What really sets this educational program apart from all its competitors is the behind the scenes technology that allows parents to be able to track their child’s success rate and adjust difficulty levels, as well as recommend a personalized education track of skills for each child to work on within each of the games. All of the apps feed information back to the main app (called iLearnWith: Planet Boing) where the parent has a special control panel.

I Learn With is a suite of games that encourages children to have fun while learning key developmental skills! such as adding, counting, spelling, phonics and learning about the weather. As the child advances through each of the games, they are presented with new levels that further develop these skills to help them prepare for school.

RESTON, VA, April 2, 2012 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an analysis of mobile and Wi-Fi Internet usage on smartphones in the United States and United Kingdom. Based on census-level behavioral data from comScore Device Essentials, the report studied the share of unique smartphones connecting to operator and Wi-Fi networks to provide insight into Internet connection patterns across markets. Among its findings, the analysis shows a significantly higher percentage of iPhones than Android phones connecting to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks.

“With the rise in adoption of smartphones, tablets, and other connected devices, network operators have seen a surge in mobile web activity and face new challenges in keeping up with data demands while maintaining their quality of service,” said Serge Matta, comScore President of Operator and Mobile Solutions. “As bandwidth usage increases and the spectrum becomes more scarce, operators, OEMs, and others in the mobile ecosystem should understand the different dynamics between the use of mobile and Wi-Fi networks to develop strategies to optimize resources and provide their customers with continued high-quality network service.”

iPhone Users Significantly More Likely to Use Wi-Fi than Android Users

A U.S. analysis of Wi-Fi and mobile Internet usage across unique smartphones on the iOS and Android platforms reveals that 71 percent of all unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks to connect to the Internet, while only 32 percent of unique Android mobile phones used both types of connections. A further analysis of this pattern of behavior in the U.K. shows consistent results, as 87 percent of unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks for web access compared to a lower 57 percent of Android phones.

Twilio Launches Telegram API in Partnership with TaskRabbit

London 03 April 2012: The Mobile Money Network (MMN) can today reveal that Carphone Warehouse (CPW) is extending its use of the Simply Tap instant mobile checkout functionality and will be rolling it out to customers in a number of innovative ways.  Building on the success of enabling sales using Simply Tap on its e-commerce site, CPW is now enabling products sales on its m-commerce site and in-store using the Simply Tap instant mobile checkout.

In a retailer first, ‘Simply Tap’ buttons on the CPW m-commerce site will enable CPW customers to drop products straight into the instant mobile checkout at the push of a button, and make a purchase instantly.

In-store, posters will feature new Apple accessories and shoppers will be able to scan the related QR code through the Simply Tap app and buy the product. These posters will allow shoppers to instantly purchase these products in CPW’s top 100 stores regardless of whether they are stocked there and have them delivered to their home address.

In another first, at the end of April MMN will be releasing a CPW branded instant mobile checkout application for iPhone and Android, powered by Simply Tap. This will signal the launch of a new initiative that will see the Simply Tap instant mobile checkout capabilities integrated into retailer, bank and media owner own-branded apps.

“Our goal is to increase a retailer’s sales conversion in any channel by enabling them to offer their consumers a simple, secure and fast way to check out and buy,” says John Milliken, MD of MMN. “It’s no surprise that Carphone Warehouse is leading the way in demonstrating how the Simply Tap instant mobile checkout can drive sales online, in-store and from its mobile commerce site.”

“As a retailer, we need to embrace new technology and understand the new ways that our customers are choosing to shop. Our customer base is obviously mobile savvy and used to apps – we need to allow them to buy from us the way they want to. Access to products regardless of stock in-store, buying on the move through the mobile device and using their mobile to make it easier to check out online are all key. MMN’s technology allows us to realise our multi-channel potential and improve sales conversion in all our channels,” says Andrew Harrison, CEO of Carphone Warehouse.

BASINGSTOKE, UK – Apr. 03, 2012 – All day, every day – that’s how much you use your smartphone. With its impossibly thin and lightweight design, Motorola RAZR^™ MAXX boasts features with the wow factor and a battery that can handle even the most demanding lifestyle. Customers across Europe and the Middle East will be able to start talking, texting, typing, watching and more for even longer from May 2012.

RAZR MAXX delivers up to 17.6¹ hours of talk time so you won’t spend your day plugged into the wall. However its 1GB RAM combined with a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and Android^™ operating system will ensure you are always entertained, delivering a lightning-fast user interface and the power to multi-task like never before. You can rock your playlists while checking email, breeze through photos – all day, every day, all at the same time.

Still seriously thin at just 8.99mm, RAZR MAXX is the exact opposite of frail. It’s made strong with KEVLAR^® fibre, while Corning^® Gorilla^® Glass defends the hyper-vibrant 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display from scratches and scrapes. And every part of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is protected by a splashguard coating, which even extends to the electrical boards inside, ensuring a go anywhere, do everything attitude.

Smart Actions, the remarkably intelligent application exclusive to Motorola Mobility, pushes the limits even further by automating everyday tasks based on triggers like time of day, location, battery levels and more. Never forget to put your phone on silent in meetings, turn up the volume when your boss calls and even maximize your last ounce of power by dimming the display and turning off power hungry services.

Motorola RAZR MAXX also comes preloaded with the Motorola MotoCast^™ app², giving you the power to stream or download content from a home or work computer straight to the device so your docs, pics and music are always available – anytime, anywhere. No uploading to a third party means no wasted time or forgetting to upload that crucial presentation, and everything stays protected, right on your computer.

“RAZR MAXX isn’t changing the rules – it’s creating a whole new game. Building on the RAZR heritage it combines the pinnacle of design with mind-blowing power and an incredible battery life that is perfect for people who want to push their smartphone to the limits,” said Maurizio Angelone, vice president and general manager, mobile devices, EMEA, Motorola Mobility. “Whether you want to watch hours of movies, or don’t want to worry about charging between meetings, this latest smartphone from Motorola redefines boundaries and banishes the low battery beep to history.”

Motorola smartphones offer some of the industry’s most powerful enterprise features available, and Motorola RAZR MAXX is no exception, including government-grade encryption and productivity tools that rival the capabilities of desktop PCs. Collaborate in real time with GoToMeeting^® and create and edit files right on your phone with QuickOffice^®.

Availability

Motorola RAZR MAXX is expected to be available in select markets in Europe and the Middle East starting from May 2012. For more information on Motorola RAZR MAXX click here.

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people’s lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

San Jose, CA, and Marion, IN -April 3, 2012– NQ Mobile, the international brand of NetQin Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ), a leading global provider of consumer-centric mobile Internet services focusing on security and productivity, today announced that The Cellular Connection (TCC) will offer NQ Mobile Security at more than 800 Verizon Premium Wireless Retail locations across the U.S. Rollout of this program will begin with availability at TCC’s nearly 300 corporate stores.

TCC is the nation’s largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer, offering unparalleled customer service and competitive industry pricing.  Through partnering with NQ Mobile, TCC will be able to offer Verizon customers best-in-class protection for their Android devices.

Customers will be able to purchase NQ Mobile Security through a retail card solution. In addition to offering a premium retail version of NQ Mobile’s Mobile Security, TCC will also offer special savings for customers that purchase additional insurance for their mobile phone.

“As a leading global provider of mobile security solutions, NQ Mobile is pleased to announce with our alliance with TCC,” said Omar Khan, Co-Chief Executive Officer, NQ Mobile. “Wireless retailers such as TCC are essential partners in combating mobile malware threats in the U.S. Through informing and educating customers around the clear benefits of NQ Mobile Security, TCC will be able to provide Verizon customers with the best real-time security solution for protecting their important mobile information.”

“As the largest Verizon Wireless Premium Retailer in the country, TCC is committed to providing our customers with the best customer service in the industry,” said Scott Moorehead, president and CEO, TCC. “We are thrilled to be able to offer our customers the best mobile protection through NQ Mobile Security.”

NQ Mobile’s flagship application, Mobile Security detects and deletes viruses, malicious URLs, and other threats before a user even knows they exist. NQ Mobile Security improves on earlier versions, which outperformed all competitive mobile security platforms in a West Coast Labs Comparative Test. NQ Mobile Security was also a top performer in effectiveness, with a 99 percent malware detection rate, in research conducted by AV-TEST Institute, a leading international and independent service provider in the fields of IT security and anti-virus research.

With newly enhanced features including GPS-based anti-loss/theft feature, backup and restore tools for contacts, complete privacy protection, traffic monitoring, and more, Verizon customers can enjoy data security on their mobile devices.

NQ Mobile Security features:

·      Award-Winning Mobile Security: Fights malware, spyware, phishing, viruses, hacking, and more.

·      Privacy Protection: Protects the data stored on your phone, ensuring that your social networking, email,  and financial accounts can’t be hacked and your personal calls can’t be recorded.

·      Anti-Theft/Anti-Loss: Remotely locates, locks, or deletes information from a lost or stolen mobile device, and sounds an alarm to help you find it.

·      Backup and Restore: Safely and seamlessly stores your contacts so you can easily access them from any Web browser.

·      System Optimization: Provides control over running apps and power consumption.

·      Traffic Monitoring: Provides real-time updates on data usage and caps on maximum data usage.

·      Anti-eavesdropping protection: With Anti-eavesdropping, users can be sure their calls are not being recorded by third party apps or viruses.

·      Financial security protection: When users access financial websites via their system browser or start e-bank/securities apps, NQ Mobile Security V6.0 automatically scans all running apps to determine if any active apps pose a security risk.

·      Activation via in app purchase or retail card: Users can upgrade their protection level through either in app purchase or via a retail card upgrade. Purchase our solution for your family members or friends!

About The Cellular Connection

TCC is the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S. with more than 750 locations across 26 states. Founded in Marion, Ind., in 1991 by Steve and Phyllis Moorehead, TCC owes its success to its ability to hire top-notch professionals who understand the meaning of customer service. To find a TCC location, visit www.ecellularconnection.com.

About NQ Mobile

NQ Mobile is the international brand of NetQin Mobile Inc. (NYSE: NQ), a leading global provider of consumer-centric mobile Internet services focusing on security and productivity. The company was one of the first to recognize the growing security threats targeting smartphone users and is now a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider with nearly 147 million registered user accounts worldwide. As a market leader in mobile security, NQ Mobile’s innovation and global significance have been widely recognized through distinctions such as the 2011 Technology Pioneer Award bestowed by the World Economic Forum. For more information on NQ Mobile, please visit www.nq.com.

Hamburg – April 3rd 2012 – TeamDrive 3.0 for iOS has launched and is now in the App Store, delivering truly secure and private access to cloud data for iPhone and iPad business users. Availability of the iOS version of the world’s only cloud synchronization tool with a data protection seal of approval eases the task of IT directors trying to balance the use of mobile devices with the collaboration benefits of cloud storage, while also maintaining the absolute security of data. The option of running a TeamDrive server within a company’s own datacenter as well as on public and private cloud makes it a highly attractive enterprise ready approach.

Volker Oboda, CEO of enterprise cloud synchronization provider TeamDrive, said, “The iPad and iPhone are hugely popular choices for enterprise users, especially under Bring Your Own Device policies. Yet, until today, no cloud synchronization tool was available to provide genuine, enterprise-grade security for those devices.  Today’s announcement makes BYOD policies far easier for IT directors to propose, implement and manage without worrying about the loss or compromise of confidential data or intellectual property when employees access files ‘on the go’ when the devices go AWOL.”

TeamDrive’s highly secure cloud file-sharing approach means that all data are encrypted on the originating device before upload, preventing meaningful unauthorised interception.  RSA-2048 encryption is used on invitations to share AES-256 encrypted files on any TeamDrive Space.  The sum of its security features ensures that TeamDrive is Safe Harbor-compliant.

To accommodate the needs of every business, especially those concerned about the implications of keeping intellectual property on cloud storage,  TeamDrive may be used with any choice of server: private cloud, public cloud, TeamDrive cloud or on-site. This means that, instead of being pushed into a public cloud, an enterprise may use TeamDrive to operate its own private file-sharing service. The contents remain entirely under company control, on company-owned and company-managed servers.

TeamDrive 3.0 was launched on March 6th 2012 with a promise to release its iOS and Android apps imminently.  TeamDrive’s Android app will be announced shortly, with support for Blackberry and Windows Mobile Phones following in the summer.

London – 3 April 2012 – Shazam®, the world’s leading media discovery company, today announces the launch of Shazam 5.0 – a major update to the Shazam Free, Encore and (RED) Apps on iPhone and iPod touch devices – making Shazam the world’s fastest content identification and discovery experience for music, television and media advertising. With this new update now available for downloading, content such as music and Shazam-enabled television shows and advertising can be identified in as little as one second, making it even faster for people to discover, explore and share more of the music, shows and brands they love.

“We are committed to continually enhancing the Shazam App to ensure we deliver an industry-leading experience,” said Alex Musil, EVP Product for Shazam.  “With the release of Shazam 5.0 for iPhone and iPod touch, Shazam fans will be able to get the information they’re looking for almost instantaneously, giving them lightning-fast access to content and a deeper experience surrounding the song, TV show or TV advertisement they have just tagged. Shazam delivers the fastest and most exciting way to discover, explore, purchase and share music, access more content about television shows, and get more information and even buy products and services from the world’s leading brands.”

Shazam delivers what industry experts and people describe as a magical experience when people use the app to identify a song. In as little as one second, Shazam returns the name of the artist, song and album as well as other great features like LyricPlay™ that shows the lyrics in time with the music, links to buy the music, music videos, tour info, album reviews, other popular songs from that artist and more.

The update also includes a newly designed user interface, and improvements to sharing on social networks, including sharing content on Twitter and Facebook with a personal note or comment, right from every tag result. Shazam 5.0 also adds additional language support, including Brazilian Portuguese, Korean and Spanish for South America, bringing languages supported by Shazam to 33 total worldwide.

All versions of Shazam for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch come with unlimited tagging, giving fans more opportunities to engage with music and television content.

For people who don’t yet have the Shazam App, it can be downloaded for free from the App Store.

According to its pre-IPO filing, Facebook now has more than 400 million users accessing the service on mobile devices, up from 70 million three years ago.

The figures confirm that Facebook is now the dominant social networking ecosystem on the move as well as on the desktop.

Despite the growing commercial importance and subscriber utility of mobile social networking, mobile operators are missing out on significant revenue opportunities because they sit outside the Facebook ecosystem.

Worse, Facebook services such as messaging are eating into operators’ valuable SMS traffic.

“Facebook’s IPO is about the worst thing that could happen to network operators,” said Victor Basta, managing director at M&A advisory firm Magister Advisors.  “They’re supporting the end users’ social networking habits, but they see very little, if any, commercial benefit and the downside risks are significant.”

He added: “Facebook is a textbook example of an over-the-top technology and is effectively turning mobile network operators into digital drug mules.”

“The fundamental challenge for network operators will be finding a way of becoming part of the Facebook ecosystem rather than simply external enablers.”

Facebook has made recent noises about sharing some revenue with operators, such as payments income from users playing games on Facebook. However, Facebook will be under intense pressure after its IPO to justify its likely $100 billion valuation.  With revenues below $4 billion, Facebook will have to make rapid progress to achieve the $30 billion in revenues that will support that valuation.

In Magister Advisors’ view, much of the required additional revenue has to come from its increasingly important mobile channel, making it more difficult to share significant revenue with operators.  So while Facebook wants to position itself as more ‘operator-friendly’ than Google or Apple, the harsh reality of Wall Street’s quarterly expectations will drive them to maximize revenue from mobile, at the operators’ expense.

Mobile operators will play a crucial role in enabling Facebook to monetize users on the move.  The challenge will be leveraging the power of that position by finding a way to work within the ecosystem rather than ‘giving it away for free’ while helping Facebook grow in value.

LONDON – Apr. 04, 2012 – Motorola Mobility UK Ltd. introduces Motorola GLEAM™+, the slimmer, sleeker version of 2011’s elegantly designed and award-winning* flip phone for the style conscious. Motorola GLEAM+ is now available in the UK free from £10 a month on Tesco Mobile.

Motorola GLEAM+’s 13.5mm clamshell fits perfectly in your hand, whilst the simple and elegant design makes it truly stand out from the crowd. With its easy-to-use interface and clear, crisp screen, Motorola GLEAM+ is designed to be uncomplicated and intuitive so you can enjoy the fun of mobile life. The device showcases a modern LED matrix display combined with a glowing base light that provides expressive notifications and alerts so you never need miss a call or message.

It’s not just the aesthetics that will keep you entertained. Motorola GLEAM+ features both camera and video¹ recording so you can snap, shoot and share your memories with friends and family whether in-person, via picture messaging, or even through social networks. Staying in touch is even easier, with added storage for your phonebook and text messages, as well as a faster, more powerful browser at your fingertips.

There’s music too – with an FM radio and easy-to-navigate mp3 player and SD card support, the Motorola GLEAM+ gives you access to your music wherever you are.

“The Motorola GLEAM+ is as stylish and easy to use as ever for the consumer who enjoys the simple things in life, without compromising on design and functionality,” said Victoria McManus, UK and Nordics marketing director, Motorola Mobility. “We designed this handset with a clear focus on delivering a great experience in a simple, sleek and stylish design.”

Device Technical Specifications

• Networks: GSM 900/1800(WE) GPRS class 12
• Dimensions: 107 x 52.5 x 13.5mm
• Weight: 105g
• Display: 2.8” WQVGA (400 x 240) 260K TFT CLI: 144 LEDS
• Internal user available memory²: 50MB, expandable up to 16GB via microSD
• Email: POP3, IMAP4
• Camera: 2MP, fixed focus, digital zoom
• Audio: MP3 playback; FM radio W/RDS; AAC, AAC+, MP3, MIDI, AMR NB, AMR WB, WAV
• Video¹: capture up to 12FPS and playback up to 25FPS, .263, MPEG4
• Other: alarm clock
• Connectivity: USB 2.0 (high speed), Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR; micro-USB charging & data (USB 2.0 HS); 3.5mm headphone jack
• Web browser: WAP 2.0
• Battery type: 750 mAh
• Battery life³: Talk Time up to 4 hrs 49 mins, Standby Time up to 417 hrs 26 mins
• Size: 75.84cc

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, Inc. (NYSE:MMI) fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people’s lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

Pricing & Availability

Motorola GLEAM+ is now available in the UK free from £10 a month on Tesco Mobile both in Tesco Phone Shops and online.