Today, we’re announcing the startup competition for our MobileBeat 2010 conference.
We’re looking for the top 20 companies with the coolest mobile ideas, now that we’re poised for exciting new developments in the mobile world.
The top 20 companies, once …
With smartphone use exploding, carriers are scrambling to upgrade their networks.
Data-guzzling iPhones and other phones are putting enormous strain on carrier networks. If carriers get it right, however, we’re about to enter a brand new world: Last December, Scandinavian …
VentureBeat is preparing for its annual MobileBeat 2010 conference on July 12-13, and we’re seeking a paid intern to work part-time from now until July 15 to assist with event marketing, speaker support, coordination, and anything else that may arise.…
We’re delighted to announce our third annual mobile conference, MobileBeat 2010, on July 12-13, 2010 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
The event is about the superphone revolution, who will profit from it, and how.
Last year, we talked …
Last week, about 500 people attended MobileBeat, our sold-out mobile conference in San Francisco.
Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Most people said they enjoyed the content debates and the jazz-filled reception afterward. In one case, a startup entrepreneur said he …
Thanks to all of you who made it to MobileBeat2009 yesterday!
We had a wide-ranging discussion of the biggest mobile trends of the day. One conclusion from all of the excitement: the U.S. is leapfrogging Europe.
That’s not a conclusion …
We’re pleased to announce our second annual mobile conference, called MobileBeat 2009, on July 16, 2009 at the Parc 55 Hotel in San Francisco.
The event centers on the rise of the “mobile application,” and the profound influence its having …
Make sure you’ve registered for MobileBeat, our mobile conference.
I think it’s going to be fun, because we’ve gathered all the significant mobile players under same roof: Carriers, handset manufacturers, operating systems, content providers, top investors, and leading start-ups. We’ll …
Over the last five years, we’ve seen a staggering creation of wealth by two companies with mobile device strategies: Apple (which owns the iPod and iPhone) and RIM (which owns the blackberry).
Their success comes even as the major operators …
We’ve added a special pre-event session to MobileBeat next Thursday, July 24.
This will be a free session for developers focused specifically on the trends we’re seeing on services platforms (Nokia’s OVI, for example) and operating systems (Apple’s iPhone, Google’s …
After some tough decision-making, we’ve settled on the ten companies to present to the full audience on stage at MobileBeat next Thursday, July 24.
They’ve beat out far more than a hundred companies after several rounds of selection. They are …
I’m delighted to announce three more panelists for MobileBeat2008, our mobile conference scheduled for July 24.
They are Jed Stremel, director of mobile at Facebook (pictured top left), Brandon Lucas, senior director of mobile business development (pictured middle) at MySpace, …
After being in the US the last few months I attended the Mobile 2.0 Europe conference last Friday.
The Mobile 2.0 events are known for often being early in championing mobile issues that become more mainstream later. They’re also known …
During the voting process for best mobile company (see our MobileBeat2008 voting page), we started to map the mobile landscape.
Led by Matthaus Krzykowski, a consultant at Mobile-Facts, and getting feedback from other experts, we’ve segmented the main mobile sectors. …
Advertising on mobile phones is a trying market. Americans have been slow to surf the mobile web, in large part because dominant carriers have made browsing the web so painful.
But one young company, Admob, is showing impressive results despite …
Voting for the best mobile companies has ended as of noon. We’ll be announcing more details about the winners after the holiday weekend.
Winners will be invited to MobileBeat, our conference on July 24 about the tectonic changes happening in …
Earlybird tickets to MobileBeat, our conference focused on the tectonic changes happening in the mobile industry, are on sale until tomorrow — so move quickly.
We’ve got a great lineup of speakers shaping up. I expect the most valuable part …
Location-based app maker Bones in Motion is looking to take a bite out of Garmin and other GPS manufacturers, offering up a service that lets runners and bikers user their GPS-enabled cell phones to track distance, speed, and how their …
