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Zoran and CSR, two companies that are not really household names, but nonetheless make important components that find themselves inside many of the consumer electronics devices you’ve either already purchased or are considering buying, have agreed to merge in a deal slated to be worth roughly $679 million. Zoran shareholders will receive 1.85 ordinary shares…
As part of efforts to reach more mobile game developers and publishers, OpenFeint launched OpenFeint Connect, a set of social gaming APIs for game developers. Still in private beta, the solution makes it possible for developers to add social elements to their games on every app store for every device, and take OpenFeint game data…
Aside from launching a new version of the NetFront mobile browser, ACCESS also unveiled its digital publishing service and technology ecosystem for iOS and Android-based devices. Dubbed ACCESS Digital Publishing Ecosystem, it is said to provide publishers with cost-effective solution that enables them to reach and engage users in a powerful native application format. The…
Mobile 2D barcode scanning company JAGTAG announced QR Codes Powered by JAGTAG, which enables all users regardless of phone type they own to receive multimedia content. Here’s a problem – you may use QR codes but they are not scanned by tons of people. Quite the contrary, the majority of folks still own feature phones…
As we wrap up this year’s Mobile World Congress we picked up a press release from GSMA. According to the organization, more than 60,000 visitors from 200 countries attended the show, “marking a record for the mobile industry’s premier event.” Here are the key figures: 51% of this year’s Mobile World Congress attendees hold C-level…
Although most of us are still skeptical on the prospects of Samsung’s bada platform, the Korean company doesn’t give up pushing it forward. During the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung talked about plans for bada OS 2.0, highlighting the upcoming updates. Among the things we should expect in bada 2.0, we find multitasking, push…
You may (or may not) recall my note about the Rogers Acer Liquid MT earlier this past week. The device was about to go live on Rogers… and as expected, the Android 2.2 powered device is now up, live and running, as an exclusive on the Canadian carrier. The Acer Liquid MT is available right…
Best Buy Mobile is extending the Buy Back Program, offering “future proof” smartphone purchases for free through February 26th in all of its standalone stores across the U.S. As part of the offer, customers can also receive the Buy Back Program at no cost when purchasing tablets, including the Apple iPad. The Buy Back Program…
GetJar, which is touted as the “world’s largest open app store,” raised $25 million in Series C funding from Tiger Global Management. Existing investor from series A and B rounds Accel Partners will also participate in the series C funding. The company said it will use the new money to support its rapid growth by…
In addition to launching a partner program for WiFi hotspot operators – Skype Access, the popular VoIP services provider also announced a Mobile Partner Program for operators in markets with low 3G broadband penetration. The idea is to bring the “Skype experience” to a broad range of mobile users, while at the same time enabling…