Apple has been raking in cash with its iTunes music store over the past several years, in the process forcing the music industry and consumers to get comfortable with paying $1 per downloaded song. These days, you’ll find iPod and iPhone users toting around dozens of gigabytes worth of downloaded music with them wherever they…
Clearwire secures $1.5 billion in funding, mostly from Sprint
Clearwire finally looks poised to go nationwide with their 4G WiMAX network. The company announced today that it has secured an additional $1.5 billion in funding from its partners to help build out the Clearwire network. Clearwire has been pushing to get their 4G WiMAX network up and running throughout the US, but it’s been…
Associated Press and Verve finally show product of their co-operation; Unveil mobile app platform for publishers
Back in July of last year, we talked about Verve which at the moment got $3 million from Associated Press and other investors. Now we’re finally seeing some fruits of the co-operation as the two companies [Verve and AP] have unveiled an initiative to help publishers create white label, branded mobile apps for their content.…
Brief: Google paying Best Buy to preinstall Google Mobile Applications on devices
Google and Best Buy have announced a partnership whereby Best Buy employees will offer to install the Google Mobile Application for customers purchasing mobile phones from a retail Best Buy store. It wasn’t mentioned how much money Best Buy would receive from Google, but rumored estimates range from “I’m going to leave my job and…
Calling all mobile app developers! Tell us why your app rocks!
Do you develop mobile apps for the iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian or webOS? Well, we want to hear from you! We’ve partnered up with “Under The Radar” to find cool mobile apps that will blow our minds. We’re asking any and all mobile app developers to submit their app for the “FAST PITCH” mobile…
Parkmobile launches ‘Pay by Phone’ parking service in Grand Rapids
You know that future we keep talking about? The one where everything in your life is controlled by what we know today as mobile phones? Right, well, that future inches closer today with the launch of Parkmobile’s “Pay by Phone Parking” service in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Like the name suggests, the new service allows residents…
Orange, Google sign pan-European mobile partnership agreement; Google one step closer to world domination
Orange announced a deal with Google to bring the Goole Mobile App to its customers in Europe. The multi-year agreement is made to make mobile search and geo-location services easier to use by the carrier’s customers, while at the same time helping Google become ever more powerful player in the mobile industry. This, of course,…
Google’s early holiday present – Free WiFi on Virgin America!
Google’s giving Virgin America customers an early holiday present. Jet-setters lucky enough to be flying Virgin America between November 10, 2009 and January 15, 2010 will be have access to free in-flight WiFi, courtesy of Google. If you’re on Virgin America’s email list, you’ll find the offer in your inbox today. Virgin America has already…
Walmart offers $45 unlimited wireless service!
Walmart is all about giving customers the best prices on everything from underwear to mobile phones. Come October 18th, Walmart will start offering discount wireless service too! Walmart has announced that they are breaking into the wireless business with an exclusive wireless service of their very own. Dubbed “Straight Talk,” Walmart’s own-branded wireless service offers…
Verizon says Android phones on the way
Verizon Wireless has yet to jump on the Android train, but the carrier is determined to hop a ride in the near future. Today, Google and Verizon announced that they are working together to bring a “family of [Android] devices” to market in the near future. In fact, we should be seeing two new smartphones…