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The U.S. mobile imaging market is expected to generate more than $500 million in revenues in 2013, according to a new report form research firm Parks Associates.The company said it …

If there’s one lesson to be gleaned from all the mobile TV trials in the last year or so, it’s that users aren’t very interested in paying for the stuff. …

Global shipments of GPS-enabled mobile devices will grow at 40% per year for the next five years to reach 834 million units in 2012, according to a new report from …

AOL L.L.C. last week became the latest Internet player to bet big on social networking, agreeing to plunk down a whopping $850 million for Bebo.com. But turning Bebo’s impressive online …

Hollywood content producers looking to cash in on mobile should take a cue from The Red Hot Chili Peppers and give it away – now.That’s the message of a white …

Vendors trying to cash in on mobile content should start by giving the stuff away, according to a new white paper from Parks Associates and the think tank Entertainment Technology …

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DALLAS—The U.S. mobile video market can’t support all the multimedia networks scheduled to come online in the next 18 months, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The prospects …

DALLAS—Mobile gaming is hot in the Asia-Pacific region; twice as many Asians play games on their phone as compared with users in Europe and North America, according to a new …

If Amp’d Mobile Inc.’s bargain-basement full-track download music service was designed to get attention, it’s working. The recently launched mobile virtual network operator made headlines a few weeks ago when …

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives late Thursday passed its version of budget reconciliation, which sets the hard date for the transition to digital TV at Dec. 31, 2008, with an auction …

DALLAS-The early market for video content and live TV services on mobile platforms will be driven by a small but dedicated group of users, according to a new report from …

An association of mobile carriers and content firms joined the fight last week against a group of technology companies it said is looking to overcharge for anti-piracy software. The Mobile …

DALLAS-Research and consulting firm Parks Associates said the mobile-phone industry is in a unique position to set digital rights management standards that will work for consumers and industry players. “Unlike …

DALLAS-The number of households that use Wi-Fi technology for home networking has now surpassed the number that use Ethernet, according to a new Parks Associates survey. According to the “Global …

DALLAS-The number of households that use Wi-Fi technology for home networking has now surpassed the number that use Ethernet, according to a new Parks Associates survey. According to the “Global …

DALLAS-Although it is often thought of as a single wireless standard, WiMax actually addresses multiple areas of the telecommunications market, according to a new report from Parks Associates called “Untethering …

The popularity of Wi-Fi, decreasing wireless chipset prices and consumer affinity for high-tech gadgets combined with a desire for simplicity all add up to the likelihood that wireless home networks …

DALLAS-Research firm Parks Associates said unlicensed broadband wireless technologies will bring recurring revenue of approximately $2 billion by 2008, with a compound growth rate of about 50 percent. Residential services …

DALLAS-Research firm Parks Associates said unlicensed broadband wireless technologies will bring recurring revenue of approximately $2 billion by 2008, with a compound growth rate of about 50 percent. Residential services …

The evolution of the wireless local area network industry has been so dramatic that it seems almost a certainty that mobile-phone makers will include WLAN technology in future wireless devices. …