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Biography for Jason Ankeny

Jason Ankeny is the executive editor of FierceMobileContent and FierceDeveloper as well as a regular contributor to Entrepreneur magazine and the website All Music Guide. He previously served as senior editor of Telephony and its sister publication Wireless Review--additional credits include efforts for publications including Rolling Stone, Wax Poetics and No Depression along with liner notes for a number of album releases. He lives in Chicago and may be reached via email at jankeny@fiercemarkets.com.

Articles by Jason Ankeny

Google takes on foursquare with Latitude check-ins

Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) expanded its Latitude mobile friend-finder service with the addition of new check-in features rivaling similar location-specific solutions from startups like foursquare, Gowalla

Mozilla touts enhanced speeds with Firefox 4 Beta for Android update

Open-source software development initiative Mozilla unveiled the latest iteration of its Firefox 4 Beta browser for Android and Maemo smartphones, promising performance enhancements including

Verve Wireless acquires mobile ad firm Deconstruct Media

Mobile publishing and advertising solutions provider Verve Wireless has acquired mobile ad technology startup Deconstruct Media. Financial terms were not disclosed. Deconstruct--founded by former

Apple: Sony Reader Store rejection consistent with App Store policy

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) said its decision to reject Sony Corporation's proposed iPhone digital reader application does not signal a change in its App Store approval policies, and is consistent with the

What to expect from Google's Android 3.0

Google will introduce Android 3.0--a.k.a. "Honeycomb"--at an event Wednesday. "Tablet was the focus, but the changes we did also free it up to be more flexible for other contexts as well," lead

Social networking app maker Seesmic lands $4M investment

Mobile social networking application developer Seesmic has secured a $4 million investment from cloud computing solutions provider salesforce.com and Softbank Group, bringing the startup's total

Rovi premieres What's On TV entertainment guide for iPad

Digital entertainment solutions provider Rovi Corporation launched What's On TV, a free television listings guide optimized for Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad tablet. According to Rovi--which acquired

Apple rejects Sony Reader Store, limits in-app content sales

Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store has rejected Sony Corporation's proposed iPhone digital reader application, telling the electronics manufacturer that from now on, all in-app content purchases must go

NPD: Android soars to 53% of U.S. smartphone sales in Q4

Devices running Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android mobile operating system encompassed more than half of all U.S. smartphone sales in the fourth quarter of 2010 according to market research firm NPD

'Angry Birds' descend on Hollywood

Mobile gaming juggernaut Rovio is teaming with 20th Century Fox to introduce a new version of its flagship Angry Birds to promote the upcoming animated feature Rio. Article