Qualcomm has purchased Elata to integrate the British company’s content delivery system for $57 million in cash. Elata’s delivery system, called ‘Senses’, allows carriers to bundle many different types of mobile content and deliver them over-the-air (OTA), such as ringtones, wallpapers, BREW, Java, streaming video and other files.
‘Senses’ is claimed to work […]

Almost half of the U.S. wireless subscribers now own phones capable of downloading games, and 27% of those (or 13.5% of the total population) play games (premium, free or demo) on their phones. This is up from 20% of those with game capable handsets last year.
The NPD Group invited a balanced group of teens […]

Is Google planning to offer nationwide WiFi? Business 2.0 is running a story touching many of the highpoints of the idea, but analysts covering Google have been following the company’s move in this area for a number of months.

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With Google’s recent fiber-optic purchases/leases and the rollout of Feeva, Google does appear to positioning itself to offer WiFi to the masses, at least in major cities.

Will “GoogleNet” be free? That is the next question. Google does offer some services/software for a fee and has continually told analysts that standard sales/licensing processes remain a viable option. However, it is much more likely that a WiFi offering by Google will be paid for, at least in part, via advertising similar to the majority of its services. Consumers often view searches on Google/Yahoo or even basic television as free, but it is not. These services are paid for from advertisers. While consumers may not pay initially, the advertising budget supporting these services come from consumers purchases online, in stores or from service centers. The business model is simply different.

Sprint has completed its takeover of Nextel to create a unified company with 40 million customers, making it the U.S.’s third largest wireless provider. The combined company will go by Sprint Nextel Corporation and will remain based in Overland Park, Kansas (Sprint’s campus).
What may be next for the Sprint Nextel? The company owns […]

We have seen web-based applications/sites like LinkedIn, MySpace and Friendster become quite popular and expand the average view of what exactly networking is and how to organize a business/social network. Now, we see a Chicago based company release a new social networking application that continues to push the envelope of “connections”.
The application […]

Research from the automobile industry and various technology companies have shown for years that holding and talking on a cell phone is no more distracting than other activities drivers participate in while driving. Yet, lawmakers still pushed the point of banning hand-held phone usage while driving as it “played” well in the media. […]

The U.S. Government is increasingly looking at requiring that the black boxes in autos collect more and more data. As telematics is beginning to reach substantial numbers in the market, it is realistic to assume that the industry will see regulations (of some type) on the data that telematics service providers must monitor/store/provide.

YDreams pushes the envelope of mobile gaming with the release of their next generation Mobile MMOG and Location Based Game - Undercover 2: Merc Wars™. Not only that, but they have already picked up a TV show (in Portugal, the company’s home country) to cover game universe.

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Wired.com recently ran an article entitled “Gadgets No Help for the Blind”. The article makes several overall comments on the mobile industry including:

Though many assistive devices are commercially available for the blind and vision-impaired, each has limitations and nearly all are expensive, produced in small batches by specialized companies. Even a software program […]