Docomo boosts content and apps €224m Buongiorno deal
Japanese mobile network operator NTT Docomo has bought Italian mobile Internet content and apps provider Buongiorno, in a bid to strengthen its platform businesses overseas.
Japanese mobile network operator NTT Docomo has bought Italian mobile Internet content and apps provider Buongiorno, in a bid to strengthen its platform businesses overseas.
Google is in talks to buy messaging app, Meebo, for as much as $100 million, according to reports in US media.
Apps are driving the lions share of engagement on mobile usage in the US, representing 82% (over 4 in every 5) of mobile media minutes, according to new research.
Facebook’s Instagram deal could be delayed by as long as a year after a federal agency launched an investigation into the $1bn purchase.
Facebook has launched its own app store, offering apps personalised to users’ entertainment habits, as the social network looks to prove its mobile credentials ahead of its much-anticipated stock market flotation.
The average American watches nearly five hours of video each day, 98% of which they watch on a traditional TV set, according to a new report.
In India, women spend the same amount of time on their smartphones as compared to men. However, there are sharp contrasts in how they use their phones, according to new research.
Over 2 in 5 (42%) of people in the leading 5 European countries played a game on their mobile device during February, with the UK leading the way, according to new research.
ITV and FremantleMedia have launched two new ways for viewers to vote for their favourite Britain’s Got Talent contestants via their mobile phone.
TV App Agency has won an award for ‘Outstanding Technology Innovation’ at last week’s Connected TV Awards 2012 for its ‘develop once’ / ‘deploy to many’ cross platform TV app compiler.