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THQ to Shutter Finland-based Mobile Game Studio Universomo

Agoura Hills, Calif. - Video game publisher THQ (NASD: THQI) has shuttered its mobile game studio in Finland, and says going forward it will source mobile game...

Netflix Polls Subscribers on Interest in iPhone Streaming

Los Gatos, Calif. - Online DVD rental service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) is polling its subscribers on their interest in seeing a Netflix application for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone, the...

Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement of iPhone

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD:  AAPL) said on Tuesday that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against HTC, the Taiwan-based manufacturer of Google's (NASD:  GOOG) Android...

Thumbplay Hires Former Apple Exec Calamera as CTO

New York - Thumbplay, a mobile entertainment distributor that recently launched a subscription music service, announced on Monday that it has hired former Apple (NASD: AAPL) executive Pablo...

We7 to Launch Mobile Music Service on iPhone in U.K.

London - We7, an operator of online music stores and services, said on Wednesday that it has received approval from Apple to launch its Premium Plus...

DubMeNow Raises $2.8 Million for Mobile Contacts Exchange

Vienna, Va. - DubMeNow, the developer of a mobile platform that lets users exchange contact information from phone to phone, has raised $2.8 million in new...

Study: Worldwide Mobile Subscriptions to Top 5 Billion in 2010

Geneva - The number of mobile phone subscriptions is set to pass 5 billion in 2010, representing a penetration rate of 67% across all countries, according...

Mobile Games Firm Ngmoco Lands $25M, Acquires Freeverse

San Francisco - Ngmoco, a developer and publisher of games for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, announced on Tuesday that it has raised nearly $25 million...

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...