Will mobile games ever be at the same level as portable gaming devices such as the Nintendo DS or Playstation Portable (PSP)? At CTIA Wireless 2006, PodTech’s Rio Pesino asked Martha Ng, Business Development Manager of mobile game maker Funmobile, [See the full post…]

HELIO CEO Sky Dayton joined a panel of executives to address Mobile Social Networking at CTIA’s final keynote roundtable Thursday. The crowd was eager to hear the founder of Earthlink and Boingo Wireless discuss his thoughts on the potential for [See the full post…]

Japan-based mobile game developer Cell is bringing its popular flash-based mobile games to the United States. PodTech’s Rio Pesino spoke with Cell’s Wataru Anzai about flash-lite games, their popularity in Japan and what he says separates their games from the [See the full post…]

Thursday saw the conclusion of this week’s CTIA show in Los Angeles — a show that was billed as “two personalities/one show” — featuring the intersection of enterprise and entertainment. During the week’s activity, some notable news was announced, including [See the full post…]

During Thursday’s CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in Los Angeles, Virgin Mobile USA’s CEO Daniel Schulman participated in a keynote roundtable on social networking and the mobile community. His comments about the company’s views on social responsibility and its [See the full post…]

Video game developer Hudson, well known for its Bomberman series, showed off some of its new games at CTIA Wireless 2006 in Los Angeles. John Greiner is president of Hudson. He spoke with PodTech’s Rio Pesino about the rapid growth [See the full post…]

The CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment show began its final day at the Los Angeles Convention Center with a keynote address from Steve Largent, president and CEO of CTIA. Largent, in turn, introduced special guest Paris Hilton. After the discussion, [See the full post…]

Day 2 of the CTIA Wireless IT and Entertainment trade show in Los Angeles began with a mobile entertainment roundtable featuring three executives from the industries seeking to monetize the thrid screen — Hollywood, gaming and wireless providers. The panelists [See the full post…]

News Corporation President and Chief Operation Officer Peter Chernin opened the second day of CTIA Wireless 2006 in Los Angeles with this keynote address. In it, he discusses the evolution of mobile content so far, discusses News Corp.’s recent purchase [See the full post…]

Wireless IT and entertainment intersect for the next three days at the 22nd CTIA expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It’s appropriate that its being held for the first time in L.A., the entertainment capital of the world, as [See the full post…]

Tom Degnan, Infineon’s VP of the Wireless Communications Group for North America, shows PodTech’s Michael Johnson their latest RF technology and talks about varying needs and cultural differences for cell phone users throughout the world, and the influence those differences [See the full post…]

Join Podtech’s Michael Johnson as he roams the floor of CTIA Wireless 2006 talking with Intel, AOL, Sony/Ericsson, LG Electronics, and the Irish company, Allato about some of the lastest ideas and applications for mobile phones.

Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2006 (PodTech News) – During CTIA 2006, we spoke with Panasonic Toughbook president Rance Poehler about the increasing need for mobility and durability to come together to meet the changing requirements of a fast-growing global [See the full post…]

Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2006 (PodTech News) – Michael Johnson interviews Bruce Gustafson, Nortel Networks. http://www.nortelnetworks.com Click here for transcript

Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2006 (PodTech News) – Michael Johnson interviews Andrew Humber, Senior PR Manager – Handheld Products, NVIDIA. http://www.nvidia.com Click here for transcript

Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2006 (PodTech News) – Michael Johnson interviews Mike Fitzgerald, CEO – Altobridge. http://www.altobridge.com Click here for transcript

Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2006 (PodTech News) – Michael Johnson interviews Mark Yaphe, VP – Product Management, Glenayre. http://www.glenayre.com Click here for transcript

Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2006 (PodTech News) – Michael Johnson interviews Oswin Eleonora, VP - Global Telecoms, LogicaCMG, the company that invented text messaging and handles a major percentage of all text messaging traffic worldwide through their servers embedded in many [See the full post…]

Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2006 (PodTech News) – During CTIA 2006, we spoke with the General Manager of Kodak Mobile, Brian Marks, about Kodak’s future in the wireless and mobile space. Through strategic partnerships and innovative thinking, Kodak is [See the full post…]

After her keynote at CTIA Wireless 2006, BET CEO Debra Lee joined PodTech’s Jason Lopez on the exhibit floor of the trade show to talk about content on cell phones, technology, and digital rights. Click here for Debra Lee’s Bio. [See the full post…]

Las Vegas, NV, April 6, 2006 (PodTech News) – PayPal says it figures to be the leader in cell phone services when it comes to retail financial transactions. The phone as a point of sale purchasing device is becoming reality [See the full post…]

Las Vegas, NV, April 6, 2006 (PodTech News) – The convergence of entertainment and cell phones has been predicted for so long that the notion it has arrived seems trite. But the technology infrastructure to wed mobile telephony with IP [See the full post…]

Las Vegas, NV, April 6, 2006 (PodTech News) – The Chairman and CEO of BET Networks, Debra Lee, says her firm takes on partnerships when the opportunities arise. But mobile telephony is more than a typical opportunity. BET recently formed [See the full post…]

Las Vegas, NV, April 6, 2006 (PodTech News) – This is the last of a three-part podcast featuring the keynote speech of Debra Lee, BET Chairman and CEO of BET Networks, before the CTIA Wireless 2006 conference. “Millions of iTunes [See the full post…]

Las Vegas, NV, April 6, 2006 (PodTech News) – MTV Networks says it has become the largest content provider for mobile phones. The president of the company, Van Toffler, says MTV and its properties streamed more than 2 million videos [See the full post…]