
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.
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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
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
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 (
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
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
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
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'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
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
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.
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