Events

With its share of the U.S. smartphone market now at 54 percent, Research In Motion announced a series of new initiatives poised to increase its dominance in the segment, highlighted by an agreement... Read more >>

Sprint announced the launch of One Click, a new user interface design promising subscribers a customizable, carousel-style menu enabling one-step access to mobile data and entertainment services.... Read more >>

Multiplayer gaming platform service provider Exit Games announced integration of IMS connectivity into its Neutron multiplayer platform, enabling mobile application and game developers to offer... Read more >>

AOL-owned mapping solutions provider MapQuest announced the beta launch of MapQuest 4 Mobile, a free downloadable application optimized for Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphones. MapQuest 4... Read more >>

MTV Networks announced the launch of its first-ever mobile video advertising effort, introducing pre-roll ads to content available via carrier-operated premium video-on-demand services. MTV will... Read more >>

Verizon Wireless announced a series of additions to its V Cast Video service programming lineup, targeting multiple niche demographics with HGTV and Food Network from Scripps Networks; TLC, Animal... Read more >>

Smartphones accounted for 25.8 percent of worldwide mobile web traffic in August, up 3.4 percent since May 2008, according to mobile advertising marketplace AdMob's latest AdMob Mobile Metrics... Read more >>

Mobile broadcast services provider MobiTV announced the launch of Mobi4BIZ, a video-centric application targeting prosumers and business professionals via vertically-customized products and services... Read more >>

Software provider Openwave Systems announced a pair of new mobile web personalization services--Passport and OpenMedia--available via the firm's Integra service deployment platform. Openwave Passport... Read more >>

Mobile entertainment destination Thumbplay announced a partnership with Comcast to launch the Comcast.net Mobile entertainment library, enabling the cable giant's subscribers to download ringtones,... Read more >>

Social networking giant MySpace will launch its much-anticipated MySpace Music venture later this month, with the company also planning a mobile incarnation of the service, said MySpace Mobile GM... Read more >>

Qualcomm's mobile broadcast unit MediaFLO USA will expand to two new handsets during the fourth quarter, announced SVP of programming and advertising Jonathan Barzilay during his appearance at... Read more >>

Fewer than half of mobile media consumers presently view mobile ads, according to The Nielsen Company's VP of mobile media Kanishka Agarwal. Speaking at Tuesday's Mobile Entertainment Live! event,... Read more >>

While acknowledging the mobile subscriber population represents "the largest market the entertainment industry has ever had," Warner Music Group EVP of digital strategy and business development... Read more >>

What a difference a few months can make. Consider how much the mobile software landscape has transformed in the time since CTIA Wireless 2008 took place in early April: First and foremost, of course,... Read more >>