News Byte
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 6 at 1:00 am PT
Mobeam has raised another $1.5 million in capital to work on a solution for point-of-sale systems at retail not being able to read bar codes from coupons on cellphone screens. In October, the company raised $5 million; in December, it inked a high-profile partnership with Procter & Gamble, and now adds new investor DFJ Athena, a Korea-focused venture fund affiliated with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, to the list. Previous investors include Yet2Ventures, Samsung Ventures and Mitsui.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12 at 11:24 am PT
EBay’s John Donahoe has drawn his mobile prediction line in the sand for 2012, and it is pretty jaw-dropping.
Sharon Terlep, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on December 21, 2011 at 4:14 pm PT
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he won’t back a proposal to prohibit drivers from talking on cellphones, even hands-free devices, giving a boost to car makers and mobile-phone companies that stand to lose if regulators impose a ban.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 19, 2011 at 2:00 am PT
Procter & Gamble thinks it has found a solution to distributing coupons on mobile phones.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 28, 2011 at 12:01 am PT
A year ago today was the biggest online shopping day of 2010, and now retailers are expecting another big blowout as consumers turn out to shop while they work.
Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on October 17, 2011 at 5:30 am PT
Wireless-phone customers will begin receiving real-time alerts next year if they are about to go over their monthly voice, data or text-message limits under new voluntary industry standards set to be announced on Monday.
Will Connors and Devon Maylie, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 13, 2011 at 3:53 am PT
Rocky You is determined to see his company’s $100 Chinese-made smartphone catch on in Nigeria, so he visits crowded Lagos shopping malls every few days to make his case directly to the sales clerks at cellphone shops and electronics stores.
Ina Fried in Mobile on July 21, 2011 at 5:25 pm PT
RootMetrics, which studies cell phone performance in various areas, found a report that showed Verizon tops in call quality, data speeds and performance; T-Mobile was tops in text messaging.
Robert Lee Hotz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 25, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
Apple and Google may be intensifying privacy concerns by tracking where and when people use their mobile phones–but the true future of consumer surveillance is taking shape inside the cellphones at a weather-stained apartment complex in Cambridge, Mass.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 24, 2011 at 11:16 am PT
Amazon is rolling out a new promotion on Monday that reveals how it could package together its various efforts in the wireless industry.
