Content & Mobile Marketing

LAS VEGAS-AOL Time Warner Inc. and Sony Corp. announced at the Comdex show in Las Vegas that they will explore a range of initiatives for the broadband home networking environment. …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless marketing company SkyGo Inc. announced five additional content providers have joined the SkyGo Mobile Advertising Network, including CBS MarketWatch.com, ESPN.com, Hoover’s Online, nGame and Funcaster.com.

NEW YORK-Fraud is following the course of least resistance, trending largely but not exclusively toward subscriber identity theft and away from the use of wireless networks as a means to …

LAS VEGAS, United States—Nokia and Sony announced they are developing an open and common middleware platform with the intent of achieving interoperability between mobile handsets and consumer devices, and between …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo announced it will launch motion picture distribution services for its third-generation (3G) service called FOMA on 19 November. A new handset, which will be equipped with the function …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While Europe’s major cell-phone operators remain cautious about their launch plans for third-generation (3G) services, Hutchison Whampoa, which owns 3G licenses in the United Kingdom and Italy, has …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced it will launch location services using the global positioning system (GPS) satellite system and motion picture services with 64 kilobits per second …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc. reported it will launch a video-clip distribution service over its FOMA third-generation network November 19. The carrier said the I-motion service will allow users to obtain video …

SAN FRANCISCO—Long-distance, credit card and online services company Working Assets has chosen Sentori Inc. to provide its new wireless billing solution, Sentori 3G, which will be hosted by billing and …

LAS VEGAS-AOL Time Warner Inc. and Sony Corp. announced they will explore a range of initiatives for the broadband home networking environment. The companies said they will work together to …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Wireless marketing company SkyGo Inc. announced five additional content providers have joined the SkyGo Mobile Advertising Network, including CBS MarketWatch.com, ESPN.com, Hoover’s Online, nGame and Funcaster.com.

LAS VEGAS—Nokia Corp. and Sony Corp. announced they are developing an open and common middleware platform with the intent of achieving interoperability between mobile handsets and consumer devices, and between …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, United States—Disney content is moving onto European mobile phones for the first time through a deal between T-Mobile International’s mobile online services provider T-Motion and Walt Disney …

WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts, United States—In an effort to spur mobile commerce, four credit card giants joined forces to create the Mobile Payment Forum, which will work to address key issues like …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States—Luxxon announced Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) purchased its Mediator Streaming System, which Luxxon said will allow the carrier to demonstrate to the public the next-generation wireless …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—News International, the vast media organization with outlets in most major countries, is preparing to unveil its proprietary mobile content delivery platform and a new strategy of forming …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Disney content is moving onto European mobile phones for the first time through a deal between T-Mobile International mobile online services provider T-Motion and Walt Disney Internet Group. …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Luxxon Corp. announced Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. purchased its Mediator Streaming System, which Luxxon said will allow the carrier to demonstrate to the public the next-generation wireless …

WAKEFIELD, Mass.—In an effort to spur mobile commerce, four credit card giants joined forces to create the Mobile Payment Forum, which will work to address key issues like interoperability, passwords, …

HELSINKI, Finland—Finnish mobile giant Sonera announced it is retreating from two major wireless data areas—data transaction security and wireless Internet portals. Sonera said it will close down or sell its …

LONDON—IDC said its recent research shows that 2001 will be a landmark year for wireless Internet in Ireland.The company said mobile access is in its infant stage right now, with …

CALGARY—Wmode announced it is expanding into Europe by opening an office in Bern, Switzerland. Oliver Ruekgauer, who co-founded a venture fund and also worked for Swisscom, will head the expansion. …

LONDON—AdreAct said Dunkin’ Donuts Italy is using its technology for a wireless marketing campaign for its stores in Rome. The campaign is focused on outdoor wall ads located throughout the …

Mobile users in the United Kingdom have been put on alert. A scam is doing the rounds. Text messages are being broadcast to thousands of mobiles stating they should ring …

LONDON-The introduction of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) in Sweden and NTT DoCoMo’s launch of third-generation (3G) services has set the scene for a new approach to mobile devices, both …