Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Blondie are connecting directly with their mobile fans, spanning all social networks, following a partnership between social discover app Banjo and The Eleven Seven Music Group to support the band’s current tour and album, "Panic of Girls."

A third of consumers use their mobile phones while they’re at home, not just when they’re out and about. And one in five watches video on their phone at least once every day, according to a Yahoo! and Ipsos study.

Skanz, a company that sums up anyone’s online identity in a QR code, has partnered with young musician Matt Hunter to demonstrate the company's vision of how their platform could work on a commercial level.

Global technology venture capital firm DCM has named the first seven companies to receive backing from its $100 million Android-focused fund (A-Fund), based their ability to advantage of Android's rapid growth and its uniquely open platform.

PlayUp has stepped up to the plate with a mobile social network just for sports fans. The free app allows users to follow their choice of thousands of live games in real time, while simultaneously discussing the action with fellow fans on their mobile devices using the free in-app rich media messaging feature, regardless of physical location.

Callaway Digital Arts (CDA) has appointed Rex Ishibashi as chief executive officer of the company, which makes family-friendly mobile and tablet applications. He replaces Nicholas Callaway, who has moved to the role of chief creative officer.

BlueStacks, a Campbell-based developer of technology that allows Android applications to run on Windows machines, said on Thursday it has raised an unspecified amount in a new round of funding. Participants included AMD, Citrix Systems and other investors.

USA Network has partnered with yap.TV to create a second-screen social experience specifically for fans of the network’s programs and release it in November. The free iPad/iPhone app will integrate USA features like its Character Chatter in with yap.TV's interactive elements like instant polls, custom chat groups, interactive sessions for special events for show stars and more.

Social games and mobile applications company Apps Genius Corp. has signed an exclusive worldwide license with NEP Snooki Enterprises to create, develop, sell and distribute up to eight social games and mobile applications on behalf of Jersey Shore’s own Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.