As this column hits your mailbox, OMMA Mobile should be in full swing in L.A. Nielsen’s Nic Covey will be kicking off today’s show with some recent and fascinating research into mobile habits and ad responsiveness. While I will be curious to see how Nic interprets some of these points today, let me share [...]

The Associated Press announced a content distribution deal Wednesday with Chicago wireless carrier U.S. Cellular, launching two mobile Web sites including one focusing on the upcoming election. The content distribution deal offers a gateway to both AP’s Mobile News Network, which provides international, national and local news, and AP Elections ‘08 coverage. The sites [...]

Opera launched the second beta of its Mobile 9.5 Web browser Monday. The release includes Opera’s new Widget feature, which provides one-click Web content access, according to the company. It’s only the second 9.5 beta for Windows Mobile phones and the first to add support for UIQ-based handsets.

Mobile ad network AdMob has raised $15.7 million in a third round of funding led by Sequoia Capital’s Growth Fund. The funding is a vote of confidence by Sequoia, which recently made a widely reported presentation to portfolio company CEOs warning of the dire consequences of the financial and economic crisis for inefficiently run Internet [...]

The Force Unleashed didn’t come to PC, and Randy Stude is releasing his anger in order to destroy LucasArts with his hatred.

Motorola is reportedly working to create its first Android-based smartphone. The first phone based on Google’s open mobile operating system — T-Mobile’s G1 — will show up Oct. 22, and Motorola will apparently be joining the party at an undisclosed later date. Still, a fashionably late entrance could be just fine.

Jui Tan, a partner for BlueRun Ventures who is based in Beijing, happened to be in Silicon Valley for a meeting a couple of weeks ago when Google finally unveiled the first Android mobile phone. The international mobile market is a main focus for Tan and BlueRun. He shrugged and said: “Coming to Silicon Valley [...]

This year’s second-most anticipated cell phone, the T-Mobile G1, is significant not because it’s elegant or stylish like the most anticipated phone, the iPhone 3G, but because of what’s inside. It’s the first phone with Android, an open source mobile operating system largely developed by Google that will ship with other phones in the future.

This whirlwind tour of mobile video comes to an end for now with the granddaddy (in mobile years) of the format, MobiTV. Well, let me qualify. A “whirlwind tour” encompasses my basement office, living room lounger and Borders, where I tested most of these services. For me, that’s getting out. My fiancand#233;e likes to remind [...]

Google’s first Android phone has finally made its way into long-waiting hands. The T-Mobile G1 device, expected to be in stores within the coming week, is drawing mixed reviews from early users. The closest thing to a sweeping overview might be that it is a powerful device with a few flaws but plenty of positives [...]