Ringtone marketer Media Breakaway has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a fraud investigation by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Online Media Daily reports. Media Breakaway , based in Denver, allegedly ran Web ads promising "free" ringtones and other mobile content, but then enrolled consumers who accepted the offer in paid subscription programs, according to McCollum's office. "A la...

Many Cell Sites in the State’s Most Popular Ski Destinations Now Have Faster 3G Capabilities DENVER, CO — As the snow begins to fly, it’s time to bundle up and get outside for the winter sports season! While snow buffs are gearing up with skis, snowboards and snow shoes to hit the slopes and back country trails, Verizon Wireless has already prepared for an increase in multimedia messaging,

DENVER, CO — From music and multimedia to the latest in touch screens and global phones, Verizon Wireless has the phones and accessories that are sure to be at the top of this season’s wireless wish-lists, whatever the budget. “Wireless capabilities for fun and productivity have never been more varied, and every one of our devices comes with the gift of the nation’s most reliable wireless ...

When I spoke earlier this month at the Thin Air Summit, a cutting-edge, new media conference in Denver, I was the only speaker focused on mobile. I shared with that audience that mobile is not just part of new media, it IS the new media. Just this week I was talking with a colleague about a

With the backing of the OMVC, Chicago and Denver-based broadcasters complete successful mobile DTV trials Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not available on our Web site or RSS feeds. Telephony Email Newsletters

A large U.S. television broadcaster has announced good results from recent trials in Chicago and Denver of mobile TV using a draft standard from the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC). The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), an alliance of local and national TV broadcasters, hopes to see members roll out commercial mobile TV services late

Television broadcasting companies have begun testing their own version of providing TV signals to mobile handsets. The association representing the broadcasters has successfully tested transmitting digital TV to mobile phones and laptops with modems in Chicago and Denver. Digital ...

Cell phone users, are you ready for some football? In an industry first, customers of Sprint Nextel cellular service on Thursday were able to watch a live National Football League broadcast, the Cleveland Browns vs. Denver Broncos, on their handsets.

Yesterday, a National Football League game — the Cleveland Browns vs. the Denver Broncos — was broadcast on Sprint mobile phones as part of an exclusive partnership with Sprint, a deal that’s valued about $500 million over five years, reports the WSJ. Over the next seven weeks, Sprint will phone-cast the eight games that are televised

The Wall Street Journal reports today that “Sprint Will Kick Off a Series of Eight Football Phone-Casts”: For the first time Thursday, a National Football League game — the Cleveland Browns vs. the Denver Broncos — will be broadcast on Sprint mobile phones as part of the wireless company’s exclusive partnership with the league. That partnership