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Skydeck is targeting road warriors and other high-powered smartphone users with new premium services that build on its free call-tracking offering.The San Mateo, Calif.-based startup introduced features that track missed …

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Vindigo appears to have turned out the lights, but the closure of the Japanese-owned firm may have more to do with cultural differences than the fact that mobile content is …

Verizon Wireless’s plans to take a wrecking ball to its garden walls got plenty of attention. What the move means for developers, though, is far from clear.The most closed mobile …

Verizon Wireless said it will take a wrecking ball to its notorious garden walls, opening its network to third-party devices and applications. What that means for developers and consumers, though, …

Verizon Wireless is requiring customers to opt out of allowing the carrier to share their customer proprietary network information (CPNI), a new policy that could spark protest from the carrier’s …

Verizon Wireless is requiring customers to opt out of allowing the carrier to share their customer proprietary network information (CPNI), a new policy that could spark protest from the carrier’s …

Former ringtone purveyor Zingy is shuttering its mobile personalization business and will reorganize under the resuscitated Vindigo brand.Zingy, a longtime player in the mobile content space, merged two years ago …

THE FCC’S RULES FOR NEXT YEAR’S auction of 700 MHz spectrum could change the game substantially for wireless content owners and application developers. Then again, maybe not.Chairman Kevin Martin last …

Wireless entrepreneurs looking to scrape up venture capital would do well to recall a college radio hit from a few years ago: it’s all about chemistry.There’s been no shortage of …

Zingy is hoping to find some stability in the direct-to-consumer market. The New York-based mobile content provider launched an Internet storefront targeting 13- to 21-year-olds with both a la carte …

NEW YORK-Zingy is hoping to find some stability in the direct-to-consumer market. The New York-based mobile content provider launched an Internet storefront targeting 13- to 21-year-olds with both a la …

NEW YORK—Wireless content vendor Zingy lost its second chief executive officer in six months as Andy Volanakis stepped down over differences with Japanese parent company For-Side.com. A former general manager …

NEW YORK-Two U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese mobile-content conglomerate For-side.com Co. Ltd. have integrated operations in what may be a first step toward an initial public offering. Zingy Inc., which offers …

NEW YORK-Two U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese mobile-content conglomerate For-side.com Co. Ltd. have integrated operations in what may be a first step toward an initial public offering. Zingy Inc., which offers …

TOKYO-Japanese mobile content conglomerate For-side.com Co. Ltd. may take its U.S. subsidiaries public during the next few months, according to company documents. In a company report dated June 20, For-side.com …

LONDON-Japanese mobile giant For-side.com will acquire U.K. content provider iTouch plc for $343 million, the companies announced Thursday. For-side, which already owns 4.5 percent of iTouch, has agreed to pay …

The mobile-gaming waters got even more crowded last week as New York-based publisher Vindigo said it will dive in with “a broad selection” of adventure and casual games later this …

NEW YORK-Mobile application publisher Vindigo strolled onto the gaming playground Tuesday, announcing its intention to release a “broad selection” of adventure and casual games this year. Infinite Ventures’ “Shadowgate,” a …

NEW YORK-Interactive marketing company 24/7 Real Media Inc. and wireless content vendor Vindigo announced an innovative teaming that will add advertisements to Vindigo’s WAP pages. “As the leading provider of …

DULLES, Va.-MapQuest Mobile subscribers can now send color maps and driving directions from the company’s Web site to their mobile phones. The location-based services company announced Send to Phone, enabling …

SAN FRANCISCO-Mobile music, games and enterprise applications are beginning to flood the market, creating a buzz the industry hasn’t seen in years. But while insiders salivate over “hockey-stick” projections for …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless users can browse restaurant recommendations, read reviews and get driving directions with a new service launched Tuesday. Verizon teamed with software developer Vindigo Studios, location-based services provider …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has reorganized its Get It Now downloadable applications menu in an attempt to make it easier for customers to browse and select from the 500 …

Verizon Wireless launched its Mobile Web 2.0 service, which the carrier said would provide customers easier access to news, tools and information content and the ability to read and send …