UIEvolution

The challenge with mobile applications remains that while every brand wants one, consumers are constantly using new platforms to communicate. Thus, applications are going beyond smart phones and tablets to connected TVs and automobiles, noted Chris Ruff, CEO of UIEvolution.The …

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.—Mpowerplayer: New Atlantic Ventures, the Center for Innovative Technology GAP Fund and LaunchBox Digital invested …

On-device portal developer Action Engine Corp. picked up $20 million in a funding round led by Baker Capital. On-device portals, or ODPs, are middleware applications that can store a limited amount of cached information on a handset. The technology allows …

It’s no secret that a stroll through the offerings on carrier decks is enough to give you carpal tunnel syndrome. A recent study of four U.S. wireless services providers by Strategy Analytics found that a simple music download from a …

NEW YORK-Fatherhood was the inspiration for creating and naming mobile virtual network operator Kajeet Inc., and the market will test whether those fathers really do know best when it comes to offering a wireless service that will appeal to kids. …

Social-networking Internet site MySpace.com tapped mobile software developer UIEvolution to provide a user interface for its wireless offering. The news marks a big win for UIEvolution, a Bellevue, Wash.-based developer that offers technology designed to allow users to access content …

LOS ANGELES—Social-networking Internet site MySpace.com has tapped mobile software developer UIEvolution to provide a user interface for its wireless offering. The news marks a big win for UIEvolution, a Bellevue, Wash.-based developer that offers technology designed to allow users to …

ST. LOUIS-Ultradata Systems is appealing to consumers’ economic sensibilities during these days of sky-high gasoline prices by offering a product that allows drivers to access real-time fuel prices while on the road. The company signed an agreement with GasPriceWatch Group …

BOSTON-Consolidation in the wireless content business continues its heated march, with M-Qube Inc. announcing the purchase of Sharp Robot, a Toronto-based mobile content download provider. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jeffrey Glass, M-Qube’s chief executive officer, said the …

Consolidation in the wireless content business continues its heated march, with M-Qube Inc. announcing the purchase of Sharp Robot, a Toronto-based mobile content download provider. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jeffrey Glass, M-Qube’s chief executive officer, said the …

ATLANTA-The U.S. wireless content industry continues to crackle with growing pains as Japanese gaming company Square Enix announced it will buy UIEvolution for a stunning $58 million in cash. The deal is the latest in a series of major mergers …

LAS VEGAS-Following signs of “astronomical” growth in its wireless data offerings in the United States, Walt Disney Co. plans to add a new Internet promotional site, as well as new wireless content based on Disney’s Pixar movies, including “Finding Nemo” …

Motorola Inc. and Oracle Corp. teamed last week to create a UNIX-based e-business platform designed for carriers, Internet service providers, enterprise customers and application vendors. The deal is the second phase of their partnership, following Motorola’s adoption of Oracle’s OracleMobile.com …

Motorola Inc. entered the wireless game sector this week in a major way, teaming up with UIEvolution to develop multi-player games for next-generation mobile handsets based on Sun Microsystems’ Java 2 Micro Edition technology. UIEvolution-short for user interface evolution-is led …