Google has made the long-awaited and rumored announcement that it will launch an operating system. Carrying the same name as its Chrome browser, this will be built specifically for running lightweight Web apps on machines that are built around Web…
Israeli start-up MobiApp announced today that it has received 800,000 from Maayan Venture Capital. MobiApp's Mingler product is a mobile social network that works in close-range settings like bars and restaurants. Using Bluetooth, it allows users to share info about…
TechCrunch reports today that The Printed Blog has gone under. The company, founded by former MediaNews Group staffer Joshua Karp, attempted to put out a daily print paper made up of news and opinion that was plucked from the blogosphere.…
Nielsen’s new report How Teens Use Media assimilates data on teen media use from a variety of in-house and third-party studies to debunk several myths about TV, Internet, mobile and newspaper consumption. For example, it’s actually adults who spend more…
Here is a recap of posts from last week, in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. AutoTrader Lays Off Some Field Reps; Vows Reinvestment With many auto dealers closing their doors or cutting back on…
AOL's video search site Truveo hasn't seen its name on this blog in some time. Founder Tim Tuttle used to speak at our conferences back in the day (as in 2005 ... Internet years). Since then the company has quietly…
Following our recent conversation with Verve Wireless' Greg Hallinan, the company announced today that it has expanded its list of newspaper partners to include MediaNews Group, A.H. Belo Corp., Hearst Corp. and Cox Newspapers. This will bring The Denver Post,…
Today I had the chance to talk to Big in Japan cofounder Alex Muse. The company is behind the popular ShopSavvy mobile application that scans bar codes to offer consumers product info. This includes pricing, specs, online availability and other…
MobileCrunch reports leaked info that the Sirius iPhone app has been downloaded 500,000 times in the past week. Along with the growing success of other music apps such as Pandora and imeem, this is telling of the level of demand…
Intel and Nokia announced yesterday that they are working together to build a mobile platform. This will utilize the mobile chipsets to which Intel has increasingly been devoting resources lately. It will be an open platform built on a Linux-based…
After TomTom's much touted iPhone app announcement, made in conjunction with the 3G S announcement, AT&T yesterday announced it will launch an iPhone version of its Navigator personal navigation system. It will include spoken directions, business listings from Yellowpages.com, and…
Following our interview with location-based mobile company Geodelic, it put out a release today announcing a $3.5 million funding round and an app for the upcoming HTC MyTouch 3G (a.k.a. "G2"). The funding, led by Clearstone and Shasta Ventures, appears…
Here is a recap of posts from last week, in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. JitterGram for Local Merchants: 'Show the Phone!' A lot of small businesses are tinkering with mobile media, especially adding…
Today I had the opportunity to catch up with SinglePoint Marketing Director Philippe Poutonnet. SinglePoint powers all the text-in response campaigns for Bravo ("Top Chef," "Project Runway," etc.), MTV, Viacom and other top networks. This usually involves "American Idol"-style voting…
Apple's much awaited iPhone 3GS has shipped and will be available in stores tomorrow. Some pre-orders have already been fulfilled, and the iPhone 3.0 software upgrade was released yesterday (compatible with previous version iPhones). Needless to say, the news media…
Today I had the chance to talk to Geodelic founder Rahul Sonnad, former Microsoft engineer and founder of thePlatform (acquired by Comcast in 2006). Geodelic, founded in 2008 with funding from Clearstone and Shasta Ventures, is working on a somewhat…
AdMob today released the latest in its string of data points of consumer mobile usage. Like many of the past data the firm has released, these are supportive of the opportunity to advertise on iPhones (mobile Web sites and apps).…
MapQuest today announced the availability of its MapQuest 4 Mobile iPhone app. Its previous moves into the iPhone were limited to an iPhone optimized site, otherwise known as a Web app. MapQuest 4 Mobile is a native app, which can…
Here is a recap of posts from last week, in case you missed any. Click below to read each post in full. More Evidence of Online Video Effectiveness We've heard a few (admittedly anecdotal) claims of SMB video's effectiveness in raising…
We've heard a few (admittedly anecdotal) claims of SMB video's effectiveness in raising clickthrough rates and engagement levels from those that have begun to offer it. The numbers we've heard from the likes of eLocalListing, Weblocal.ca and Brownbook are that…
