m-commerce

Shares of SmartVideo Technologies Inc. tanked after the company said it was seeking an infusion of cash.SmartVideo, which operates under the brand uVuMobile, is hoping to find “additional capital to …

BARCELONA, Spain-The show is in Spain, but last week’s 3GSM World Congress was all about emerging markets in Africa, Asia and South America.After rising by an average of 25 percent …

Nokia Corp. said it will embed barcode-reading technology from Scanbuy Inc. on some of its handsets. The world’s No. 1 handset manufacturer said it will preload the software on its …

Visa launched a mobile payment platform designed to support contactless payments, coupons and other m-commerce-related applications.The offering “is designed to foster collaboration between the financial services and mobile telecommunications sectors,” …

VeriSign Inc. finally jettisoned the bulk of its direct-to-consumer mobile content business, selling a 51-percent stake in its Jamba subsidiary to News Corp. for $188 million. The companies announced plans …

LOS ANGELES—News Corp. and VeriSign announced plans to form a mobile entertainment joint venture in which News Corp. will have a controlling interest in VeriSign’s Jamba subsidiary. News Corp. said …

It may seem like you’ve been hearing about the concept of a “wireless wallet” for decades, but in North America, at least, m-commerce is very much in its infancy. Mobile …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-PayPal quietly launched a service allowing users to make purchases or send money to other users from a mobile phone. The world’s largest supplier of online payment services …

BOSTON—Wireless marketing company MobileLime is using Near Field Communication technology to allow mobile users to pay for purchases and receive rewards over their cell phones. The company is pushing an …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. is hoping to kick-start the lagging mobile-commerce market with a system that allows users to purchase products, transfer funds or pay bills with their cell phones. …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. is hoping to kick-start the lagging mobile-commerce market with a system that allows users to purchase products, transfer funds or pay bills with their cell phones. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. continued its move to m-commerce and traditional media with a $185 million investment in Fuji Television Network Inc. The operator announced an agreement to buy 2.6 percent …

TORONTO-Canada’s top-three wireless providers are partnering in an effort to allow users to make payments with mobile phones. Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless and Telus Mobility this week unveiled Wireless Payment …

Nokia Corp.’s Preminet offering gained another backer last week as Tira Wireless said it is offering its porting technology to content providers using the delivery platform. Tira has made its …

There’s little doubt that m-commerce is quickly gaining traction among U.S. users. But exactly what m-commerce means to the wireless industry is far from clear. Contactless payments-speedy point-of-sale transactions that …

Wireless-related mergers and acquisitions dominated the headlines last week from technology pairings to content match-ups. Here is a roundup: Qualcomm Inc. paid $57 million in cash for Elata, a privately …

QUINCY, Mass.-Pipeline Data Inc. Tuesday said it will acquire m-commerce provider World Products Inc. for as much as $2.5 million in cash and stock. Pipeline, which provides integrated transaction processing …

Moviegoers with Bluetooth-enabled handsets can download movie trailers, ringtones and wallpapers at three Loews Theatres this summer. Twentieth Century Fox is providing kiosks at theaters in Los Angeles, New York …

BELLEVUE, Wash-Laura Marriott has been named the new executive director of the Mobile Marketing Association, its board of directors said. The MMA aims to stimulate the growth of mobile marketing, …

An effort to provide a pan-European mobile payment service was aborted just weeks before it was slated to launch. Simpay, a joint venture established two years ago by Orange plc, …

TORONTO-Motorists can use their cell phones to pay for parking at nearly 5,000 meters in Coral Gables, Fla., through a new m-commerce application powered by Canadian electronic payment provider Mint …

TORONTO-Motorists can use their cell phones to pay for parking at nearly 5,000 meters in Coral Gables, Fla., through a new m-commerce application powered by Canadian electronic payment provider Mint …

SEATTLE-Irish m-commerce provider Valista will team with IBM to offer content management and transaction services to wireless carriers. Valista said the partnership will integrate its software with IBM’s Service Provider …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will stop accepting new prepaid customers at the end of March, citing the use of prepaid phones for fraudulent purposes. The Japanese carrier said previous …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo, Inc. said it will stop accepting new prepaid customer at the end of March, citing the use of prepaid phones for fraudulent purposes. The Japanese carrier said previous …