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Mobile Social Games Publisher ngmoco Acquires Rough Cookie

San Francisco - Mobile social games publisher ngmoco announced on Thursday that it has acquired Netherlands-based game studio Rough Cookie. Financial terms of the deal...

Mobile Games Publisher Fuse Powered Nabs $2 Million

Toronto - Mobile games publisher Fuse Powered said on Thursday that it has raised $2 million in seed funding, from BlackBerry Partners Fund and...

FCC, FTC to Hold Joint Public Forum on Mobile Location Tracking

Washington - U.S. regulatory agencies the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plan to host a public forum next month on...

Verizon to Sell Xperia Play 'PlayStation Phone' for $199

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Tuesday that it will begin selling Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play "PlayStation phone" on May 26 for...

Slacker Personalized Radio Service Offers New Unlimited Tier

Los Angeles - Personalized online radio service Slacker on Tuesday introduced a new subscription tier that will provide unlimited access to the company's catalof...

Nokia to Ditch "Ovi" Brand for Media Services

Espoo, Finland - Cell phone maker Nokia announced on Monday that it is ditching its "Ovi" brand, and renaming the various services under the...

StackMob Lands $7.5 Million for Mobile App Cloud Platform

San Francisco - StackMob, the provider of a platform for developing and managing mobile applications in the cloud, announced on Monday that it has...

RIM Developing BlackBerry PlayBook Tablets for LTE, HSPA

Barcelona - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) (NASD: RIMM) has announced plans to release two additional BlackBerry PlayBook tablet models later this year. The company's...

RIM Backs New $150 BlackBerry Fund for Mobile Developers

Waterloo, Canada - BlackBerry smartphone maker Research in Motion (RIM) (NASD: RIMM) announced on Monday that it has led a new $150 million investment in BlackBerry Partners...

Verizon to Sell Sony Ericsson Xperia Play "PlayStation Phone"

Atlanta - Sony Ericsson and Verizon Wireless (NYSE:  VZ) on Monday introduced the Xperia Play, the first "PlayStation Certified" game-focused Android smartphone. The device features a...