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AT&T announced the launch of Fast-Pitch New England, a mobile application developer competition the operator describes as "akin to a high-tech version of American Idol." The contest, which runs Read more...

Computing giant IBM announced an expansion of its relationship with operators including AT&T and Sprint to provide expanded email access to IBM Lotus Notes and Domino software via mobile Read more...

Mobile messaging software provider Funambol announced the launch of the Funambol Forge, a new open-source repository proposed as a collaborative hub for developers. According to Funambol, the forge Read more...

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Sun and Ericsson are working together to expand the GlassFish server environment for use with wireless networks. Ericsson is slated to add IMS technology and improve developer support for the

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DevX has an introductory-level article on implementing SIP services on a S60 device. This is a nice, high-level overview that tackles some of the basics, like C++ versus Read more...

SMS isn't just for choosing your favorite Idol. Sybase 365 reports that the company delivered 25 billion SMS and MMS messages in 2006, nearly double the amount in 2005. And it isn't just consumers Read more...

Mobile Social Networking
Streaming video and full-track audio downloads may be the next big thing, but SMS is still the killer data feature for most consumers Read more...

Nokia launches BlueTooth competitor Nokia today announced a new low-power, short-range wireless networking technology called Read more...

UIEvolution has signed a deal to create a new mobile version of MySpace. MySpace is Read more...