Kodak, one of the biggest names in the digital imaging game, has just inked a deal with Nokia to cross-license each other’s patent portfolios. The deal wasn’t exactly explained in the kind of detail that we’d prefer to see, but the patent cross-licensing deal apparently “provides significant benefits to both companies, [and] is royalty bearing…
Slew of BlackBerry developer announcements
Shortly after my laptop battery died during the Day 2 BlackBerry Developer Conference keynote liveblog, a bunch of press releases went out that are good news not only for BlackBerry developers, but also you fine folks who use their apps. RIM to Launch BlackBerry Application Storefront and BlackBerry Application Center: We saw this one coming…
Didiom, CD Baby team up to offer 2 million DRM-free songs on mobile devices
Didiom has recently announced a license agreement with CD Baby to allow music fans to sample, buy, and download music from CD Baby artists through Didiom’s mobile music service. Under the agreement, CD Baby will provide 2 million DRM-free full-track music downloads on Didiom’s downloadable music marketplace. Currently available on over two hundred mobile devices,…
Nokia N85 to come bundled with Zeemote in Germany
We’ve already talked about Nokia’s plans to partner with Zeemote in Germany. Now we see the first fruits of the joint plan, as the recently announced Nokia N85 will be sold bundled with Zeemote’s thumbstick controller – JS1. Under the deal, aside from including the controller in the box, the N85 will also come with…
Verizon charging content pushers 3 cents per text message
Times are tough. With the global economy teetering on the brink of disaster, everyone is looking to pinch as many pennies as they can get their hands on. Major national wireless carriers are no exception. Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 wireless carrier in the US, has announced that they will start charging content vendors a…
Telus and Bell announce GSM plans for Canada – HSPA 3G networks by 2010
With the CDMA evolution pathway coming to a veritable dead-stop in the next few years, it’s been safe to assume that CDMA carriers in North America would be jumping on board the 4G LTE bandwagon in the next decade. There’s been much speculation about Telus and Bell Canada adopting the GSM evolution pathway for their…
Microsoft eyeing RIM takeover amidst economic meltdown?
There’s no denying that the current economic trade winds on Wall Street are blowing towards greater and greater losses as investors scramble for cash in this credit-strapped market. But, the meltdown in trading markets around the globe isn’t all bad news. For some (companies with the cash reserves to take action), the precipitous drop is…
Mobispine joins Acision Innovation Network to offer its PC-to-Mobile messaging solution to Acision’s operators and end-users
Our friends from Mobispine have announced that they have joined the Acision Innovation Network to enable joint market development opportunities with the world’s leading messaging company. From the official release: The ability to send Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messages (MMS) to any mobile phone from a PC desktop is a valuable revenue generating…
FCC mulling Sprint/Clearwire and Verizon/Alltel mergers – Possible completion by year-end
There’s nothing like a little election season rush to light the fires under bureaucratic feet. Rather than take their sweet time in reviewing the Sprint/Clearwire and Verizon/Alltel wireless mergers (like they usually do), the FCC has announced that they are fast-tracking the review process and hopes to have decisions ready by the end of 2008.…
GyPSii adds China’s hotel information from eLong
The mobile digital lifestyle app and geo-mobility social networking platform, GyPSii, announced an agreement with China’s leading web-based travel company eLong to provide hotel information and reservation services to visitors to China. Under the terms, eLong will pay GyPSii a referral fee for hotel customers using the GyPSii platform. GyPSii users will have access from…