Explaining What It’s Going to Do With All That Dough, Pinterest Unveils Stats on Strong Mobile and International Usage

Yes, you may say it out loud: Has Silicon Valley lost its mind?

Pinterest Does Another Massive Funding — $225 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation (Confirmed)

Pin this! An even more ginormous pile of money for the social bookmarking phenom.

Telefónica Will Push Pinterest to New Users in Latin America and Europe

Android phones sold by Telefónica will soon include a Pinterest widget by default.

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Mobile Fourth Wave: The Evolution of the Next Trillion Dollars

Over-the-top and digital services will end up being a multi-trillion-dollar market in a matter of a decade
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New Plans From AT&T, T-Mobile Put U.S. More in Line With Rest of World

Outside the U.S., it is rather commonplace to pay full price for a phone in exchange for being able to choose one’s service provider and plan. With recent moves, a similar approach could become the norm here, too.

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HTML5 App Platform Ludei Nabs $1.5 Million in VC, Angel Funding

HTML5 app platform Ludei has received $1.5 million in funding from a group of unnamed angel investors and two Spanish venture capital firms, Kibo Ventures and Vitamina K. The San Francisco-based company’s mission is cross-platform apps that can be developed once and easily deployed to multiple mobile, social, desktop and browser app ecosystems. Ludei CEO Eneko Knorr sold his first venture, the Spanish Web-hosting company Hostalia, to Telefonica in 2007. This is Ludei’s first funding, excluding the $3 million Knorr personally put up to found the company.

The Global Carrier Perspective: Telefonica and MTS on Balancing Developed and Developing Markets (Video)

Telefonica and MTS talk about what comes after dumb pipes.

Expect Labs Gets Endorsements (And Money) From Samsung, Intel and Telefonica

Strategic investors ante up for “anticipatory company” startup.

A Look at Mobile Markets in Russia and Latin America

Mixing developed and developing markets.

Dive Into Mobile Gets Even More Global and Adds Ad Execs From Google and Millennial Media

Executives from Telefonica and a top Russian carrier join the lineup, alongside Google’s Jason Spero and Millennial Media’s Mollie Spilman, two key execs in mobile advertising.

Why Carriers Just Love Firefox OS

Meet Mozilla’s Host of New Mobile Partners