After losing out to its rival O2 last year, Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) has struck a deal with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to sell the iPhone in ten countries, reports Reuters. Those…

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Mobile data services are picking up—at least in Australia, according to the results of a survey of 949 Australians. The survey found an increasing proportion of people using mobile data…

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-- The first rumor is that the 3G iPhone will launch in June at Apple’s (NSDQ: AAPL) WWDC 2008, according to TG Daily. It reports there’s likely to be an…

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Europe used to be thought of as being leagues ahead of America when it came to all things mobile, but apparently, for wireless social networks that want to make money,…

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--NBC: NBC.com has announced its roster of mobile sites, boasting nearly forty WAP and three mobile video channels which include full episodes and short form video clips. New WAP sites…

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In the tiny country of New Zealand, Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) is claiming it is the largest seller of music singles there: The company’s head of music, Morgan Donoghue, said Vodafone’s…

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-- 5 Questions with Chris Sacca: Chris Sacca, head of special initiatives at Google (NSDQ: GOOG) (responsible for Google’s spectrum bid), is among the latest to depart the Googleplex to…

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-- N-Gage Beta Launch Delayed: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has delayed the launch of the public beta test of its revamped N-Gage service until after the New Year, despite earlier comments…

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uiActive, an Australian mobile widgets and content apps firm, has received $3.33 million in its first round funding, according to a regulatory filing, picked up by PEHub. Investors include Southern…

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Australia seems to be embracing mobile video “snacking”...or at least the media is. The Australian pointed to a survey by media agency Universal McCann which found that 46 percent of…

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-- Australian incumbent Telstra has learned the dangers of unmoderated user-generated content… Its mobile video sharing site Wotnext.com.au has been taken down for emergency maintenance after being overrun by smutty…

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Mergermarket does what it does best: speculate, just because it can. In this story, it looks at the players in the Australian mobile content market, and says that players such…

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Tilefile, a Sydney, Australia-based social network, has taken an unspecified investment from Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Ventures. The company’s previous investor is Japanese venture firm ngi group (formerly Netage). The company,…

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There’s a growing increase in the media in rhetoric for an open mobile system—for example, the New York Times opens an article with “First come the grumblings, then the torches…

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Australian pay TV operator Foxtel is getting excited over mobile TV—the companies Foxtel by Mobile service runs over Telstra’s Next-G network. Last month Foxtel almost doubled the number of channels…

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Worldwide mobile game revenues declined by 9 percent sequentially in the second quarter of 2007, according to iSuppli, compared to an 11 percent growth sequentially in the first quarter. Although…

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Australian encumbent Telstra has had a lot of news today… first up, Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo has confirmed Telstra is in talks with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) to offer the iPhone,…

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The strongest evidence of an industry taking something seriously is when it invests money in it, and this has started to happen with the media industry and digital video. Australian…

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Former TV Academy president Rich Frank has invested in New Zealand-based mobile advertising company Hyperfactory, and also joined its board. “Investment was made with Paul Frank, current head of TV…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has launched a music service in the Asia Pacific region intended to help local artists reach a global audicence. The Independent Artists Club Web site will start…

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Loop Mobile has signed a second Australian carrier for its mobile social service Moko. It now runs on Virgin Mobile (NYSE: VM) Australia, an MVNO run by carrier Optus, as…

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Australian public broadcaster ABC will launch a downloadable java application dubbed Australia Votes 2007 which will cover the upcoming Australian Federal Election (on November 24). The application will cover election…

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Australian radio industry group Commercial Radio Australia is planning a commercial trial of digital radio next year in preparation for the government-mandated start date of January 1st, 2009 for the…

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This is new for mobile content related deals: a private equity firm taking stake. Mobile Messenger, the Australia-HQd mobile content management and distribution firm, has sold a majority stake to…

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From paidContent:UK: BBC Worldwide, the international commercial arm of BBC, has bought Lonely Planet, the travel information group founded in Australia in 1972, for an undisclosed sum. Founders Tony and…

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