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Transpera Lands $2 Million for Mobile Video Delivery

San Francisco - Transpera, a provider of mobile video delivery and a mobile ad network, has raised $2 million of an expected $5 million, third round...

Mobile Payments Firm Boku Lands $25 Million

San Francisco - Boku, a provider of mobile payments technology, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $25 million in its third round of funding, led...

Text Messaging Provides Boon to Red Cross Haiti Relief

Washington - Text-message donations are playing a larger-than-expected role in the push for earthquake relief in Haiti, The New York Times Reported. As of late Sunday, the...

Amid Controversy, Google Delays Cell Phone Debuts in China

Beijing - Google (NASD:  GOOG) has postponed the planned launch of several new Android-based mobile phones in China, the latest move in the aftermath of a...

Opera Buys Mobile Ad Firm AdMarvel

Oslo, Norway - Opera Software, the Norway-based developer of Web and mobile browser technology, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired AdMarvel, the provider of a...

Apple, Microsoft in Talks to Replace Google with Bing on iPhone

New York - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is in talks with Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) to have Bing replace Google (NASD: GOOG) as the default search engine on the iPhone, BusinessWeek...

White House Debuts iPhone App; Will Carry State of the Union

Washington - With a growing number of Americans using mobile devices, the White House said that it has released its own application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone. ...

"Tetris" Hits 100 Million Paid Mobile Game Downloads

New York - Classic video game "Tetris" has surpassed 100 million paid downloads to mobile phones worldwide, according to distributors Blue Planet Software and EA Mobile. The...

Mobixell Networks Acquires Mobile Internet Firm 724 Solutions

San Jose, Calif. - Mobixell Networks, a provider of mobile multimedia and advertising services, announced on Thursday that it has acquired mobile Internet firm 724 Solutions. Financial terms...

Nokia to Offer Free GPS Navigation on Smartphones

Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE: NOK) on Thursday announced that it will offer a new, free satellite navigation service for its smartphones. The company said that its...