Janice Partyka

MasterCard is launching a mobile wallet platform called PayPass Wallet Services, an update to its PayPass NFC payment system. MasterCard says the product will work frictionlessly both online and in-store, making it much more versatile than other wallet apps on the market, the company said.

Trimble has introduced the Aardvark DR+GPS module that combines dead reckoning (DR) with GPS technology on a single, compact board. The Trimble Aardvark DR+GPS module provides positioning information when GPS signals are limited or not available, such as in urban canyons and tunnels. The Aardvark...more >>

NEW ORLEANS — CTIA was both about new offerings and the issues retarding industry growth. The hyper local mobile advertising contingency proclaimed 2012 as the year of its breakthrough. Indoor location companies hoped that 2012 would be their year. Although the car manufacturers didn’t exhibit,...more >>

After a long investigation, the FCC hit Google with a resoundingly soft penalty for stonewalling the FCC inquiry into its controversial street-mapping program. Google was picking up a payload of sensitive information from home wireless networks from 2007 through 2010. This included emails,...more >>

TRUSTe has introduced TRUSTed Mobile Ads, a unified mobile advertising privacy management solution. TRUSTed Mobile Ads support mobile browsing and application privacy preferences across all platforms and devices. The solution addresses the evolving privacy compliance standards, growing consumer...more >>

It wasn’t quite a call to arms, but Bill Ford, head of Ford Motor, called on the wireless community to work with car makers to avoid global gridlock and create a future of “urban mobility,” a network that will track vehicles and automatically instruct cars to change lanes, exit a road, or...more >>

Green Dot Corporation, a provider of banking and payment solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Loopt, a social location-based service that connects people. Green Dot indicated that the acquisition will provide a number of key strategic benefits that are expected to improve...more >>

Millennial Media, provider of mobile advertising, announced that mMedia, its newest self-service mobile solution, has emerged from private beta to full release. Within mMedia, developers and advertisers will be able to reach more than 200 million global mobile users via Millennial Media’s...more >>

Facebook is opening new APIs and documentation to developers, enabling the creation of third-party applications that allow consumers to add friends and location data directly from whichever app they're currently using. "We're introducing several improvements to the Facebook Platform that allow...more >>

In the public dialogue about mobile privacy concerns, I’ve yet to hear a plea to turn back the clock to when mobile apps were supported by subscription fees. Surprisingly, many consumers don’t understand the devil pact that free services come with a loss of privacy. With the exception of...more >>