Archive for 'Enabling Technology' Category
MoMac Buys Messagio SAS to Extend Presence in Europe
28 March 2008Mobile Web site developer MoMac has acquired mobile media solutions provider Messagio SAS.
MoMac hopes to extend its European presence and strengthen its technology assets.
Founded in 2003, Messagio provides technology for mobile Web, SMS/MMS and mobile video. It has clients such as Europsort, FIFA, PMU, AFP (Agence France Presse) and L’Oreal.
In 2006, Messagio released mobispirit.com, […]
Tapioca Mobile Gets Funding from Venrock
28 March 2008Tapioca Mobile said this week it received $5 million in Series A funding led by return investor Venrock.
Tapioca Mobile is a mobile content delivery network, and that’s about all we can say about the company thus far. Little information seems to be available about this stealth-mode startup, though we know that it received an undisclosed […]
uVuMobile, Action Engine Partner on Mobile Streaming
28 March 2008Mobile content delivery company uVuMobile has inked a licensing agreement with mobile application developer Action Engine to provide an integrated multimedia services platform that lets media companies and wireless operators stream video and audio content on a wireless device.
Mobile multimedia continues to be one of the fastest growing services in the wireless industry.
According to Research […]
Next Big Revolution on Mobile Phone Screens
24 March 2008There’s going to be more on mobile handsets than just videos, songs and maps if LightPole has its way.
Its LightPole Publishing System is intended to make it easy for publishers, bloggers and other “word-based” content providers to distribute content to mobile devices and let users engage in two-way communication with the publishers and each other.
LightPole […]
Kyte Launches New Player, Facebook Apps for Mobile Delivery, Live Streaming
14 March 2008Mobile content broadcaster Kyte this week released several updates to its social communications platform, some of which are significant to helping the company grow its mobile music offering during a time when album sales are declining.
The company has released a “Premium Player,” which features custom branding and viral functionality. Kyte has also launched new branded […]
Midomi Mobile Allows Users to Find Songs by Singing or Humming
5 March 2008Search and sound recognition software developer Melodis has launched midomi mobile, its music search application for mobile devices.
This service is a step up from other programs that allow users to find and identify a song by playing it in the receiver of a mobile device. Midomi mobile actually allows users to search for music by […]
University in Texas to Give iPhone, iPod touch to Every Incoming Student
1 March 2008- Hey, They’re Not Just for Listening to Music and Making Phone Calls
- Quizzes and Homework Alerts
- Apple to Use Wi-Fi to Reclaim Educational Market
Many universities require incoming scholars to have a laptop.
Texas’ Abilene Christian University (ACU) is the first American university that will provide an iPhone or iPod Touch to all incoming freshmen next […]
Sony BMG - A Goliath’s View of the Digital Music Business in 2008
29 February 2008As president of the Global Digital Business for Sony BMG, Thomas Hesse stands at Ground Zero of the music industry as it suffers through profound convulsions caused by dramatic shifts in consumer behavior.
Hesse, who not only sets the digital agenda for Sony BMG but is also responsible for CD sales in the US, was at […]
Intel Faces Cellular Dilemma as Rival Qualcomm’s Gobi Chips Point to an Embedded 3G Future
29 February 2008- Qualcomm and HP Show How Embedded 3G Could Sideline Wi-Fi in Laptops
- Multi-carrier, Pre-certified Modules Are Essential to Lure Notebook Makers
- Operators Need More Flexible Pricing to Compete with Wi-Fi Hotspots
The following article is an extract of a report that appears in this week’s Wireless Watch. If you want the complete article, please e-mail […]
Verizon Wireless’ “Any Device, Any App” Arrives March 19
29 February 2008Sony chief Howard Stringer asked at the World Economic Forum in Davos whether Verizon Wireless would have said like it did last November that it would open up its network for third party developers and devices a year ago - before WiMAX, Google’s Android and other moves to open access gained industry attention. “No,” he […]