technews.am is a new community for breaking news across the technology sector. We are still in Alpha, so please bear with us.
NBC Universal's Winter Olympics Mobile Line-Up: Two New Apps; Social Media Features And More
mocoNews Feb 03 10
After being blown away by the amount of mobile web traffic NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) received during the Beijing Olympics, it is investing even more heavily in mobile for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
In the summer of 2008, the Olympics were considered one of the largest digital events to date, and NBC executives were stunned by the 6.5 million unique visitors coming to its mobile web site during the games. But with smartphone adoption and data consumption steadily increasing since, this Olympics could draw even bigger crowds to the mobile phone.
An NBC spokesperson told mocoNews that this year they’ve added two apps, a smartphone version of the NBC Olympics mobile site, and new social media features to its mobile offerings. Full story...
More stories from moconews »
mocoNews 8 hours ago:
Why carriers need to treat developers more like partners -
"Operators treat partners like vendors.” That quote comes form Google director of global android partnerships John Lagerling, who said it at a Dublin conference where it was captured by Light Reading.mocoNews less than a day ago:
HTML5 is a newspaper’s best friend – even if it has a mobile app -
Apparently The Boston Globe didn’t get the memo that it’s an app-only world when it comes to mobile.mocoNews less than a day ago:
Content, not hardware, have made tablets the current king -
Tablets may be a hot item now, but they're just getting started. At paidContent 2012 Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey noted that it's not just a "tablet or iPad world" coming, but an "everything world.mocoNews 2 days ago:
Viewdini: Could this app be Verizon’s first pass at toll-free mobile data? -
Verizon Wireless revealed a new incarnation of its old V Cast streaming mobile video service on Tuesday.mocoNews 2 days ago:
Sunnyvale to Bangalore, Dhingana rides India’s music cloud -
Music servlces like Spotify and Rdio are expanding around the world, but they should take heed in India - a slick, Silicon Valley-built service is already proving a draw with Bollywood fans.mocoNews 6 days ago:
Is a cheaper, ad-supported Kindle Fire on the way? -
Amazon is reportedly trying to sell ads that would appear on the Kindle Fire's welcome screen, at prices of at least $600,000 for a two-month campaign.mocoNews May 17 12 :
Urban Airship prepares for its Super Bowl moment -
Urban Airship is investing big in its infrastructure, scaling its push messaging platform to deliver 100,000 messages a second.mocoNews May 17 12 :
How mobile networks are policing the web — badly -
Mounting evidence suggests Europe's mobile operators are becoming increasingly censorious, thanks to haphazard adult content filters that are applied to millions of users.mocoNews May 16 12 :
Will Facebook adapt to mobile or will mobile adapt to Facebook? -
If Facebook’s future is mobile, then it may not be enough for it to merely secure a piece of the mobile ad market.mocoNews May 15 12 :
Japan’s Docomo buying mobile content powerhouse Buongiorno for €224 million -
Japan's largest mobile telco is about to buy in to mobile media content in Europe and farther afield, by acquiring one of the space's pioneer companies.Popular Tags »»
amazon android apple ceo email engadget facebook gadget gadgets galaxy google htc investors ios ipad iphone ipo japan job job description jobs joel on software launch london country mail microsoft mobile new york ny online marketing samsung sandwich seo smartphone social media sony sprint stock t mobile twitter unofficial apple weblog verizon wall street wall street journal yahoo youtube entertainment
