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CES 2010: Mobile Wrap-Up

One billion people will own a smartphone by 2013. That statistic was bandied about in the days before CES and the best description of the ecosystem that will make mobile content, entertainment, commerce and marketing/advertising an immense force in the media landscape.

The energy behind Mobile DTV is impressive. The Open Mobile Video Coalition has been busy making alliances and convincing manufacturers to build devices that are compatible with the ATSC signal. Having watched the painfully slow creep towards High Definition for nearly two decades, the speed with which Mobile DTV has been standardized and productized is breath-taking.

CTIA 2009: News from Verizon and T-Mobile

San Diego, CA–CTIA had just started, and the news came rolling in. Verizon Wireless had several announcements. Verizon Wireless and Google announced a strategic partnership to leverage the Verizon Wireless network and the Android open platform to deliver mobile apps, services and devices. The two companies plan to co-develop several Android-based devices that will be preloaded with applications from both parties and 3rd party developers.

Generating Revenue from Mobile Content & iPhone Apps

“Generating Revenue from Mobile Content & iPhone Applications: Mobile Market Opportunities for iPhone, Advertising and Video Innovative Strategies for Mobile Apps that Make Money” was the topic of the Tech Supper Club held in Hollywood last night. The panel was moderated by SNL Kagen analyst John Fletcher, with panelists from Endemol, Viva Vision, and MIndmatics. The conversation quickly turned to iPhone apps.

Getfugu: Redefining Mobile Search

Getfugu is a carrier agnostic, platform agnostic mobile search platform, which integrates image recognition, voice recognition, and location recognition into a single customizable application. The Getfugu platform will be available for 97% of the mobile phones available (over 3.3 billion handsets) worldwide. Getfugu also offers the a mobile hot-spotting commerce platform. MobilizedTV recently had the opportunity to speak with Bernard Stolar, CEO of Getfugu and Rich Jenkins, co-founder and head of business development.

Mobile GPS Opens Door to Content, Commerce – Part 2

This is part 2 of a conversation at a Digital Hollywood considering the impact of GPS and location-based services (LBS) on mobile content and commerce. In Part 2, panelists consider the perspective of mobile operators and retailers, and the Nine Inch Nails app.

Mobile GPS Opens Doors to Content, Commerce

At a Digital Hollywood session last week, panelists considered the impact of GPS and location-based services (LBS) on mobile content and commerce. By 2014, there will be a 46 percent growth in GPS-enabled mobile phone shipments worldwide. “We’re seeing evidence there’s big growth here and that mobile commerce and location based services are overlapping. It looks like there’ll be traction.”