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SMS GupShup Secures $10 Million In Funding Led By Tenaya Capital

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:30:00 GMT

India’s largest social network has received $10M in Series E funding and has now reached 50M users. The company will use the funding to add new senior management positions geared towards expanding operations and entering new markets.

(PRWeb August 31, 2011)

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World's First HTML5 Developer Conference To Be Held on September 27 in San Francisco

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Conference to include technology luminaries such as JavaScript guru Douglas Crockford, Google Chrome Team reps, and Ben Savage, creator of the SpacePort engine, as keynote speaker

(PRWeb August 29, 2011)

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Japan’s Voice Blogging Service, Bubbly, Available to 26 Million More Subscribers And Brings On New Celebrity Users

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Bubbly now available to SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. (SoftBank Mobile) subscribers and attains endorsements from the likes of Yasuhiko Okudera-san, Sony Music Network and Horipro.

(PRWeb August 26, 2011)

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Mommy Merger Madness: Deal Site Juice in the City Acquires Gaggle of Chicks Assets

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:00:00 GMT

Local mommy deal site, Juice in the City, announces asset purchase of competing site, including New York subscriber base

(PRWeb August 24, 2011)

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Placecast Expands Its Geofence Mobile Marketing Platform, ShopAlerts®, to Integrate With Retailer Apps

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:05:00 GMT

Retailers received a big push today as Placecast announced that its ShopAlerts platform can now be integrated with any smartphone app to offer shoppers location-based push notifications when a consumer is near a store, even when the app is not on.

(PRWeb August 22, 2011)

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India Finds its Voice as Vodafone Launches Bubble Motion’s Bubbly Social Messaging Service

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:30:00 GMT

South Asia's Largest Voice-Blogging Service Now Available to Over 80% of India's Mobile Subscribers

(PRWeb August 19, 2011)

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Appia Announces Record Quarter, Surpasses 1 Million Downloads a Day

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:00:00 GMT

App marketplace sees major spike in downloads, totaling more than 100 million for the past four months

(PRWeb August 18, 2011)

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Announcing The Mobile Consumer: Hispanics, Movies & Mobile, A New Report by Briabe Mobile and MocoSpace

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:00:00 GMT

As Hollywood looks to drive waning movie ticket sales, their focus should be on the growing Hispanic population and their use of mobile devices throughout the movie-planning process. This insight comes from research within The Mobile Consumer: Hispanics, Movies & Mobile, a new report by multicultural marketing agency Briabe Mobile and MocoSpace, the largest entertainment destination on the mobile Internet.

(PRWeb August 12, 2011)

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What Types of Mobile Ads Do an Estimated 39 Million Americans Recall? Greystripe Study Reveals Entertainment, Tech, Retail and Gaming Top Categories

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:55:00 GMT

60 Percent of all Smartphone Owners Have Seen a Mobile Ad According to Study

(PRWeb August 12, 2011)

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Mobile Q&A Service Opinionaided Delivers 125 Million Responses to Advice Seekers, Investors Respond with $4.3 Million in Funding

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:05:00 GMT

SoftBank Capital and BlueRun Ventures lead Opinionaided’s Series A round, company aims to change the way people make decisions on the go.

(PRWeb August 11, 2011)

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Rebtel Beefs Up Development Chops by Snagging Microsoft Mobile Engineer Daniel Forsman as VP of Product

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:05:00 GMT

Former Microsoft executive to spearhead innovation and product development for Skype competitor.

(PRWeb August 11, 2011)

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One Out of Three Gamers Has Used “Real World” Money to Purchase Virtual Content, According to New PlaySpan/VG Market Study

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:10:00 GMT

72 Percent Say They Will Spend More or the Same on Virtual Goods in 2011 vs. 2010

(PRWeb August 04, 2011)

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FuzeBox Continues Rapid Growth and Adds Seasoned Executives Richard Sanders and Brook West

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:30:00 GMT

Dealmakers to lead partnerships with enterprises, OEMs, tablet and smart phone manufacturers, all looking to deliver cutting edge mobile video collaboration and cloud-based telepresence solutions to users worldwide

(PRWeb August 02, 2011)

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Skyfire Launches First-Ever ‘Entertainment Utility’ App: Skyfire VideoQ (TM) for iPhone and iPad

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:30:00 GMT

New app finally gives users of Safari, Opera and other browsers a way to play videos for Adobe® Flash® Player on iOS devices and creates hub for the best videos on the Web.

(PRWeb July 28, 2011)

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Placecast Unveils ShopAlerts Self-Serve, B2B Solution that Enables SMBs to Launch Location Based Mobile Campaigns Quickly

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:05:00 GMT

ShopAlerts Self-Serve by Placecast Makes it Easy to Create, Deliver, Track Redemptions of Geofence Mobile Marketing Promotions

(PRWeb July 22, 2011)

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Juice in the City Launches $3 Million Groupmom Fund for Local Discovery and Business Stimulation

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:15:00 GMT

Groupmom Fund Aims to Empower 2,000 Moms and Stimulate Hundreds of Local Economies with Local Business Micro-Grants

(PRWeb July 21, 2011)

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Appia Selected by AlwaysOn as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:45:00 GMT

World’s largest open app marketplace recognized for creating technology innovations for the Global Silicon Valley

(PRWeb July 14, 2011)

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For the First Time, iPhones Consume More Video Worldwide than Any Other Smartphone

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:15:00 GMT

iPhones Top BlackBerry and Nokia, According to Vuclip’s July 2011 Global Video Insights Report

(PRWeb July 14, 2011)

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Moolah Media Launches Mobile Audience Targeting and $3M Developer Fund To Spur A New Generation of Mobile Advertising Beyond Display and Downloads

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:00:00 GMT

Mobile advertiser introduces App.Suite and Mob.Suite, a unique set of mobile 3.0 tools for developers looking to identify and monetize their most valuable consumers

(PRWeb July 12, 2011)

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Tandem Launches First Mobile Industry Incubator in Silicon Valley

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:10:00 GMT

Exclusive Incubator With 90 Percent Success Rate Looking for Eight Mobile Startups to Support with ‘Muscle Capital’

(PRWeb July 12, 2011)

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SMSGupShup Launches BizShup, a Revolutionary Way for India’s Small Businesses to Engage Consumers on Mobile Devices

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:05:00 GMT

India's largest social network is launching BizShup, a one-stop mobile advertising platform for entrepreneurs. Mobile ad campaigns can be created directly from a mobile device, reaching millions of Indian consumers in minutes.

(PRWeb July 08, 2011)

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card.io Outshines Over 150 Nominees to become a MobileBeat 2011 Startup Competition Finalist

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:00:00 GMT

Mobile commerce company one of 16 finalists picked to present as this year’s hot mobile startups

(PRWeb July 05, 2011)

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Local Mobile Ad Network, xAD, Continues Rapid Growth with Traffic Totals Surging, and Announces 3 New Executive-Level Hires

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:00:00 GMT

Ron Merritt, Monica Ho and Dan Hight all join in vice president capacities from leading local search companies

(PRWeb June 30, 2011)

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BubbleBlog Continues to Explode in India Thanks to New Launch With Reliance Communications

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:00:00 GMT

Bubble Motion's mobile voice blogging service surpasses 10 million users across Asia and 1 million users on the Reliance Communications network alone.

(PRWeb June 30, 2011)

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Skyfire Saves Smartphone Users Hundreds of Dollars as Wireless Carriers Impose Data Caps and Price Tiers

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:45:00 GMT

Skyfire’s cloud-based video optimization compresses videos by an average of 75% -- helping users watch more video while minimizing data overage charges.

(PRWeb June 24, 2011)

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card.io Aims to Change the Way Consumers Pay with Credit Cards, Launches Mobile Commerce SDK for iOS Developers

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:10:00 GMT

Visual swipe technology makes mobile commerce fast and easy

(PRWeb June 23, 2011)

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Largest Mobile Brand Advertising Network Greystripe Launches Cross-Platform Mobile Video Advertising

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:30:00 GMT

Network’s ads outperform online ads by 38%

(PRWeb June 22, 2011)

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Move Over Lady Gaga: T-Mobile’s ‘Royal Wedding’ and Corning’s ‘A Day Made of Glass’ are Among the World’s Most Popular Viral Mobile Clips

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:35:00 GMT

Highlights from June 2011 Global Video Insights Report by Vuclip

(PRWeb June 22, 2011)

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Americans Use Voice Over Email, Text and Social Network/Media as Means of Communication Between Family According to New Survey from Rebtel

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:15:00 GMT

Email leads as preferred work colleague communication.

(PRWeb June 22, 2011)

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Announcing Fuze Telepresence Connect: The First Mobile Telepresence Solution to Seamlessly Integrate with Polycom™, Tandberg™ or LifeSize™ Systems

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:30:00 GMT

Proprietary and expensive telepresence systems can finally be integrated across brands and to mobile devices without spending millions of dollars for new systems

(PRWeb June 15, 2011)

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Social News Reader Taptu Launches Version 1.5 of Android App with Supercharged Search, a Sharp New Interface and Related Stories

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:30:00 GMT

Free social newsreader app lets customer discover more content and resize and color code streams on Android phones and tablets

(PRWeb June 08, 2011)

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Appia Named OnMobile Top 100 Winner

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:35:00 GMT

World’s largest open app marketplace selected for prestigious mobile industry award

(PRWeb June 06, 2011)

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Meet the Groupmom: Juice in the City Raises $6 Million to Empower Moms to Grow Local Commerce

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:30:00 GMT

Deal site to hire over 2000 moms to source and market local deals across 100 markets.

(PRWeb June 03, 2011)

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Social News Reader Taptu Launches Version 1.5 of iOS App with Supercharged Search, a Sharp New Interface and Instapaper Support

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:00:00 GMT

Free social newsreader app lets user find more content, adds stream resizing, and colored streams to iPhone and ability to save articles for later

(PRWeb June 02, 2011)

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Wargaming.net Chooses PlaySpan to Monetize World of Tanks Online Game

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:10:00 GMT

Leverages UltimatePay’s 85+ payment methods for digital goods.

(PRWeb June 01, 2011)

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Opinionaided iOS App Delivers Advice from Real People to Local- and Travel-Based Questions Faster Than It Takes To Unfold a Map

Mon, 23 May 2011 20:00:00 GMT

Mobile QnA Service Removes Beta Tag on Places & Travel Section with Official Category Launch

(PRWeb May 23, 2011)

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Vuclip Secures $8M in Series C Funding from NEA and Jafco to Entertain the Mobile Masses

Thu, 19 May 2011 19:15:00 GMT

World's largest independent mobile video service serves 2 billion video views across 5400 different mobile device types

(PRWeb May 19, 2011)

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Smartphones Now Being Used by Two Thirds of Moms in the Shopping Process, According to New Study by Greystripe

Thu, 12 May 2011 22:00:00 GMT

45% Use Smartphones to Find a Store Location, 36% Use For Price Comparison

(PRWeb May 12, 2011)

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Local Mobile Ad Network, xAD, Doubles Traffic in Past 4 Months, Looks to Scale Operations with 2 Senior-Level Management Additions

Thu, 05 May 2011 21:00:00 GMT

Local Company hires Babak Dehnad as vice president of global human resources and Steve McCarthy as chief financial officer

(PRWeb May 05, 2011)

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Bubble Motion Announces Indonesia’s Top 25 Social Media Darlings

Thu, 05 May 2011 01:00:00 GMT

Country’s largest voice-blogging service finds Vidi Aldiano and Tommy Kurniawan topping the charts

(PRWeb May 05, 2011)

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