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Mobile Ad Network Millennial Media Acquires TapMetrics

Baltimore - Three months after announcing a $16 million funding round, Baltimore-based Millennial Media, the developer of an independent mobile advertising network, said on Tuesday that it...

U.S. Intl. Trade Commission to Probe Nokia on Apple Patents

Washington - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched an investigation into whether Finland-based Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has infringed upon 13 of Apple's (NASD: AAPL) patents on mobile...

TuneCore Adds Ringtone Distribution to iTunes Store

Brooklyn, N.Y. - TuneCore, the provider of a service that distributes independent artists' tracks to digital retailers like iTunes, on Friday launched a new service that will...

Aspiro Launches Streaming Music Service in Norway

Oslo - Mobile entertainment publisher Aspiro announced on Friday that it has launched its streaming music service, in partnership with local media retail chain Platekompaniet and Scandinavian...

Fluent Mobile Raises $1.2 Million for Mobile News App

Boston - Fluent Mobile, a developer of mobile applications, has raised about $1.2 million in venture capital, according to a new filing by the company with...

Report: Apple Pulling "Overtly Sexual" Content From App Store

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has begun removing applications from the App Store for its iPhone and iPod touch that contain "overtly sexual content," citing "numerous complaints...

Amazon.com Offers Kindle E-book App for BlackBerry

Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Thursday introduced a new Kindle e-book reader application for Research in Motion's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry smartphones. The free application will give BlackBerry...

Verizon Releases FiOS TV Remote Control App for Smartphones

New York - Verizon (NYSE: VZ) on Thursday introduced a new mobile application for Motorola Droid and HTC Imagio owners that will allow them to use the...

U.S. Intl. Trade Commission Probing Apple, RIM on Kodak Patent

Washington - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to launch an investigation into whether iPhone maker Apple (NASD: AAPL) and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (NASD: RIMM)...

Shazam to Let Advertisers "Tag" Commercials, Link to Promotions

London - Shazam, a provider of mobile music identification services, on Wednesday announced the launch of a new program that lets brands and broadcasters utilize the...