Archive for April, 2010
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Nokia Acquires Novarra
Connecting the next billion consumers to the Internet will happen primarily on mobile devices,” said Niklas Savander, Executive Vice President, Services, Nokia, “and delivering an optimized internet experience on our devices is core to our mission. By driving innovation in all segments of our portfolio,
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MTS India Puts Its Faith in Data
The CDMA operator launched its data services offerings in November 2009, and by the end of January this year about 10,000 of its 3.2 million customers were using mobile data applications.
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RIM Buys Up App Partner
The companies aren’t saying how much the acquisition will cost. Viigo announced the buyout with a simple announcement on its Website: “Our team has joined RIM’s global organization and will continue to bring our expertise in BlackBerry application development and real-time content delivery to the BlackBerry platform.”
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Netgem Unveils IPTV iPhone App
An important customer and innovation partner of Netgem, Monaco Telecom plans to introduce the new mobile phone application in June 2010, enabling iPhone-owning customers to control the interactive Monaco TV service powered by NetgemTV via their mobile phone.
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Nokia Snaps Up Microbrowser Maven
Nokia is buying the Chicago-based private company for an undisclosed sum. The Finnish giant expects to close the buyout in the second quarter and launch “a new service offering utilizing the Novarra technology platform” later this year.
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Lonely Planet iPad App Available
Inspired by the bestselling Lonely Planet book called, 1000 Ultimate Experiences , the app re-imagines the book reading experience as a deck of 1000 cards which users can swipe, flick and thumb their way through, bringing together the top 1000 ideas, places and activities to entertain and inspire that next trip.
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Acision, Echometrix Tackle Cyberbullying
The two companies are working together through the Acision Innovation Network to provide an integrated offering for advanced parental control that is unique in today’s mobile marketplace. The solution enables operators to offer services such as monitoring and alerts to parents when a child encounters questionable messages. The joint solution is based on Acision’s Message Plus platform and Echometrix’s FamilySafe technology.