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Vodafone Ventures Invests In Mobile Medical Technology Provider t+Medical: Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum in t+Medical, a British provider of mobile technology used to transfer patient biometric data. The funding from the corporate VC arm of the global telecoms group will be used to help the mobile medical platform firm roll outs its mPRO...; Tags: Vodafone Group Plc., Patient, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, Operators, Vodafone, Money, VC M&A, Venture Capital, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-17
Vodafone's Wayfinder Purchase Maps Out a Future For Mobile Applications: Don't count the carriers out just yet. Vodafone's offer to purchase Swedish navigational software firm Wayfinder shows that operators aren't going to be turfed out of the race anytime soon to offer consumers mobile internet services in which mapping and navigation are playing an increasingly important role. Vodafone's $30...; Tags: Mobile Internet, Vodafone Group Plc., Nokia Corp., Mobile, Operator, Mobile Application, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, Google, Nokia, Operators, Vodafone, Money, VC M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technologies, LBS/GPS Navigation/Maps, Dianne See Morrison, Google Inc.; External links 2008-12-09
Industry Moves: David Ross Quits UK's Carphone Warehouse: David Ross, the co-founder of UK's largest mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, has resigned from his post as deputy chairman after he failed to disclose he had pledged his shares in the company to secure personal loans, Reuters reports. Ross, who owns a 19 percent stake—or 136.4 million shares--in...; Tags: Companies, Countries, Dianne See Morrison, Europe, Industry Moves, Loan, Retail, Retail Company, U.K., UK; External links 2008-12-08
Industry Moves: Former Newsweek President Osberg Appointed CEO Of Mobile Video Start-Up Buzzwire: Greg Osberg, former president of Newsweek, has resurfaced. Four months after leaving the magazine, he is stepping into the role of chief executive officer at Buzzwire, a Denver-based mobile video start-up that helps operators and content producers publish video and internet radio on cellphones. The WSJ.com reports that Buzzwire's...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Companies, Corporate Communications, Dianne See Morrison, Industry Moves, Marketing, Mobile, Newsweek, Video, WaPo; External links 2008-12-08
Vodafone, Western Union Testing International Mobile Money Transfers: Vodafone is stepping up its mobile payments business. The global operator has partnered with The Western Union Company to pilot its cross border Mobile Money Transfer MMT service that lets customers send remittances between the UK and Kenya. Customers will be able to send money from Western Union locations...; Tags: Vodafone Group Plc., Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Money Transfer, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, Operators, Vodafone, Countries, Europe, UK, Technologies, Payments, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-08

The New Emergency Handset That Doubles As Gaming Device: Perhaps the idea is to distract yourself with a few rounds of Tetris until help arrives, or with the first-aid software included, do some self-diagnosis. UK mobile device maker The Medical Phone is rolling out a rugged 3G handset originally built for the British military that is both...; Tags: Emergency Service, Phone, Handset, Games, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Gadgets, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-05
Former Newsweek President Appointed CEO Of Mobile Video Start-Up Buzzwire: Greg Osberg, former president of Newsweek, has resurfaced. Four months after leaving the magazine, he is stepping into the role of chief executive officer at Buzzwire, a Denver-based mobile video start-up that helps operators and content producers publish video and internet radio on cellphones. The WSJ.com reports that Buzzwire's...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Alltel Corp., AT&T Corp., Corporate Communications, Dianne See Morrison, Entertainment, Industry Moves, Marketing, Mobile, Mobile Video, Newsweek, NYSE Euronext, Video; External links 2008-12-08
Is Mobile Gaming Thriving Or Struggling? Depends Whom You Ask: A day after *Glu Mobile* said it would shed staff and cut CEO Greg Ballard's salary to prepare itself for what it called the "increasing economic headwinds" facing the sector, its larger rivals *Electronic Arts* and *Gameloft*, told Reuters that the market is doing fine, thank you very much....; Tags: Game, Mobile, Mobile Gaming, Handset, Sales Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Entertainment, Gaming, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-04
Virgin Mobile Opening Up Mobile Portal: Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) in the UK is opening up its mobile portal to users from other networks, in a move that repositions the company from operator to media owner, reports NMA.co.uk. The portal, which is currently available only to subscribers, is being rebranded and will be available to...; Tags: Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Portals, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing, Companies, Operators, MVNO, Virgin, Countries, Europe, UK, Dianne See Morrison, Time Warner Inc.; External links 2008-12-04
Report: Sales Of Smartphones Shrank In Q3; Nokia Sales Hit, iPhone Sales Soar: The sales of smartphones fell in the third quarter, reporting its weakest year-on-year growth since Gartner began tracking the industry, the research firm said today. Worldwide smartphone sales to consumers totaled 36.5 million units in the third quarter, an 11.5 percent increase from the same period in 2007. Going...; Tags: Companies, Apple, Nokia, RIM, Gadgets, Research & Metrics, Dianne See Morrison, Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd.; External links 2008-12-04
Is Mobile Gaming Thriving Or Struggling? Depends Who You Ask: A day after Glu Mobile (NSDQ: GLUU) said it would shed staff and cut CEO Greg Ballard's salary to prepare itself for what it called the "increasing economic headwinds" facing the sector, its larger rivals Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) and Gameloft (EPA: GFT), told Reuters that the market is...; Tags: Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Mobile Gaming, Trism, Games, Personal Technology, Companies, EAMobile, Nokia, Entertainment, Dianne See Morrison, Glu Mobile Inc.; External links 2008-12-04
Mobile Social Networking Bits: Movistar's Keteke; SoreThumbs; Blackberry-Pinswap.me; Colibria: -- Keteke net Telefonica's Movistar mobile network launched Keteke - yet another social network - over mobile, web and TV, in its native Spain last week. Keteke comes with the usual mix of user profiles, friend feeds, blogs and photo galleries. There's also the Keteke City virtual world with...; Tags: Mobile, Network, Blackberryblast.net, Advertising & Promotion, Social Networking, Marketing, Online Communications, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-03
Mobile Social Networking Bits: Movistar's Keteke; SoreThumbs; Blackberry-Pinswap.me; Colibria: -- Keteke net Telefonica's Movistar mobile network launched Keteke - yet another social network - over mobile, web and TV, in its native Spain last week. Keteke comes with the usual mix of user profiles, friend feeds, blogs and photo galleries. There's also the Keteke City virtual world with...; Tags: Mobile, Network, Blackberryblast.net, Advertising & Promotion, Social Networking, Marketing, Online Communications, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-03
Despite Slowdown In Handset Sales, LG Aims To Raise Market Share: LG Electronics (SEO: 066570), the world's fourth largest handset maker, said it expects to achieve only "slight" growth in cellphone sales in 2009, down from its average handset growth rate of about 30 percent in previous years, reports Reuters. It's not such a different story from its larger rivals...; Tags: Companies, LG, Gadgets, Dianne See Morrison, Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp.; External links 2008-12-03
RIM Lowers Outlook; Response to Storm "Exceptional": In a surprise announcement late Tuesday, Research In Motion lowered its profit and revenue outlook for the third quarter, with Co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie placing the blame on "product launch timing, general economic conditions and foreign exchange volatility." The new numbers come in well below analyst forecasts. Instead...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Outlook, Operational Accounting, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Financial Accounting, Finance, Companies, RIM, Money, Earnings, Dianne See Morrison, New York Times Co.; External links 2008-12-03
Feeling The Pressure, T-Mobile UK Slashes G1 Tariff: Just a mere short month after the launch of the G1 in the UK, T-Mobile, its exclusive carrier, has cut the price of the tariff to keep the handset competitive with other high end smartphones, and is not a reaction to poor sales, reports Mobiletoday.co.uk. The G1 is now...; Tags: T-Mobile, Tariff, Sales Strategy, Free Trade, Smart Phones, Sales Force Management, Cellular Phones, Sales, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-03
South Korea Opening Up Cellphone Market; Paves Way For Apple, Nokia, RIM: The South Korean cellphone market is opening up. The Korean Communications Commission lifted a three-year old rule that required internet-enabled handsets used in the country to run on a homegrown mobile platform, making way for foreign device makers such as Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to enter...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Nokia Corp., SK Telecom Co., Handset, Cell Phone, Apple Inc., Carrier, Cellular Phones, Sales Strategy, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Companies, Apple, LG, Nokia, Operators, SK Telecom, RIM, Samsung, Countries, Asia, Korea, Gadgets, Technologies, 3G Etc, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-10
RIM To Buy Mobile Software Firm Chalk Media For $17.2 Million: Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) will buy mobile software firm Chalk Media for $23.1 million Candian dollars ($17.2 million) in cash, the companies announced today. RIM has also agreed to lend the Vancouver-based company $2.2 million Canadian dollars ($1.8 million) to provide the 10 year old tech firm with...; Tags: Software, Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Media, Chalk Media, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Companies, RIM, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Money, VC M&A, Dianne See Morrison; External links 2008-12-11
France Telecom Exclusive Deal To Sell iPhone In France Banned: In a move that France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) itself has called a "serious blow," France's Competition Council has temporarily suspended the agreement the firm has with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) that lets its French operator Orange sell the iPhone 3G exclusively. The competition watchdog said the ban, which takes effect...; Tags: Orange PCS, Apple iPhone, France, France Telecom, 3G, Sales Strategy, Video On Demand (VoD), Cellular Phones, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Sales Force Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Companies, Apple, Operators, Orange, Countries, Europe, Gadgets, Technologies, 3G Etc, Dianne See Morrison, Apple Inc.; External links 2008-12-17
The "Dark Side" Of Open Operating Systems: Mobile Data Revenues To Take A Hit?: Open is good, but not, of course, for everyone. In a grim reminder that "paradigm shifts" always spit out losers, MultiMedia Intelligence co-founder and chief research officer Frank Dickson takes a closer look at the "dark side, of the trend toward open OS handsets, a move he compares to...; Tags: Revenue, Mobile, Platform, Operating System, Handset, Hardware, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Companies, Apple, Google, Nokia, RIM, Gadgets, Dianne See Morrison, Microsoft Corp., Research In Motion Ltd.; External links 2008-12-17