Mobile Content Networks Acquires Caboodle Networks: Mobile Content Networks Inc. (MCN), a leading global provider of mobile search solutions, today announced the acquisition
of the assets of Caboodle Networks Inc., the pioneering developer of the world's first multimedia, multi-service semantic
recommendation platform.
Japan Backing Device-Specific Search Tech To Compete With Google: Japan to fight Google search dominance from the Financial Times covers Japan's continuing efforts to subsidize new generation
search technologies tied to gadgets and hardware, in part to be competitive against US-based search companies like Google.
Google Applies For 'GPay' Mobile Payments Patent: Adding to its rapidly growing suite of mobile applications and services, Google(GOOG) has applied for a patent for a mobile
payments service that would allow users to make payments at retail shops using their mobile phones.
Sector Snap: Major Web Companies Gain: Shares of major Internet companies traded higher Tuesday, with Yahoo Inc. rising after a Bear Stearns analyst named the company
a "top pick."
Google Local Search now available in BMW navigation systems: BMW has announced it’s enriching its ConnectedDrive in-car navigation system with a direct hookup to Google's Local
Search.
The Parallel Universe of Mobile Search: One day in the future, mobile search might appear indistinguishable from Web queries. But for now, people come to mobile
search with very different expectations than Web search.
Mobile Advertising – the buzz is coming to China too!: China’s online advertising market might still be in its infancy, it is nonetheless witnessing robust growth. According
to OgilvyOne’s China President, online ad spending in China could reach $6 billion by 2012, when most analysts predict
about $4 billion.
Abu Dhabi Group offers mobile content in Asia, Africa: A spokesperson for the Abu Dhabi Group announced that the group set up mobile content, offered by Germany's Bertelsmann
to telecoms and media markets in several countries throughout Asia and Africa, Gulf News reported.
Phone makers and Internet companies competing more on each other's turf: "Devices alone are not enough anymore," Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, chief executive of Nokia, said last week in London
as the company announced plans for a digital music store, a game service, social networking links and other mobile Internet
initiatives, grouped under a new brand, Ovi. "People want more; they want the complete experience."
DivX Introduces Mobile Solution, Multi-Lingual Version of Author 1.5: DivX has also launched a beta mobile content and software solution that enables consumers to experience high-quality video
content across the PC, the living room and on-the-go.
PowerMe Mobile signs exclusive digital management contract with Nancy Ajram: Jiji Lamara, General Manager of Nancy Ajram Productions, said "We have been planning to extend our sales in the digital
realm for a long time and we are glad to have reached an agreement with PowerMeMobile to manage all our digital assets and
rights in the MENA region and beyond."
