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• Apple, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone – News briefs

  October 31, 2012

  News briefs - Apple’s head of iOS software to depart in company reorganization; Nokia Lumia 822 available exclusively from Verizon Wireless; Vodafone to launch NFC-enabled mobile wallet next year.

• Apple, Google, eBay - News briefs

  October 30, 2012

  News briefs - Apple's iPad mini pre-orders quickly sell out; Google broadens product portfolio with new smartphone, tablets; eBay cuts 325 PayPal positions.

• News briefs – Fiksu, comScore, Distimo

  September 4, 2012

  News briefs - Two in five smartphone owners accessed travel content in July; Cost to acquire a new app user increases 7pc; Volume of social media app downloads increase 193pc in two years.

• Heineken, NeoMedia, Apigee – News briefs

  August 23, 2012

  News briefs - Heineken chose Life in Mobile to power mobile campaign; NeoMedia grants Microsoft license to mobile bar code patents; 57pc of app users consider purchasing holiday gifts via mobile: Apigee.

• Millennial Media, Nokia, T-Mobile USA – News briefs

  August 10, 2012

  News briefs - Millennial Media Q2 revenue jumps 76 percent; Nokia sells off app development unit Qt; T-Mobile USA loses 205,000 customers in the second quarter.

• Sirius XM, Strategy Analytics, Nexage – News briefs

  August 8, 2012

  News briefs – Sirius XM rolls out mobile app to let subscribers access exclusive content; Mobile broadband tablet subscriptions to reach 172M by 2017: Strategy Analytics; Nexage increases Series B round financing to $15M.

• Comedy Central, Merkle, 5th Finger, Samsung – News briefs

  July 12, 2012

  News briefs – Comedy Central rolls out mobile app to entice Futurama fans; Merkle acquires 5th Finger to expand capabilities in mobile; Samsung Mobile introduces free mobile app boot camp to high school students.

• Screenvision, ABI Research, Soundbite Communications – News briefs

  June 19, 2012

  News briefs - Screenvision brings interactivity to the big screen; Smartphones will drive $20B in aftermarket accessory revenues in 2012; Mobile marketing outperforms traditional marketing initiatives.

• ABI Research, comScore, IAB – News briefs

  June 11, 2012

  News briefs – Handheld gaming device shipments to decline as smartphone, tablet engagement grows; Majority of tablet users watch video on their device: study; IAB rolls out new online hub to help businesses maximize mobile efforts.

• Amobee, Velti and MagneGas – News briefs

  February 24, 2012

  News briefs - Amobee rolls out ad unit for Windows Phone; Velti mobile campaign attracts 1.3M consumers; MagneGas introduces investor relations app.

• R/GA, Unilever, Starwood Hotels and mobile spend predictions - News briefs

  February 22, 2012

  News briefs - R/GA named global digital agency of record for Unilever’s deodorant business; Starwood Hotels delights guests with mobile.

• News briefs - Nikita mobile game, Jon Rubinstein exits HP, Nokia’s $250 million windfall, Gameloft's mobile experience

  January 30, 2012

  News briefs: The CW, Kia Motors launch mobile Nikita game; Former Palm chief departs HP; Microsoft paid Nokia $250 million; Gameloft launches new mobile experience with Sprint.

• News briefs - mDialog funding, Veronis Suhler Stevenson study, Mobixell cloud-based optimization

  September 29, 2011

  News briefs - mDialog secures $5M in funding; US communications industry spending to reach $1 trillion in 2011; Are smartphones endangering security?

• Adfonic, IAB, AT&T: News briefs

  September 8, 2011

  News briefs: Adfonic raises $7.5M for international expansion; IAB seeks public comments for rich media API; DOJ, AT&T ordered to discuss settlement.

• Amazon, RIM, Samsung: News briefs

  September 7, 2011

  News briefs: Amazon tests new design in advance of possible tablet launch; RIM shareholder seeks sale of company, patents; German court again blocks Samsung tablet

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