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NewsJapan ramps up mobile web security
Japanese mobile content providers agreed to institute a series of safeguards to protect young consumers after authorities ignored details of a mass-murder plot posted to the mobile web. Content Read more...
Nokia teams with Telenor on Ovi
Nokia announced an agreement with Norwegian operator Telenor to collaborate on mobile web services across the handset giant's Ovi platform. Per terms of the deal, Telenor will begin offering Ovi Read more...
Operators collaborate on mobile web effort
A group of international mobile operators announced their participation in BONDI, a new initiative spearheaded by the Open Mobile Terminal Platform consortium intended to create a blueprint and Read more...
Crisp kicks off Sports Illustrated mobile site
Mobile technology solutions and services provider Crisp Wireless announced an agreement with the Sports Illustrated Digital Group to launch a new SI-branded off-deck mobile website. The ad-supported, Read more...
Forecast: 1.7 billion mobile web users by 2013
The emergence of collaborative Web 2.0 applications including social networking, user-generated content, location-based services and instant messaging will galvanize the mobile web according to a new Read more...
ESPN's NBA Draft coverage goes multi-platform
ESPN announced its annual coverage of the NBA Draft will span across the sports broadcasting giant's myriad media properties, including live mobile coverage. In addition to its live network coverage Read more...
Study: Men dominate mobile web browsing 9 to 1
When it comes to mobile web browsing, men outnumber women almost nine to one according to a new study released by browser development firm Opera Software. Opera reports that more than 88 percent of Read more...
Google continues to dominate mobile search
Google dominated mobile web search in the first quarter of 2008 according to consumer research provider Nielsen Mobile, which reports that the web services giant accounted for 61 percent of mobile Read more...
ESPN averages 2 million mobile users during U.S. Open
ESPN's coverage of golf's 2008 U.S. Open buoyed fan interest in the sports broadcasting giant across multiple platforms. Over the course of the tournament, which culminated Monday in a sudden-death Read more...
AOL adds TMZ celeb dish to mobile portal
AOL announced it will introduce breaking news content from Internet entertainment and gossip site TMZ.com to its AOL mobile portal. TMZ, a joint venture of Telepictures Productions and AOL, is the Read more...
| Press ReleasesTelenor and Nokia cooperate on bringing mobile services to consumersTelenor and Nokia today announced cooperation on mobile services to accelerate the adoption of new Internet services on the Ovi services platform provided by Nokia. The agreement will enable Telenor Read more... Leading Mobile Operators Collaborate to Enable Rich Mobile Web ServicesA leading group of mobile operators today unveiled a new initiative to create a blueprint and roadmap for opening up mobile functionality to encourage the development of exciting mobile applications Read more... IBM Research Partners With EU Consortium to Speed Up Mobile Web Design TimeIBM (NYSE: IBM) is announcing a collaboration with European Union partners at the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Summit to develop new software that will improve performance and drastically cut down Read more... Crisp Wireless Partners with The Sports Illustrated Group to Deliver Mobile Website for Off-carrier Deck UsersCrisp Wireless (www.crispwireless.com), the leader in monetizing and powering mobile ventures for top media and entertainment companies worldwide, and the Sports Illustrated Group announced the Read more... Mobile web users to top 1.7bn by 2013, driven by New Web 2.0 collaborative business models, says Juniper ResearchThe number of subscribers using mobile Internet services will rise from 577 million currently, to top 1.7bn by 2013, spurred by demand for collaborative applications known collectively as ‘web Read more... |