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Cricket's Muve Music Service Taps Music Reports

Woodland Hills, Calif. - Music Reports, a provider of music rights administration services, said on Wednesday that mobile operator Cricket Communications will use its services to...

Sprint's Kyocera Echo Smartphone Features Dual Touch-Screens

New York - Sprint (NYSE: S) has introduced the Kyocera Echo, which it says is the first touchscreen mobile smartphone to feature dual screens. Slated for release...

EBay Paying $200 for Used iPhone 3GS, Other Smartphones

San Francisco - Online auction service eBay (NASD: EBAY) has launched a limited offer at its electronics buyback service, which will provide a guaranteed $200 to users...

Over $10 Million in Counterfeit iPods, iPhones Seized in L.A.

Los Angeles - Authorities in Los Angeles have seized over $10 million in counterfeit iPods, iPhones, Sony PSPs and other gadgets, the Los Angeles Times reports....

Creative Mobile Labs Gets Funding to Link Writers, App Developers

Los Angeles - Creative Mobile Labs has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Qualcomm and Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and launched its venture aimed at...

LG Seeks Ban on Import of Sony PlayStation 3, Bravia TVs

Washington - Korean consumer electronics firm LG Electronics has filed patent infringement complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), seeking a ban on the import...

PlayPhone Debuts $10M Marketing Fund for Social Mobile Games

San Jose, Calif. - Mobile entertainment publisher PlayPhone on Tuesday announced the launch of a $10 million marketing fund for developers of social games for mobile...

HTC Invests $40 Million in On-Demand Game Service OnLive

Taoyuan, Taiwan - Mobile phone manufacturer HTC announced on Tuesday that it has invested $40 million in OnLive, the provider of an on-demand video game streaming...

Last.fm to Nix Free Music Streaming to Mobile, Home Devices

London - Last.fm, the music streaming service owned by CBS (NYSE: CBS), announced on Monday that it will begin charging a subscription fee for the version of...

Apple, Android Spur 74% Growth in Smartphone Shipments

Framingham, Mass. - Growth from Google's (NASD: GOOG) Android and Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone helped spur worldwide smartphone shipments to rise 74.4% in 2010, to 302.6 million units,...