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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

Adobe debuts mobile content testing environment

Software provider Adobe Systems announced the debut of Adobe Device Central CS4, a mobile content testing and preview environment that promises to simplify production of rich media and

Study: Texting more popular than voice calling

The average U.S. mobile subscriber now sends or receives more than 350 text messages per month, compared to placing or receiving roughly 200 voice calls, according to a new consumer study issued by

Pandora signs Best Buy, Beck's for iPhone ads

Personalized digital radio service Pandora Media announced agreements with electronics retailer Best Buy and beer maker Beck's for its fledgling iPhone advertising platform. Best Buy and Beck's will

Microsoft inks mobile ad deal with CNBC

Microsoft announced an agreement with CNBC to become the exclusive third-party display advertising partner for the cable channel's mobile WAP site. The deal--Microsoft's first mobile ad syndication

Information overload

Will operators increase data fees to keep up with surging consumer use?

Mozilla promises Firefox mobile browser by 2010

Open-source software development initiative Mozilla said it plans to introduce a mobile incarnation of its Firefox web browser by 2010. Outlining a series of proposed goals on her LizardWrangler

Sony Ericsson promotes Xperia via digital drama

Sony Ericsson will launch Who Is Johnny X?, a nine-part, multi-platform digital drama to promote the release of the

Nokia launches mobile TV channel

Handset giant Nokia is poised to debut Capsule N96, a new mobile TV channel promising exclusive entertainment and lifestyle programming for users of its N96 smartphone. Capsule N96--launching Oct. 1,

Android contest winner scores $700K in seed financing

Mobile applications developer Big in Japan announced it secured $700,000 in seed financing from IT outsourcing company and tech startup incubator Architel LP in the wake of claiming one of 10

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