Content & Mobile Marketing

Handango Inc. announced an expansion of its distribution deal with Best Buy Co. Inc. that will see the big-box retailer selling smartphone applications through its in-store Mobile Genie system.Best Buy …

Sprint Nextel Corp. continued to woo desktop developers with the launch of an open software platform in advance of its annual Application Developer Conference later this week.The platform promises to …

Buzzwire Inc. bagged a new leader, hiring former Newsweek president and worldwide publisher Greg Osberg to expand its network of content and carrier partners.The Denver-based startup powers Verizon Wireless’s m.vcast …

MobiTV Inc. announced its 5 millionth viewer just four months after it surpassed the 4-million-user mark.The Emeryville, Calif.-based firm also noted “an unprecedented level of interest in this year’s presidential …

Staying up to date with your favorite band, the latest news and online friends should be easier as an Oklahoma company is set to launch a social enterprise platform for …

Telenovela watchers who are also Sprint Nextel Corp. cellphone subscribers will get to decide this month what the star of Telemundo’s racy hit novela should do next as she struggles …

Nokia Corp. continued to build out its Ovi service with new e-mail and instant messaging solutions as well as an enhanced mapping offering.The handset-maker-cum-Internet-services-company unveiled Mail on Ovi, an online …

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 …

Mobile virtual network operators will likely join the ranks with most Americans facing a tough holiday season with mixed forecasts as to whether MVNOs will come out strong or gasping …

Zumobi just launched a free iPhone application that meshes several social-networking sites, RSS feeds and other types of content into one place that users can access in real time.; iphone; …

Blockbuster Inc. caught up to the competition last week by introducing a set-top box that brings rentals from the Internet to the television.

The mobile information superhighway is in need of some serious maintenance. That’s the take-away from a new Yankee Group evaluation of 32 consumer-facing mobile Web sites. The market research firm …

Twitter has apparently rejected an all-stock acquisition offer from Facebook. Twitter officials may want more than an estimated $500 million valuation as it continues to build its user base.

Opera Software releases version 4.2 of its mobile software for Java phones just two weeks after introducing its beta and only one day after porting it to Google Android phones.

imeem has launched a new mobile advertising platform for Android-based phones through its mobile app.

More than 400,000 BlackBerry users have downloaded the new MySpace application, according to Research In Motion Ltd., shattering the record for applications in their first week of release.The offering, which …

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T-Mobile USA Inc. is replacing its T-Zones with web2go, a portal that includes a Yahoo-powered search offering as well as a new application storefront.Web2go promises improved mobile Internet browsing, a …

Alltel Communications L.L.C customers can now get coupons and specials delivered right to their handsets. The carrier announced the launch of Alltel Perks, a free downloadable-service that sends not only …

The difficult global economy is not hampering growth of mobile messaging services, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm said mobile messaging service revenues are expected to grow …

Mobile TV has a lot of things going for it: a ton of hype, an eye-catching wow factor and, in one case, an $800 million dedicated network. But it doesn’t …

More than a year after taking the helm at Yahoo Inc., Jerry Yang is out as the company’s board of directors has initiated a search for a new CEO.Yang has …

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 …

Qualcomm Inc. has released a software development kit for its BREW Mobile Platform, enabling developers to “bridge the gap” between writing for mobile applications and the Web, the company said …

Verizon Wireless has partnered with FunMobility to provide a new video service for customers. Under the agreement, users can access “America’s Best Mobile Flix” (aFLIX), a video sharing and mobile …