Content & Mobile Marketing

Only 45% of U.S. mobile consumers use their phones for anything more than making calls, according to figures released this week from NPD Group. But nearly lost in the press …

Plenty of application developers and content owners are spinning their wheels as they try to convince users to shell out for mobile goodies. But a small – and very optimistic …

Pro Football Weekly is using the NFL playoffs as a stage to promote its new mobile site.The 42-year-old publication launched http://m.profootballweekly.com, a wireless version of its online destination that features …

Mobile network operators could rake in $52 billion in mobile content revenues by 2013, up from $23 billion this year, but only if they modify their mobile content business models …

On Dec. 30, microblogging service Twitter hosted its first governmental press conference — on behalf of Israel’s Defense Forces (whose microblogging tag was @ IsraelConsulate ).

It appears there’s room for plenty of winners in the booming segment of mobile social networking sites. But it’s still unclear how lucrative the space will be.Virtual, on-the-go communities are …

In 2009, the wireless industry is apt to suffer many of the same consequences exacted upon others by the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression: layoffs (likely giving way …

Network limitations somewhat stymie what the iPhone and iPod touch can do with video, but that hasn’t prevented developers from trying to harness the power of moving pictures on the …

The smartphone industry is approaching a security crossroad and fast: whether to open up and by how much.

Mozilla is targeting developers with an upgraded alpha version of its mobile browser.Fennec – which takes its name from a small desert fox – is a zooming browser that features …

THERE SEEM TO BE DOZENS OF STARTUPS aiming to build a business with voice and messaging services that leave carriers out of the revenue chain. But nobody seems to be …

Forty percent of new network digital display platform installations will make use of SMS technology for interactivity by 2012, up from just 5% last year, according to a new report …

During the next decade, the Internet will migrate from personal computers to mobile devices, according to new research from Berg Insight.“There is only one Internet and its users do not …

USA Today launched a free downloadable offering for the iPhone that delivers headlines and news stories, sports information, weather and images.The offering, which is available through Apple’s App Store for …

Handango Inc. expanded its portfolio with two deals with mobile game makers Digital Chocolate and I-play.The distributor of smartphone applications added Digital Chocolate titles such as 3D Brick Breaker Revolution, …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of …

CONFLICTING SIGNALS WERE SENT LATE LAST WEEK over whether President-elect Barack Obama is close to naming a new chairman to the Federal Communications Commission and making other tech appointments, with …

Consumers continue to flock to the mobile Web, according to the latest report from Opera Software ASA, and they’re increasingly looking to connect with social-networking sites.The Norwegian developer said its …

JumpTap Inc. said it will use technology from Skweezer Inc. to optimize Web content for mobile phones.One of the first players in the optimization space, Skweezer offers a direct-to-consumer content …

Nokia Corp. launched its Ovi-branded mobile e-mail service, allowing users with Series 40 devices to set up e-mail accounts directly from their phones.Mail on Ovi is available in 12 languages …

Boston-based go2Media is expanding beyond local listings with a new portal for local, personalized entertainment information.; go2Music; Boston-based go2Media is expanding beyond local listings with a new portal for local, …

San Francisco’s Paymo launched a mobile-payment service in 39 markets around the world, joining an ever-increasing number of startups looking to deliver a mobile wallet.Paymo is targeting digital transactions and …

A new white paper from Nielsen Mobile notes an emerging opportunity for marketers in “short code” marketing, whereby companies and their customers can interact via special abbreviated telephone numbers used …

Canada’s Research in Motion and South Korea’s SK Telecom announced Tuesday the launch of corporate service for the Blackberry Bold smartphone, which will be available in South Korea via a …

It’s been a long time coming, but Pandora Media just announced that Pandora is now available for Windows Mobile smartphones-at least in a limited fashion. As with other versions, Pandora …