Greystripe has teamed up with German MVNO, simyo, to provide more than 800 free mobile games from its catalog to simyo’s users. As part of the deal, Greystrip developed a branded white-label website catalog, a mobile website and the in-game on device portal into each of the games. Greystripe’s tight integration with simyo is an…
Apple looking to hock iPhone 3G on university campuses
As if peddling the latest iPhone 3G hardware through AT&T stores as well as Apple’s retail stores wasn’t enough, Apple is reportedly considering a plan that would have Apple iPhone 3G handsets being sold where Apple is arguably more popular than the general population – college campuses. In a push to extend Apple’s already-tight relationship…
DoJ requiring Verizon Wireless to divest assets prior to Rural Cellular Corporation acquisition
Verizon seems to be snatching up wireless assets and infrastructure faster than a fat kid inhaling Ding-Dongs (remember those?). Following on the No. 2 US wireless carrier’s announcement that they’ll be gobbling up Alltel’s subscriber base, Verizon is poised to finalize their acquisition of Rural Cellular Corp.’s Unicel network. But, before Verizon can proceed with…
Samsung taps Infineon for chips
Following on Infineon’s recent announcement that their CEO will be stepping down at the end of this month, Samsung has announcement that they’ve tapped Infineon to supply the mobile chips for Samsung handsets. In doing so, Samsung will no longer be sourcing wireless components from Qualcomm. The South Korean company has purportedly chosen Infineon as…
RIM allows Indian government to snoop on BlackBerry emails
RIM, not one to let the prospect of getting kicked out of the potentially lucrative Indian wireless market, has apparently had its hand forced by the Indian government. Following on government officials’ threats to ban RIM from the country if a workable network-monitoring deal wasn’t worked out in a timely fashion, RIM has announced that…
Velti and Vantrix partner to bring mobile video advertising
Mobile advertising services provider Velti has teamed up with mobile content delivery company Vantrix to support a universal video advertising platform. Under the agreement, Vantrix will use its device detection and video optimisation technology, while Velti can stream or provide on demand ad-supported video content on mobile internet sites. The idea is of course to…
T-Mobile Germany looking to keep iPhone all to itself
Call them greedy if you want, but T-Mobile Germany isn’t going to change their mind about keeping the iPhone all to themselves. It seems that the iPhone is too good to share with other carriers in T-Mobile’s home country. Reuters is reporting that T-Mobile expects to continue iPhone exclusivity in Germany. While Apple is rumored…
LiMo Foundation announces new members: Verizon, SK Telecom, Sagem, SFR, Mozilla and others
LiMo Foundation is steadily gaining momentum. Industry seems to be scared of Google’s Open Handset Alliance and they’re jumping to other big Linux group. That being said, LiMo has announced the addition of new member companies — Infineon Technologies, Kvaleberg AS, Mozilla Corporation, Red Bend Software, Sagem Mobiles, SFR, SK Telecom and Verizon Wireless, which…
Virgin Mobile USA confirms negotiations with SK Telecom
Just yesterday SK Telecom made an official announcement claiming that rumors regarding a possible merger between Virgin Mobile USA and Helio were “groundless.” Today, however, is another story altogether. Turns out the two companies, Virgin Mobile USA and SK Telecom, are actually in early talks to hash out possible strategic partnerships. One scenario has SK…
LG and Samsung team up to develop and promote North American mobile TV
LG and Samsung are teaming up to propose their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for mobile DTV. Two Korean giants are proposing a system that will “reflect the findings of the IDOV (Independent Demonstration of Viability) conducted by the Association of Maximum Service Television (MSTV) on behalf of the Open Mobile…