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NewsNokia gets green light for Navteq deal
The European Commission approved Nokia's acquisition of digital map data firm Navteq. The deal is supposed to close within the next five business days. Nokia first announced its $8.1 billion Read more...
Nielson study says Google dominates mobile search
A new study from Nielson Mobile revealed that Google significantly outpaced its mobile search competitors during the first quarter. The study says Google held a 61-percent share of the mobile search Read more...
Google CEO: Mobile advertising to generate more revenue than today's webIn an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that the next major growth wave for Google in terms of search engine marketing is the mobile Read more... ChaCha - Top Wireless Company 2008: FierceWireless, Fierce 15
ChaCha Where it's based: Indianapolis, Ind. When it was founded: 2006 Website: www.chacha.com Why it's Fierce: ChaCha is more than just a search firm with a Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Yahoo adds to oneSearch
Yahoo continued its aggressive mobile push as the web services giant announced the summer 2008 launch of oneSearch 2.0, an expansion of its mobile search service enabling users to initiate queries. Read more...
Yahoo leads $20M Vlingo funding round
Voice-powered mobile user interface developer Vlingo announced the completion of a $20 million Series B financing round led by web services giant Yahoo, which today also named Vlingo its software Read more...
Yahoo to launch voice-enabled oneSearch 2.0
Yahoo continued its aggressive mobile push as the web services giant announced the summer 2008 launch of oneSearch 2.0, an expansion of its mobile search service enabling users to initiate queries Read more...
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| Press ReleasesVuclip Unveils New Personalized Mobile Video Search and Delivery ServiceAfter spending a year in stealth mode as Blueapple.mobi, Vuclip (www.vuclip.com), the company that delivers online video to any phone anytime, today announced its completely redesigned consumer Read more... Zi Corporation to Appeal Delisting Notification from NASDAQZi Corporation (the "Company"), a leading innovator of mobile discovery and advertising solutions, today announced that it will request a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the Read more... kannuu Debuts Lookup Solution for iPhone Application Developerskannuu, Inc.TM, the global leader in lookup technology, today announced the availability of its iPhoneTM SDK (Software Development Kit.) The kannuu iPhone SDK, provides developers with a rich set of Read more... Sprint Makes It Easier for Customers to Navigate the Internet, Find the Content They Want on Sprint Phones with Sprint WebAs customers increasingly count on their wireless phones for on-the-go Internet access, Sprint is making it easier for them to get the content they want with today's launch of Sprint Web, a Read more... Nokia WidSets Selects MCN to Power Real-Time Mobile Search Across its Universe of Content and WidgetsMobile Content Networks (MCN), the leading provider of real-time Federated mobile search solutions, today announced that Nokia's WidSets service has selected its white label platform, Read more... |