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RealNetworks to spin off casual games biz
Digital entertainment services firm RealNetworks announced it will spin off its growing casual gaming business as an independent public company. Although RealNetworks currently plans to distribute Read more...
Warner Music Group mobile revenues slip in Q2
Warner Music Group reported its mobile music revenues slipped from $56.4 million in the first quarter of 2008 to $49.2 million in the second quarter. The music giant reported a $37 million Q2 loss, Read more...
FTC to monitor mobile marketing
The Federal Trade Commission said it will carefully monitor the burgeoning mobile marketing space in an effort to halt deceptive or unfair content offers, warning mobile content providers they must Read more...
Orb Networks debuts live TV app for iPhone
Digital media software and services developer Orb Networks announced a new application, OrbLive, that enables free live streaming TV across Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices. According to Orb, Read more...
dotMobi acquires Mowser
Mobile web domain registry dotMobi announced it acquired the intellectual property assets of mobile browsing firm Mowser. Financial terms were not disclosed. According to dotMobi, acquiring the Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Startup down
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> ShoZu expands to Photobucket, Twitter and other destinations. Release > O2 Read more...
Mobile social networking tops 4 million users in U.S.
More than 4 million U.S. wireless subscribers--1.6 percent of the total U.S. mobile consumer population--now access social networks via mobile device, according to a new study released by media Read more...
Messaging drives T-Mobile USA's Q1 data growth
T-Mobile USA reported first-quarter net income of $462 million, up from $315 million a year ago--service revenues increased 14 percent to $4.57 billion from $3.99 billion in Q1 2007, growth the Read more...
Microsoft denies plans for Zune content filter
Shortly after The New York Times reported a future software update for Read more...
Verizon Wireless updates VZ Navigator
Verizon Wireless announced availability of version 4 of its VZ Navigator location-based application, promising subscribers in 75 U.S. markets information on traffic incidents, commuter updates and Read more...
NBC launches multi-platform Women@NBCU effort
Broadcast giant NBC Universal announced the launch of Women@NBCU, a multi-platform media effort targeting female consumers. Spanning NBC Universal brands including Bravo, Oxygen and iVillage as well Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Sun up
Analyzing Sun's ambitious mobile outlook for JavaFX. Article Read more...
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Sprint expands partnership with Google
Sprint announced a partnership with Google that promises to more deeply integrate the web services giant's applications into the mobile user experience. Per terms of the agreement, Google becomes Read more...