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Ramar Communications taps mobile to engage audience

Published: June 29, 2011

Ramar Communications Inc., the parent company of five television and four radio stations, is integrating mobile into its CRM initiatives to deliver sponsored news alerts, weather forecasts and other offers to its audience.

Are lawsuits the cost of doing business in mobile?

Published: June 28, 2011

While the list of mobile-related lawsuits seems to be getting longer by the day, many of the companies involved simply see it as the price that has to be paid to operate in the competitive mobile space.

Amazon may prevail in Apple "Appstore" suit

Published: June 24, 2011

A judge has said that Amazon will likely be allowed to use the phrase “Appstore.” However, the final decision may have little impact on Apple’s dominance among application marketplaces.

Is Apple nudging out carriers in the data business?

Published: June 7, 2011

Apple introduced its new iCloud service on Monday, and while it may not be everything that the market expected, it still has the potential to impact mobile carriers and the mobile ecosystem.

Will Apple iCloud mean cloudy days for Google and Amazon?

Published: June 6, 2011

After months of speculation, Apple’s plans to unveil its cloud-based storage service iCloud could affect not only the digital music industry but digital content as a whole.

How does Google’s entry change mcommerce as we know it?

Published: May 27, 2011

NEW YORK – Google is marking its territory in the mobile commerce space by partnering with Citi, MasterCard, First Data and Sprint to unveil a new mobile wallet that not only lets consumers store all of their cards on one single device, but pay for goods and services via one tap.

Twentieth Century Fox taps NFC-enabled posters for mobile film campaign

Published: May 26, 2011

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. is building consumer engagement around its forthcoming “X-Men First Class” film via a near field communication-enabled mobile marketing campaign.

Osama Bin Laden death causes surge in mobile traffic, slowing performance

Published: May 4, 2011

Mobile Web performance and availability slowed down soon after the news was released on Sunday that Osama Bin Laden was dead. But service was quickly back to normal, according to mobile and Internet monitoring company Keynote Systems.

Q1 mobile phone shipments jumped 19.8 percent: IDC

Published: May 2, 2011

Smartphone adoption continues to fuel growth in the worldwide mobile phone market, which grew 19.8 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2011, according to International Data Corp.

Why Amazon and Google have a leg-up on Apple

Published: May 2, 2011

By Dave Heaster

In this rant, I am going to point out what many of you already know – that the iVerse is under attack. By whom, you ask? By a pairing of unlikely conspirators: Google and Amazon.