Tag: BlackBerry

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BlackBerry joins tablet Gold Rush, chasing nuggets, not shovels and pans

Published: September 29, 2010

Message to wannabe iPads: It is not the tablet, it is the content. As in the Gold Rush, those who got rich were not the diggers, but the suppliers of shovels and pans.

What is Facebook’s game plan for monetizing mobile?

Published: September 27, 2010

Facebook has made clear that it is making mobile an increasing priority, but there are lingering questions about its monetization strategy.

Sherwin-Williams: Mobile ads effective way to drive app downloads

Published: September 20, 2010

Sherwin-Williams is using mobile advertising to drive downloads of its branded ColorSnap application for the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.

Mobile data consumption continues to accelerate: study

Published: September 13, 2010

Mobile data penetration rates are expected to reach 80 percent by the end of the year, according to Validas research.

Half of ESPN Mobile users do not use PC products: keynote at Mobile Marketing Summit

Published: September 3, 2010

NEW YORK – An ESPN executive said that half of the users of the sports network’s SMS alerts, mobile Web site and applications are unique to the mobile medium.

Android takes bite out of Apple with mobile Web activity: survey

Published: August 25, 2010

New data from Bango show that mobile Web activity from Android devices grew by 400 percent between the first and second quarters, coming at ample cost to Apple.

BlackBerry invests millions to rescue failing app strategy

Published: August 24, 2010

BlackBerry Partners Fund’s investment in cross-platform application store PocketGear during a Series B funding round could mark a play to save BlackBerry’s struggling application platform.

Apps could dominate on BlackBerry 6 OS: RIM executive

Published: August 13, 2010

BALTIMORE – Applications have better growth potential than the mobile Web on the BlackBerry 6 operating system, according to a Research In Motion executive.

Walmart-owned Sam's Club targets in-store shoppers with mobile services

Published: August 11, 2010

Sam’s Club is ramping up its products and services for users of smartphones and other Web-enabled mobile devices to enhance its members’ shopping experience.

The CW promotes new show via iPad sweepstakes on mobile social network

Published: August 10, 2010

The CW Television Network is promoting its new show “Nikita” by targeting mobile social media users with an Apple iPad sweepstakes.