BROWSING: Enabler Apps

A group of top mobile operators have publicly committed to launching and supporting Near Field Communications technology in short order, according to the GSMA.The group of 15 global operators making the early commitment to launch NFC services in some markets by 2012 includes: America...

Zebra Technologies Corp. is showcasing a suite of new bar code and mobile printing products at HIMSS, a major healthcare IT conference kicking off in Orlando this week.The products are aimed at reducing medical errors such as mislabeled specimen samples and improving patient safety....

BARCELONA, Spain — The availability of enterprise-class features, tools and security is a pervasive concern for virtually ever IT decision maker. While the major smart phone operating systems are adding some of these to their arsenal, there are many others that are being left...

Nokia Corp. has done the unexpected. Never mind, the news already leaked. The world's largest handset manufacturer has taken its search for a modern smart phone operating system outside its ranks and inked a wide-ranging deal with Microsoft Corp. to make Windows Phone the...

Visa Inc. has announced plans to acquire PlaySpan Inc. for nearly $190 million with additional earn-out potential.The move comes as incumbents in the credit card and traditional payments space jostle with startups for positioning in the nascent mobile arena. PlaySpan isn't purely mobile —...

HTC Corp. announced today that it will be investing in Saffron Digital, a London-based firm that operates a mobile multimedia delivery platform. The company, which has proprietary technologies to support media distribution on multiple devices, already works with many of the top device manufacturers...

HTC Corp. announced today that it will be investing in Saffron Digital, a London-based firm that operates a mobile multimedia delivery platform. The company, which has proprietary technologies to support media distribution on multiple devices, already works with many of the top device manufacturers...

The cause of mobile giving is relatively new, but it doesn't take much to grasp the power that the untethered medium of mobility can bring to philanthropy.Carriers and new companies are coalescing around charitable giving to build a new revenue stream for nonprofits, disaster...

The first all mobile newspaper has arrived. News Corp. (NWSA) formally introduced The Daily, designed exclusively for Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad, at an event in New York City today."New times demand new journalism," Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp., said at the...

DataXu is launching a new real-time bidding system for mobile ad inventory. DX Mobile, a demand-side platform for bidding on mobile ad exchanges, follows a similar trend in the online space.Similar to an advertising investment management tool used for search engine marketing campaigns,...

There's a "serendipity of showing up in a city and booking a hotel at a moment's notice," says Sam Shank, CEO of the HotelTonight. Most travelers in that last-minute predicament probably wouldn't describe their experience as serendipitous, but this new mobile travel startup wants...

Google Inc.'s (GOOG) AdMob is on a tear. The mobile ad network receives more than 2 billion ad requests daily, marking a fourfold increase from a year ago.More than 50,000 publishers are now working with the AdMob network and hundreds of mobile publishers...

Motricity Inc. (MOTR) has inked a deal to acquire Adenyo for $100 million in cash and stock.The Toronto-based mobile marketing, advertising and analytics firm has a stable of clients, including major brands and media companies, that Motricity will likely try to leverage. But the...

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) has acquired Terremark Worldwide Inc. (TMRK) in a cash-for-stock deal value at $1.4 billion.While significant in its potential reach and early-mover status, the move by Verizon does follow a trend toward more operator involvement and ownership of enterprise services delivered...

Velti plc is going public and plans to generate more than $150 million in the process. The mobile marketing and advertising company has filed plans for an initial public offering, pricing 12,518,008 shares at $12 each.Velti operates an online platform for mobile marketing and...

The mobile apps business isn't all fun and games. There's serious money in this relatively new app store market, indeed Gartner Inc. projects revenues to top $15 billion by the end of this year.By 2014, the firm expects app stores to generate $85 billion...

Verizon Wireless sure would like people to believe that its network is ready for all the iPhones it can sell. Lowell McAdam, president and COO of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), walked investors through the carrier's 3G network strategy, beginning with its launch in 2004,...

Apple Inc. (AAPL) has now served more than 10 billion app downloads. Since launching the App Store in June 2008, Apple's presence in the mobile space has grown considerably.The company surpassed 3 billion downloads just a year ago. Near the close of 2010, Apple...

Google Inc.'s (GOOG) latest earnings were overshadowed by an executive shake-up at the highest level of the company.Eric Schmidt is stepping down as CEO on April 4 to take on the title of executive chairman where he will focus on external deals, partnerships...

Cricket Communications Inc. isn't necessarily blazing any new trails with Muve Music, but it hopes to generate some early interest in the all-you-can-listen service in the city that never sleeps. The Leap Wireless International Inc. (LEAP) subsidiary launched Muve Music in its Las Vegas...

Qualcomm Inc.'s (QCOM) venture capital arm, Qualcomm Ventures, has invested $900,000 in ChaCha Search Inc. The company extended its latest round of funding, closing an additional $3 million overall.With this latest stage of investment, ChaCha has now raised almost $75 million from venture...

Perhaps in an effort to speed up lines at the counter, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) has launched a mobile payment system at each of its 6,800 company-owned stores in the United States.Utilizing the Starbucks Card Mobile app for the iPhone or BlackBerry, customers can pay...

Apple Inc. (AAPL) had another outstanding quarter — this time raking in $6 billion in profit on $26.74 billion in revenues for the period ending Dec. 25, 2010. The company sold more iPhones, Macs and iPads in the three-month period than in any...

Enterprise is expected to comprise at least a quarter of all tablet sales this year and drive an even greater slice of the market going forward, according to a new report from Deloitte Development LLC.Just about everyone predicts that tablets are on their way...