Nokia has invested $70 million for a minority stake in the mobile payment technology company Obopay. This is another salvo in the ongoing battle being fought to control the mobile payments segment between banks, mobile networks, handset makers and start-ups.
Arun Muthirulan, 19 April 2009
WiMax and LTE (Long Term Evolution) are shaping up as competitors to dominate the next generation of high speed data services for mobile customers. Although their origins are both in OFDM, these two emerging technologies are being promoted by rival camps aiming to establish the next industry...
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Reiko Uchida, 13 April 2009
Falling revenue growth and pricing pressures mean that ad-supported business models cannot compensate for declining music revenues.
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Sarita Jones, 31 March 2009
The recent deal between Nokia and Skype to pre-install Skype VOIP software in Nokia Smartphones promises to fundamentally change the traditional mobile industry business model of call-based revenue generation.
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Arun Muthirulan, 23 March 2009
Adobe is one of the companies battling for control of the mobile web agenda, but it has been hampered by the exclusion of its Flash technology from the iPhone and the Android-based G1. It is now trying to make it simpler for handset makers to incorporate fully blown Flash on to their devices, to...
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Michelle Wong, 21 March 2009