Mobile Search: Verizon picks Microsoft

According to Reuters US mobile operator Verizon has chosen Microsoft to provide its mobile search services.

Seeqpod releases Windows Mobile App

Rating: Playable mobile search engine is the first on Windows Mobile

Seeqpod Inc.’s mobile app is dedicated towards searching for playable media and then playing it, all with one program. Once the app has located rich media files (including flash, audio, video, text, Wikipedia articles, etc.), it can immediately perform a variety of functions. It can [...]

JumpTap Partners with Skweezer for mobile search

Mobile search company JumpTap seems to have stopped its partnership with Openwave and is now partnering with Skweezer for mobilizing search results.

Mobile Advertising: Every Single One of Us – Interview with Jonathan MacDonald

When I first heard about Every Single One of Us, I wasn’t exactly sure what it was. I had read from other bloggers that it was a movement –but still didn’t understand what the aim was. So, I had an interview with ex-Blyk man and founder of Every Single One of Us Mr. Jonathan MacDonald.

118 118 directory enquiries buys SMS company Texperts

Rating: UKs most popular directory assistance service expands text service
Depending on which country you’re in, you’ll be reading a slightly different version of this story. In the UK, you’ll see that 118 118 has purchased Texperts, a Cambridge company specialising in text-based mobile enquiries. In the US, you’ll see that New York based kgb has [...]

Go2 and Zvent bring up-to-date local live music info to mobile

Rating: New service lets you know who’s playing near you

Go2 is a mobile company that specialises in local entertainment search and display on mobile. It has announced a deal with online company Zvents, a local events aggregator. Zvents collects event info from all over the web, and automatically detects your location when you visit the [...]

Taptu gets £6.45m million in funding

Rating: Mobile search company secures money and expands global efforts

UK-based mobile entertainment search engine Taptu has won over 7 million euro in series B funding. This money comes from already existing investors 3i and Sofinnova investments, and was apparently secured on the strength of Taptu’s performance both in the UK and the US. The new [...]

Yahoo! Responds to Virgin Media Mobile Search Deal - GoMo News article

At the start of the month I wrote an article about  Virgin Media and Yahoo! see here:
I asked Yahoo! a few questions in the article and yesterday I received a response to specific questions that I highlighted.

Taptu sign deal with mobile video streamer ZooVision to provide mobile search functions

Rating: ZooVision Taptu’s

The most recent announcement for Taptu bears a striking resemblance to the last news we heard from them. Very soon after Taptu dropped its text provider in favour of a new one, ZooVision has announced its dropping its search provider in favour of Taptu.