the Symantec Gateway Security 300 Series, including the 320, 360 and 360R. The 300 series of …

BERLIN-Wireless heavyweights Nokia Corp., Philips, Universal Studios Networks Germany and Vodafone’s research division announced a pilot program to develop a digital broadcasting technology for mobile phones. The technology would allow …

Text messaging interoperability company InphoMatch announced plans to expand into the wireless content market with its new InphoMatch Interactive (Imi) platform, which the company said takes the headache out of …

As mobile-phone makers gear up for what likely will be their biggest year ever, Motorola Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. and several other manufacturers kicked off the season with …

WASHINGTON-The stakes have been raised in the U.S.-China wireless trade dispute, with the Bush administration last week issuing a veiled threat about seeking redress at the World Trade Organization, and …

REDMOND, Wash.-Microsoft Corp. announced it will team with TWI Interactive and Vidiator Technology Inc. to offer a wireless video product for sale to mobile network operators. The companies’ new MobileVision …

VANCOUVER, Canada-Setanta Media has teamed with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to offer mobile applications featuring European sports to the U.S. market via AT&T Wireless’ mMode service. The initial launch of …

OSLO, Norway-Opera Software released a new version of its operating system for mobile phones. The company said the new version 7 features its desktop core engine and includes support for …

WASHINGTON-A key Senate lawmaker, amid a ballooning trade deficit and festering disputes with foreign countries over wireless standards and other barriers to open markets, today asked the General Accounting Office …

SHANGHAI, China-Chinese wireless content company Linktone Ltd. made an impressive debut in its Nasdaq initial public offering, with share prices soaring as high as $19.50 per share. The company offers …