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Alameda, Calif.-based Blaze Mobile says it is launching two services, Blaze Wallet and Blaze Movies. The Blaze Mobile Wallet service lets people check bank accounts, pay bills, make transfers, and provides access to Blaze Movies, which allows people to buy movie tickets up to seven days in advance. The...
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There are four major wireless carriers in the U.S., and all but Verizon Wireless ( NYSE: VZ ) have a default mobile search provider. Both AT&T ( NYSE: T ) and T-Mobile USA use Yahoo! ( NSDQ: YHOO ) and Sprint ( NYSE: S ) Nextel uses Google ( NSDQ: GOOG ). If Verizon Wireless chooses Yahoo!, that...
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If the down economy is affecting experimental ad budgets, it doesn't seem to be the case for both Target and Gap, which are launching their very first iPhone applications just in time for the holidays. Tina Unterlaender, who is the management supervisor for the mobile division of AKQA , which led...
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Apple has not only been successful at selling millions of iPhones, but its application storefront has been a runaway hit, too. Launched in July, the App store is available in 60 countries, and is stocked with about 8,000 games, social networking sites, and other reference tools. The number of apps is...
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Despite all the doom and gloom scenarios that appear each day as this recession unfolds, there's a pair of fresh reports predicting wireless data and content will continue to thrive. "It is likely that more people will be willing to downgrade their internet services, wireline usage, cable premium...
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AT&T ( NYSE: T ) Mobility starts selling Nokia's 6650 smartphone today, a small, but significant step for the Finnish handset maker. Though Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) is the world's leading handset maker with a total market share of 39 percent, it has struggled to crack the US market, where it was...
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Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) Wireless's first broad-shot at the iPhone is coming on Nov. 21 when it launches the BlackBerry Storm at $200 after a $50 mail-in rebate. AT&T ( NYSE: T ) and the iPhone have been the one to beat this year. Already, Sprint ( NYSE: S ) has responded with Samsung's Instinct...
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Over the past few years, the mobile games industry has been been hampered by high royalty costs, distribution difficulties and the costs of supporting a wide number of handsets. But now, there's a renewed sense of optimism. New platforms, such as Apple's iPhone, Google's Android and Nokia's...
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As Verizon ( NYSE: VZ ) Wireless' acquisition of Alltel ( NYSE: AT ) nears, AT&T makes a buy of its own—but it won't be enough to retain the No. 1 spot in the U.S. AT&T said today that it plans to acquire Centennial Communications Corp, a rural carrier that operates in Midwest and Southeast...
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iSkoot, the company that puts Skype on mobile phones, has raised $19 million in a third round of funding from Vision Opportunity Master Fund, which led the round, and existing investors Charles River Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Jesselson Capital Corporation and ZG Ventures. The funding, which brings the...
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Turns out Barack Obama's campaign wasn't the only one using text messaging during the elections. Wireless subscribers used election day to send them, as well, leading to at least a 10 percent spike above normal, according to three of the top four U.S. carriers. All the carriers extrapolated data...
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AT&T ( NYSE: T ) has acquired Wi-Fi network operator Wayport for $275 million. The deal expands AT&T's Wi-Fi network to nearly 20,000 hotspots in the U.S. by adding locations at some Wyndham, Marriott Vacation Club and Four Seasons hotels; HealthSouth and Sun Healthcare locations; plus McDonald's...