Augme Technologies acquires Hipcricket for $44.5M
New York City-based Augme Technologies Inc. (AUGT) has signed an agreement to acquire Hipcricket Inc. in a deal that’s expected to close at the end of the month. Augme, which recently completed its...
View ArticleWith losses ongoing, Motricity stock takes a beating
Motricity Inc. (MOTR) stock is down more than 53% after the company announced a $4.3 million loss in the recently closed quarter. While the company narrowed its losses from $11.6 million in the...
View Article14M QR or bar codes were scanned in June
QR codes and barcodes are increasingly making their presence known on store shelfs, windows and kiosks, but how many people actually scan those codes? At least 14 million users, or a little more than...
View ArticleMobile game revenues finally hit their stride
Revenue from mobile games in the United States will nearly double this year to $1.53 billion, according to a new report from SNL Kagan. U.S. mobile game publishers generated $792.7 million in 2010 and...
View ArticleNokia’s Ojanpera splinters off to Vision+ development fund
Longtime Nokia Corp. (NOK) executive Tero Ojanpera is leaving the company after 21 years. He isn’t completely cutting ties with the Finnish giant though.Ojanpera is taking on a new role as the head of...
View ArticleMobiTV plans to raise up to $75M via IPO
MobiTV Inc. has filed plans to raise up to $75 million in an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Emeryville, Calif.-based company has been around for more than...
View ArticleFreeMonee raises $34 million to help banks get mobile
Silicon Valley's FreeMonee Network has just raised $34 million and it's ready to start giving it away. The software company works with banks to analyze data and predict consumer spending patterns,
View ArticleSponsored Content: Corning Crosses New Wireless Frontier with the Power of ONE™
The explosive growth in smartphones and the proliferating demand for mobile Internet and mobile video threatens to overwhelm current network infrastructure and leaves the industry at the cusp of a new...
View ArticleTumblr mobile ad strategy just beginning
Yahoo’s weekend deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion is seen as a move by CEO Marissa Mayer to capitalize on the growth in mobile advertising, but Mayer is buying a company that is still just learning...
View ArticleReader Forum: Smartphone vs. tablet marketing – where context matters
For some, the definition of mobile covers an expansive range of devices: anything that is not a PC is considered a mobile device. For others, mobile relates only to smartphones. But for mobile marketers,
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