Millions of Android smartphone users have downloaded a malicious wallpaper application that collects their personal data and sends it to a mysterious Chinese website, according to data uncovered by…
The new home of the NFL’s New York Jets and New York Giants will enrich the fan experience by introducing mobile applications that work exclusively within the stadium’s confines. Article
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) launched iAd for Developers, enabling the iPhone application development community to promote their software inside of other apps. Details on iAd for Developers are scarce—on…
Digital lifestyle services provider NewBay Software announced its LifeCache rich media solutions suite will power AT&T’s new Mobile Share media management initiative. LifeCache—which offers…
Online retail giant Amazon.com released the latest version of its Kindle ereader device, touting a new electronic-ink screen with 50 percent better contrast than rival units, a 21 percent smaller…
Today is guest day. As always, we invite you to send in your ideas for a post. Ideally, we would like the post to be topical. And both of today’s entries are right on the mark. First up is an interview, via email, with Maria Grineva. She is one of the minds behind the excellent web service Twitter Tim.es, which looks at links your friends are tweeting and turns them into a virtual newspaper.
-Steve
First, tell us about yourself.
I am a computer scientist currently working at ETH…
This post is by Polly Kriesman, the self-described “editrix” of theloopny.com and mind behind InvestigateNY.com. The sites are trying to help define new journalism, and are grassroots efforts. We asked Polly to tell us more about her adventures.
- Steve
I am an obsessive journalist the way some people kayak or collect star trek trinkets. I can’t help seeing the world the way I believe it should be written or videotaped or edited. And then I can’t help reporting it.
A bit of a problem…
NewBay, the leader in digital lifestyle services, today announced that AT&T has chosen NewBay LifeCache to help bring to market a new media management service. The service, called AT&T Mobile Share, lets customers easily upload, manage, store and share user generated videos and photos across multiple screens. Users can easily send media to contact lists, personal computers, an online-based AT&T Locker or leading social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Photobucket.
The…
Vodafone has used the occasion of the massive British delegation to India to announce the launch of the VF 247 solar-powered handset.
The VF 247 is targeted at India’s massive rural market, where lackluster infrastructure leaves residents with a power supply that is unreliable or even nonexistent. Rather than be dependent on this most undependable grid, users of the VF 247 can use the power of the sun to fully recharge in 8 hours under direct sunlight, or longer in indirect or ambient…
Mobile entertainment company BuzzCity ships a lot of mobile games, mostly through its gaming app subsidiary Djuzz. Based on the strength of the downloads over the last few months, BuzzCity has declared that mobile gaming is now mainstream, with 90% of mobile owners downloading and playing games.
What’s the story?
BuzzCity has released the results from its Mobile Gaming Survey study. The survey was taken in 10 counties, representing four different mobile markets: the Americas,…
The Smaato Mobile Advertising Awards are fast approaching – and Smaato has revealed a sneak-peak at the nominees and VC partners who will be there. This is the big leagues, and the nominees reflect the best of the mobile industry.
What’s the story?
Smaato is one of the biggest mobile advertisers in the world, and its SOMA platform aggregates over 40 advertising networks to 6,000 publishing partners. Every year, it hosts the Smaato Mobile Advertising Awards to honor outstanding…
Mobile entertainment firm Buongiorno has today announced it is investing in a coupon company called Glamoo. Part of a growing trend of “minimum participant” deals (explained more fully below), Glamoo offers daily deals to shoppers through mobile coupons.
What are “minimum participant” deals?
Glamoo harnesses the power of group shopping. Every day, it hosts a new deal on its website that it has organized with a retailer or service. If enough people register their intent to buy…
Deutsche Bank announced today that it has begun tracking the performance of mobile content provider Motricity. It started the company with a “Buy” rating – meaning Deutsche Bank thinks new investors should buy Motricity shares, and existing investors should by more shares.
What’s the story?
Motricity handles mobile content – it manages and delivers content through white label portals. It’s also very, very good at what it does, and has contracts with all the US Big Four: …
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Exclusive: Google, CIA Invest in ‘Future’ of Web Monitoring — The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real time — and says it uses that information to predict the future. — The company is called Recorded Future …
Disney is now home to more than just the Magical Kingdom. It’s now home to social gaming juggernaut “Playdom,” which has been formally acquired by Disney for a whopping $763 million.
According to a joint press release, Disney agreed to buy Playdom as a way of advancing its goal of bringing consumers its well-known stories, characters and brands in ever more engaging ways.
To be sure, it isn’t an exaggeration in the least to reference Playdom as one of the leading companies in the…
