Hipcricket Named “Mobile Service Provider of the Year” by Mobile

The publication, Mobile Marketer, lauded Hipcricket for its ability to deliver measurable value for its many clients—in particular its “notable efforts” with Macy’s Backstage Pass and Le Club Perrier—through cross-channel campaigns across all mobile media,...

Glu Mobile Social Gaming Portfolio with Bug Village on Google +

Google+ games offers consumers control over how (and when) they discover games and with whom they share their experiences. By clicking the games button at the top of the stream, users can see the latest game updates from their circles, discover new games and browse the games...

TEACHER ACCUSED OF MAKING FUN OF HIS SPECIAL-ED STUDENTS ON FB

It takes a certain type of person to be a Special Ed teacher. You must love kids, and you need to have patience and compassion in your heart. Apparently, the Mobile County school system wasn't looking for patience and compassion the day they hired Jeremy Hollinger. He doesn't...

iPhone 4S: “Lo Siento… No Hablo Español”

Siri, the new iPhone 4S voice recognition app, responds to commands in three dialects of English, French and German, but not in Spanish. The new iPhone 4S comes with a chip upgrade, a nicer camera and Siri, a voice recognition app that allows users to speak commands to the...

[infographic] Startup Weekend Alexandria Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurs of Startup Weekend Alexandria - Who are they? What they think? and What they worked on?

Venture Capital Investment in Mobile at an All-Time High

Venture-capital investments in the mobile sector are soaring, led by media and applications, commerce and payments and healthcare, according to a new report from Rutberg & Co. VC investment in mobile is at the largest level ($3 billion in the first half of the year) since...

Startup Weekend Cairo Wrap-Up

Hello all my fellow reader! I'm sorry for not being able to write for soooooo long…its juts that I did TOO much in the past few days. The American University in Cairo hosted the first ever Startup Weekend Cairo, which kicked off this last Thursday, meticulously organized by...

Google Goes to War With Apple Over Mobile Apps

Google Goes to War With Apple Over Mobile Apps "Mon Jan 31 2011, 10:50 THE INFLUENCE of Larry Page stepping in as CEO of Google is already being felt with an influx of software developers ready to create Google apps...

Mobile users far more likely to fall for phishing attacks

Mobile phone users are far more vulnerable to phishing attacks than those accessing email and websites via a PC, according to new research. The revelations come from Trusteer, who recently gained access to the log files of several web servers that were hosting phishing...

Wikileaks iPhone, iPad App Removed From Apple iTunes Store

Apple Removes Unofficial Wikileaks iPhone, iPad App From iTunes Store: Wiki App Developed By Developer Igor Barinov An unofficial iPhone, iPad Wikileaks application developed by Igor Barinov, has been apparently...

Mobile, AL To Use BP Compensation Money For Motley Crue Concert

Mobile, Alabama To Spend $600,000 For BayFest Concert, Including Montley Crue, And Earth, Wind, & Fire Concert Mobile, Alabama is using the $1.65 million it has received from the BP Compensation fund in to...

Mark Ingram Knee Injury Surgery: To Miss Alabama Football Opener

Heisman Trophy Winner Mark Ingram Knee Injury: Arthroscopic Surgery Forces Ingram To Miss Alabama vs San Jose State Season Opener The Alabama Crimson Tide will have to roll on without star player, Heisman Trophy...

JaMarcus Russell Arrested for Purple Drank

JaMarcus Russell Arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance: Codeine JaMarcus Russell, former quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, was arrested at his Mobile, Alabama home on July 5 for possession of a...

Treasure Hidden in L.A. for iPhone Users

Los Angeles, July 3-4 If you own an iPhone and live in Los Angeles, strap on an eye patch and prepare yourself for a weekend of treasure huntin'. This weekend there will be real treasure hidden all over LA for...

New Yorkers travel 200 miles in mobile marketing hunt campaign!

As location-based mobile marketing apps such as Foursquare, Gowalla and Booya gain more and more traction (and investment dollars) the real potential of the humble smart phone as a marketing tool becomes more and...

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