Articles from Tricia Duryee

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Technologies: MMS, Mobile Applications, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Security, Mobile Social Networking, Mobile Spam, Operator Services, Smartphones, SMS
Regions: Americas, APAC, EMEA
Standards & Legislation: Congress & FCC, Distracted Driving, Handset Exclusivity

  1. Is The End Of All-You-Can Eat Data Plans Coming?

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jun 2 2010)

    Is The End Of All-You-Can Eat Data Plans Coming? AT&T’s change in data plan prices today may mark the beginning of the end for unlimited data plans. Quite literally, the U.S. might be at a crossroads were demand is reaching supply, and people will have to pay up or simply cut back on their usage to remedy the problem. While AT&T’s price changes may have caught some off guard, the discussion about reaching bandwidth capacity has been raging from Washington D.C. to all of the major wireless conferences. AT&T (NYSE: T) is not the first to have tweaked their plans, and if you aren’t too picky, there’s definitely still ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   AT&T   Sprint Nextel

  2. MasterCard Is Making It Easier To Pay By Mobile Phone

    Explore Article mocoNews (May 25 2010) SMS

    MasterCard Is Making It Easier To Pay By Mobile Phone MasterCard said today it will let third-party developers tap into its payment systems, so they can be used for online or mobile applications. By opening up its services, the credit card company becomes more competitive in the next generation of platforms, which are the target of more than a dozen or so start-ups that have raised millions of dollars to make paying by cell phone more ubiquitous. Through the program, developers will be able to bypass having to get a merchant agreement, setting up the system and making the consumer enter data each time. Instead, developers could use the new ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Twitter   The New York Times

  3. T-Mobile Prepaid Prices Drop Lower And Emphasize Texting

    Explore Article mocoNews (May 18 2010)

    T-Mobile USA has unveiled two new prepaid plans that emphasize texting over talking. The announcement is in line with what other prepaid providers are offering—big bundles of services from voice to email and internet access for one low price without the commitment of a contract. While they represent fairly good bargains, it’s unclear how much this growing segment of the U.S. market is interested in adding all of the bells and whistles to a prepaid plan. Instead of offering on an unlimited basis, T-Mobile’s new plans are a little less comprehensive. For $15 a month, users can have unlimited texting ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   T-Mobile

  4. How Apple's iAd Could Blow Marketers' Mobile Budgets

    Explore Article mocoNews (May 3 2010) MMS , Mobile Marketing

    How Apple's iAd Could Blow Marketers' Mobile Budgets Dozens of questions remain about Apple’s plans to get into the mobile advertising business, from how much a campaign will cost to which applications will they run on. Based on information Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is telling advertising agencies, we were able to get answers for at least one: how much a campaign could potentially cost on the iAd platform—and the results are startling. According to our number crunching, CPMs will be highly variable but in some some cases could wind up being triple what marketers are used to paying for banners, and double the price of a video ad on ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   ABI Research   Paran Johar

  5. Mobile Ad Network Mobclix Acquires Heartbeat For iPhone Analytics

    Explore Article mocoNews (Mar 1 2010) Smartphones

    Mobclix, a mobile ad network aggregator, has acquired Heartbeat from New York-based Enormego for its ability to analyze the performance of iPhone applications, including sales reporting, statistics and crash reports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Not only has the mobile ad network acquisitions been heating up, but so has the analytics space as developers and brands demand to know how their mobile applications are performing. In December, Flurry merged with Pinch Media to combine the two mobile analytics companies. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Nielsen

  6. The Mobile Report Wrap: Top Games; Top App Platform; And Top U.S. Search

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 25 2010) Smartphones

    The Mobile Report Wrap: Top Games; Top App Platform; And Top U.S. Search At least three reports were distributed today by companies that use internal data to make sweeping statements about the state of the industry. While the data can often be influenced by the company’s strengths, the reports can typically be useful for gleaning some relevant information on where the trends are heading. Here are those three reports: —Distimo: This report looks at games being sold on Windows, BlackBerry, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Android stores. It found that in January on average, the most expensive games are found on Windows and Blackberry ($4.91 and $4.60, respectively). Meanwhile, games published ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Android   Blackberry

  7. Placecast's Location-Based Service Alerts Shoppers To Nearby Deals

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 25 2010) SMS

    Placecast's Location-Based Service Alerts Shoppers To Nearby Deals Here’s a refreshing take on location-based services: It’s not an app and users don’t have to manually check-in when they’ve arrived at a destination. Today, Placecast is launching a new advertising-based service called ShopAlerts, which lets consumers sign-up for offers from some of their favorite stores or restaurants when they’re in geographic range of the location. The service goes live today starting with three retailers: SONIC, REI and American Eagle Outfitters. In a way, this brings to life the well-fabled use-case scenario in mobile, where you are walking by a Starbucks and you receive a coupon by text message for ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Starbucks

  8. The Buzz Among App Developers At This Year's MWC May Surprise You

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 18 2010)

    The Buzz Among App Developers At This Year's MWC May Surprise You For the first time this year at Mobile World Congress, an entire building was roped off for application developers with each day of the inaugural App Planet being hosted by another player—Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC), Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Research In Motion and Google’s Android. While the rest of the show—spanning seven other halls—focused on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and the rapid proliferation of Android devices from too many handset-makers to count, I ducked into App Planet to get an unofficial litmus test for what the buzz is among developers. Keep in mind, when talking to developers, you mostly ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Android   Microsoft   Google

  9. This Year's Message At MWC: It's Complicated!

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 14 2010)

    Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week will reveal in gory detail just how complicated the industry has become. If you don’t believe me, just consider this short list of ironies: Google’s Eric Schmidt will give one of the show’s first keynote despite releasing its first phone only 16 months ago; Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is not expected to announce a phone for the first time in a decade; Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will try to grab the spotlight with a new version of its Windows phone, after losing its grasp on enterprise market; and Verizon Wireless is co-hosting a press conference ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Verizon Wireless   Skype

  10. Samsung Unveils Vision Of The Future: No More Dumb Phones

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 14 2010)

    Samsung Unveils Vision Of The Future: No More Dumb Phones The day before Mobile World Congress officially kicks off, Samsung unveiled the Wave, the first phone running its new operating system called bada. The multimedia event was held off site in a large room, where the walls served as giant video screens. Crashing waves and and over-sized images of jellyfish made it feel like an aquarium. On stage, dancers kept rhythm to loud techno music and a trapeze artist hung from the ceiling. But more important than all of that was the message that Samsung was there to deliver. For months, the South Korean handset maker has provided an often ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Mobile World Congress   Apple   Microsoft

  11. Motorola To Break Into Two Publicly Held Companies By Early 2011

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 11 2010) Smartphones

    Motorola To Break Into Two Publicly Held Companies By Early 2011 After years of debating what to do, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has decided to break the company in two. The separation is targeted for the first quarter of next year. The entities will become two, independently, publicly traded companies. One will include the mobile devices and home businesses, and the other will include its enterprise mobility solutions and networks businesses. Motorola’s co-CEO and held of mobile devices Sanjay Jha, will serve as CEO of the mobile devices and home businesses, and Co-CEO Greg Brown will serve as CEO of the enterprise group. Release. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Motorola

  12. Sprint Taps GetJar To Offer Thousands Of Free Apps To Subscribers

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 10 2010) Smartphones , Americas

    Sprint (NYSE: S) is partnering with GetJar, an independent Lithuania-based application store, to offer thousands of free applications on a variety of its handsets. Release. The partnership with Sprint marks GetJar’s highest profile agreement in the the U.S. to date, however, the relatively under-the-radar company has signed up others worldwide with Carphone Warehouse, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) and Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) France. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Getjar   Sony Ericsson   Sprint Nextel

  13. NBC Universal's Winter Olympics Mobile Line-Up: Two New Apps; Social Media Features And More

    Explore Article mocoNews (Feb 3 2010) Smartphones , SMS

    NBC Universal's Winter Olympics Mobile Line-Up: Two New Apps; Social Media Features And More After being blown away by the amount of mobile web traffic NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) received during the Beijing Olympics, it is investing even more heavily in mobile for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. In the summer of 2008, the Olympics were considered one of the largest digital events to date, and NBC executives were stunned by the 6.5 million unique visitors coming to its mobile web site during the games. But with smartphone adoption and data consumption steadily increasing since, this Olympics could draw even bigger crowds to the mobile phone. An NBC spokesperson told mocoNews that this year they’ve ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   iPhone   AT&T

  14. Google Enables Advertisers to 'Click To Call' In Mobile Ads

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 28 2010) Smartphones

    Google (NSDQ: GOOG) said that is now allowing advertisers to embed phone numbers into mobile ads so that customers can click to call. The ads will work on phones with high-end browsers, including the iPhone, Android or other smartphones, and will be based on the person’s location, the company said on its blog. That way if they are calling to make restaurant reservations, you’ll call the nearest location. While the the ability to “click to call” is not new, Google said advertisers who participated in the beta trial saw improved click-through rates, and experienced more visits to their websites in ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Android   Google

  15. Apple's iPhone Gains Traction In Asia; Has Sold 200,000 In China

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 25 2010) Smartphones , APAC

    Apple's iPhone Gains Traction In Asia; Has Sold 200,000 In China Apple’s international presence is gaining traction and revenues are increasing in both Japan and Asia-Pacific because of the iPhone, the company said today as part of its first-quarter financial results. While the company doesn’t typically breakdown iPhone sales by country, Apple’s COO Tim Cook said he would make an exception for China. He said that since the iPhone went on sale there in late October/early November, they’ve sold about 200,000 units through their partner China Unicom. The number seems fairly impressive given that only 5,000 phones were sold during opening weekend and they cost around $1,000 each. Not to mention ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   China Unicom   COO Tim Cook

  16. Snackable Garners $170 Million From Text-Based Games In 2009

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 19 2010) Mobile Applications , SMS

    With the popularity of the iPhone and other high-end smartphones, first-person shooters, and graphics-driven games are stealing the spotlight, but New York City-based Snackable Media quietly has created a million-dollar gaming business in 2009 using the most low-tech of technology—text messaging. Snackable’s CEO Eyeal Yechezkell gave TechCrunch the complete rundown on the business: In 2009, it sold $170 million worth of text-based games, which has jumped from $90 million in 2008 and $30 million in 2007. Snackable dolls out half of the revenues to the carriers, but still has managed to build a profitable company without ever raising any venture ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone

  17. AT&T Dives Into Android With Five Phones; Adds Carrier Billing to Ovi Store

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 6 2010) Mobile Applications

    AT&T Dives Into Android With Five Phones; Adds Carrier Billing to Ovi Store AT&T (NYSE: T) surprised us all today at CES by basically announcing a huge overhaul of its smartphone and mid-range phone offerings. The new line-up will position AT&T nicely for moving beyond Apple’s iPhone—which has been one of its only cutting edge smartphone offerings to date. In the next six months, it will release five new Android devices from Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Dell and HTC and two Palm (NSDQ: PALM) OS. As part of that, AT&T is beefing up its applications offerings by creating new partnerships with Google’s Android Market and Palm’s OS app store, and will be providing carrier ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   AT&T   Android

  18. The Mobile Advertising Industry Is Worth At Least $1 Billion Now

    Explore Article mocoNews (Jan 6 2010)

    The Mobile Advertising Industry Is Worth At Least $1 Billion Now Following Google’s purchase of AdMob and news that Apple is buying Quattro Wireless, the mobile advertising industry has passed the $1 billion in value—which is quite the accomplishment given that the total U.S. mobile advertising market was only worth $416 million in 2009. In 2010, the U.S. market will equal about half, or $593 million, of what Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) just spent, according to eMarketer. The $1 billion-dollar figure comes from adding the $750 million Google paid for AdMob, and the rumored $270 million Apple paid for Quattro. To be fair, both Google and Apple are ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Apple   Google   Apple

  19. The U.S. Can Look To Europe To See What The iPhone's Future Is Like Here

    Explore Article mocoNews (Dec 21 2009) Smartphones , EMEA

    Fed up with only having AT&T (NYSE: T) to choose from if you want the iPhone in the U.S., many consumers can’t wait until Verizon or another carrier gets a hold of the device. But if you look at the UK, where nearly all of the carriers are now selling the iPhone, not a lot has changed since O2’s exclusivity expired in November. There’s two noticeable trends: First, increased competition has not translated into lower prices. In fact, Vodafone (NYSE: VOD), which will start offering the iPhone next year, is charging more over the life of a contract than any ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   AT&T   Vodafone

  20. Tapulous Says App Revenues Are Approaching $1 Million A Month

    Explore Article mocoNews (Dec 20 2009)

    Tapulous Says App Revenues Are Approaching $1 Million A Month Perhaps mobile applications can be a robust, profitable business. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Tapulous, which makes money by selling apps, through advertising and by selling songs through its apps, told Reuters that its sales are approaching $1 million a month, and the company is profitable. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Bart Decrem

  21. Microsoft's Bing Finally Makes An iPhone App

    Explore Article mocoNews (Dec 15 2009) Mobile Applications , Smartphones

    Microsoft's Bing Finally Makes An iPhone App Microsoft’s Bing search service is now available as an application in the iPhone App store. The free application looks just as it does on the PC with beautiful landscape images and a simple design. However, there’s a few differences: When you open the app, it asks permission to get your location, and it has six categories on the center of the page: Images, Movies, Maps, Businesses, News and Directions. When you click on movies, it automatically shows you what is playing near you; the directions category automatically sets your current location as the starting point. (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Microsoft

  22. Feds Partner With Wireless Carriers To Create Emergency Alert System

    Explore Article mocoNews (Dec 11 2009) SMS

    Feds Partner With Wireless Carriers To Create Emergency Alert System President Obama sent text messages to his supporters during the election, and now he’s preparing to send messages to all citizens regarding amber alerts, security threats and national disasters. Under the program, called the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS), the messages could be sent out based on geography (down to the county level) and so far, they are proposing it as a “opt-out” rather than an “opt-in” system (unlike Amber alerts today). This week, the clock starts ticking on a 28-month period in which wireless carriers, which have elected to participate in the design specifications, will test and ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Federal Communications Commission

  23. Pageonce Lands $6.5 Million To Roll Out More Personal Assistant Apps

    Explore Article mocoNews (Dec 10 2009) SMS

    Pageonce Lands $6.5 Million To Roll Out More Personal Assistant Apps Palo Alto, Calif.-based Pageonce has raised $6.5 million in a first round of funding to build smartphone apps that help consumers manage their finances and travel schedules. The round was led by the Israeli Venture firm Pitango Venture Capital and brings the company’s total raised to date to $10 million. So far, Pageonce’s Personal Assistant, has registered one million users on the iPhone, BlackBerry, Android and Windows platforms, said Jim Scheinman, Pageonce’s COO and CMO. The application aggregates various accounts, including banks, airlines, rental car companies, or even utility companies. Once usernames and passwords are entered, Pageonce will alert you ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   Android

  24. Samsung's Messaging Still Muddled After The Official Launch Of Bada

    Explore Article mocoNews (Dec 8 2009)

    Samsung's Messaging Still Muddled After The Official Launch Of Bada Is it an operating system, is it a user-interface? No, it’s a smartphone platform. Samsung held a splashy event in London today to officially unveil bada, which the South Korean handset-maker is calling “a smartphone platform.” However, the event left people just as confused as they were before. Initially, when it was announced last month, several reporters called it a replacement for its feature-phone technology, then it was explained as a replacement for Symbian’s OS (which Gizmodo rightly or wrongly reiterated today). The bottom-line is this: developers, carriers, publishers and others in the ecosystem should consider it a new operating ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Technology   iPhone   Twitter

  25. Broadcasters Tap Apps As They Seek Future Revenue Streams

    Explore Article mocoNews (Dec 7 2009) Mobile Applications

    Broadcasters Tap Apps As They Seek Future Revenue Streams Many local and national broadcasters have jumped onto the mobile application bandwagon, worried that they may miss the boat. But now they are left wondering: how can these things make money? To be sure, some of them are doing quite well. LIN TV told Broadcasting & Cable that it had nearly 29 million mobile impressions in Q3, a 54 percent increase over the prior quarter. LIN Senior VP of New Media Robb Richter: “When you have that many people, it’s now salable. Mobile is a real business, and it’s growing every month.” Last week, CBS (NYSE: CBS) told mocoNews that ... (Read Full Article)

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