Software and technology
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Psst! Google launches new mobile services
June 26, 2008
Google has once again quietly launched new mobile services while its rivals Yahoo and Microsoft are duking it out in the media.
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What does Nokia’s purchase of Symbian mean?
June 25, 2008
Nokia Corp.'s decision to buy the 52 percent of Symbian it didn't already own may threaten Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating systems.
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Zumobi upgrades widget platform for Windows Mobile
June 5, 2008
Mobile widget platform Zumobi launched its latest release for the Windows Mobile operating system to give users more flexibility on the content they choose.
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BlackBerry maker launches $150M fund for mobile applications
May 13, 2008
BlackBerry's maker partnered with Thomson Reuters and Royal Bank of Canada to launch a $150 million fund for developing mobile applications and services for the BlackBerry and other platforms.
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Equals' ad-supported Party Line connects users via mobile
May 12, 2008
Consumers today use mobile, IM, SMS and social networks. Each service is its own vertical silo and offers a service identifier such as a phone number, email address, IM handle and a screen name.
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Air2Web designs mobile services for insurers
May 8, 2008
Mobile marketing firm Air2Web has launched a new suite of mobile marketing offerings for the insurance industry.
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Google pushes open mobile platform at FTC event
May 7, 2008
WASHINGTON – Google’s point person on mobile products made a forceful case yesterday for openness at the Federal Trade Commission’s exploratory event on mobile marketing.
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Unicast debuts new SMS feature for rich media suite
April 24, 2008
Unicast inaugurated a new mobile marketing SMS offering as part of its Unicast Rich Media Mobile suite.
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IBM to launch features and functions for mobile users
April 23, 2008
IBM Corp. launched a new effort in its India Research Lab to bring more features and functions to mobile devices as they become the primary tool for Web transactions and interactions.
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Keynote buys firm for European push into mobile testing
April 22, 2008
Keynote Systems Inc., a mobile and Internet test and measurement service, bought French software company Zandan for nearly $3 million.
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Ion develops iPhone-optimized landing page platform
April 21, 2008
Ion Interactive has created a new platform for iPhone-optimized landing pages.
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Zumobi takes mobile widgets to BlackBerry platform
April 18, 2008
Widgets are a mystery to some, not to Zumobi, whose whole business model is predicated on the widespread use of ad-supported mobile applications with games, news and entertainment content.
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Nellymoser upgrades platform for widgets, in-app ads
April 14, 2008
Mobile services firm Nellymoser Inc. released the latest version of its platform that combines Web 2.0 features with mobility requirements.
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Yahoo rejects Microsoft offer again
April 9, 2008
The board of directors of Yahoo Inc. once again rejected Microsoft’s $44.6 billion offer to acquire the online media giant.
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Mobile may create major new consumer properties: CTIA panelists
April 3, 2008
LAS VEGAS – Will the mobile Internet see the creation of new billion-dollar startups?
