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Leaders in Gaming Compliance Location Solutions Sign a Deal to Provide the Widest Reaching, Device-Agnostic, and Compliant Platform for Gaming Operators and Lotteries SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Locaid, the world's largest Location-as-a-Service company, and GeoComply, a leading geolocation aggregator and solutions provider, announced today at GiGSE, the 12th Global iGaming Summit & Expo, that the two companies have signed an agreement to serve the growing needs...
GSMA Publishes First Comprehensive Survey of Latin American Consumer Attitudes to Mobile Privacy BOGOTA, Colombia, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today announced research exploring the impact of privacy concerns on the adoption of mobile apps and services in Latin America. The study of 4,500 mobile users across Brazil, Colombia and Mexico shows that a lack of trust in how personal data is collected and shared is acting as a barrier to the widespread take-up of mobile apps in...
Environmentally Minded Cell Phone Recycler Partners with Nonprofit buildOn to Support Youth Education SHARON, Mass., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gizmogul, a newly launched cell phone recycling service, gives back in more ways than one. In addition to paying customers in return for cell phone donations, they have partnered with the international nonprofit organization buildOn to promote and support its Afterschool Service and School Construction Programs. When cell phones and...
Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study released by the Texas Transportation Institute found that hands-free texting can add up to as much or more distraction – and danger – for drivers as manually reading and replying to texts. A whole market has emerged for hands-free mobile phones and devices. Cars connect to phones. Some cars, devices or apps read texts to drivers and even let drivers respond to text messages without laying a hand on the phone....
Shared Language to Help Consumers Understand Bluetooth Connectivity Across Brands BEAVERTON, Ore., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The telecommunications industry, manufacturers and retailers will begin using VTech(®) Communications' trademarked Connect to Cell phrase to support common consumer understanding of cellphone syncing capabilities with home phones. Working with retail partners, VTech Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of VTech Holdings Ltd. (HKSE: 303)...
VIENNA, Austria, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- - Austrian start-up rewrites the rulebook for smartphone advertising with "billboard ads on mobiles" - In a first for the industry, consumers actively decide to view advertisements - and get paid in the process - Launch in Austria in May 2013, other European countries to follow later in the year; launch in USA scheduled for start of 2014 Vienna start-up abalo...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth Day, a new report from Bamboo Mobile, a division of Compass Intelligence, offers an in-depth evaluation of 12 online mobile phone trade-in programs in the market today. Mobile phone and device recycling is on the rise. An estimated 21% of mobile users say they have either sold back a mobile device or at least recycled one. Moreover, Bamboo Mobile estimates that the buy back or trade-in market generated about...
Local Mobile Media and Advertising Company to Invest in Advertising Technology and Affiliate Expansion ATLANTA, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LSN Mobile, a mobile media and advertising company that connects local mobile media with consumers and advertisers in uniquely valuable ways, today announced the company has raised $5 million in growth capital from Atlanta-based Fulcrum Equity Partners. The new financing will be invested in enhancing its advertising and product capabilities...
OSLO, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Link Mobility launches Link Announcement Service, a new text message service for effective communication during emergencies. As recent events from the last couple of years have shown an increasing demand for a more effective communication tool during emergencies, Link Mobility has developed Link Announcement Service. Case studies show between 70 and 80 per cent of crisis management deals with communication within an...
DUBLIN, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "China Mobile Payment Industry Report, 2012-2014" [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/48scbd/china_mobile ] report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) Among the current mobile payment means, remote payment is widely used in China, while less than 6% of payments are realized through NFC (Near Field Communication)...
